Bystander video captured the harrowing moment a police officer was struck by a motorist in Orange County while chasing a suspect on foot across a busy intersection. The ordeal, which left the officer severely injured, unfolded on Jan. 4 around 12:04 a.m. when Garden Grove Police responded to reports of an adult male suspect allegedly armed with a knife […]

After reports that Hollywood legend Mickey Rourke, 73, was facing eviction from his Los Angeles Home, a GoFundMe campaign has been organized to help the actor stay housed. Famous for his tough-guy onscreen persona, news broke in late December that the former boxer turned actor was nearly $60,000 behind on rent and had been served a three-day notice to either pay the back-rent […]

After record-setting holiday rains, drier, sunnier weather is just around the corner, the National Weather Service reported. While a series of storms brought heavy downpours, gusty winds, elevated surf and evacuation warnings due to flood concerns, especially in recent burn scars, the Southland should get a reprieve starting Tuesday through late in the week. Weather experts said temperatures are also likely to be cooler […]

A woman whose body was recovered from the Santa Ana River on New Year’s Day has been identified by family members as a mother of two, relatives said. Orange County Fire Authority said crews responded shortly before noon Jan. 1 after reports of a body in the river near Warner Avenue and Harbor Boulevard. Swift-water […]

The US attack on Venezuela relies on the same deception that justified the war in Iraq: the idea of self-financing wars with oil. President Trump said Saturday that the US will run Venezuela following the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. “It won’t cost us anything because the money coming […]

Police in Murrieta responded to an unusual call after reports of a cow wandering into the roadway on Saturday night. Officers responding to the scene quickly realized this was no ordinary traffic stop. Video released by police shows the loose cow calmly walking in the road as officers slowed traffic and worked to guide the […]

The oldest operating restaurant in Los Angeles County – one that has catered to countless eaters from all walks of life for 139 years – is closing its doors for good. Sunday is the last day of business at the Original Saugus Cafe. The longstanding and beloved establishment, located in the Santa Clarita Valley community of Newhall, announced the news on Dec. 29.   “For 139 years, Saugus Cafe has […]

An officer with the Garden Grove Police Department was hospitalized after being hit by a car during a foot pursuit early Sunday morning. According to a social media post from the department, officers were in the area of Brookhurst Street and Stanford Avenue investigating an assault with a deadly weapon just after midnight. Preliminary information from the […]

Mayor Mamdani took his oath of office in the abandoned City Hall subway station. With its brass chandeliers and vaulted Guastavino tiles — named after a Spanish immigrant — the station is a monument to a city that once built great things for working people. It was decommissioned 80 years ago because of safety concerns; its elegant curves were incompatible with newer, faster trains. Back then, the city reconciled its architecture with modern technology for the safety of its citizens. Today New York is less clear-eyed.

A man who was reported missing Saturday was found dead after being swept into a creek in Santa Barbara County. Just before noon, family members called Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies reporting that a man had been swept into the rushing waters of the Maria Ygnacio Creek. The man was driving near the 1100 block […]