Grand Fire forces evacuations in San Bernardino County

A brush fire burning in San Bernardino County prompted evacuation orders Wednesday night, Cal Fire officials confirmed. The blaze, dubbed the Grand Fire, was first reported at 7:13 p.m. near the Chino Hills intersection of Grand Avenue and Pleasant Hill Drive. It quickly grew to about 30 acres by 8:15 p.m. Fire officials upgraded the […]

Historic Coca-Cola plant in California shuttering after 114 years

After more than a century of bottling sodas in Ventura, a historic Coca-Cola manufacturing plant is preparing to shut its doors for good. Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling announced the Ventura facility will permanently close on July 10, ending a 114-year run in the city and impacting dozens of workers, according to company filings and published reports. […]

In‑N‑Out Burger to open new location in Orange County

As In‑N‑Out Burger announced new locations set to open across several states this year, one of the newest locations in its home state of Southern California will open in Irvine. The restaurant will be a part of The Canopy, a sprawling 12-acre retail center still in development at the Great Park Neighborhoods. Among the many […]

Peoples Temple, The (Jonestown)

Perhaps one of the most infamous cults of the 20th century, thanks to its horrifying ending, the Peoples Temple began in the 1950s as a Pentecostal sect led by pastor Jim Jones. Jones garnered a huge audience as an evangelical preacher by promoting racial equality within his congregation at a time of segregation, as well […]