Another wildfire has ignited and prompted evacuation orders in Riverside County on Saturday afternoon, officials warned. CAL FIRE in Riverside County first reported the newly dubbed Crump Fire around 1 p.m. at Riverside Street and Highway 74 in the unincorporated area of Meadowbrook and Lake Elisnore, northeast of Warm Valley Springs. Multiple air and ground […]

Some Southern California residents have reported feeling the shake and hearing a sonic boom as a SpaceX launch took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday morning. A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East around 11 a.m., according to SpaceX, sending 24 satellites into low-Earth orbit. This was the 20th […]

I’ve lived in NYCHA Elliott-Chelsea Houses for close to 11 years now, a single parent raising two wonderful young men, one of whom has special needs. This area is vibrant, diverse, and full of energy; surrounded by beautiful brownstones, gorgeous private complexes with an abundance of trees, clean grounds and safe areas to enjoy an afternoon out. It’s an ideal place to live and raise children but NYCHA residents don’t often share in those benefits.

Dear Eric: My three daughters have grown children and celebrate their children’s birthdays by each family going out to dinner with its immediate members. When my grandchildren were small, the families had at-home celebrations to which I was always invited. I miss those times, especially since I am no longer invited to the out-to-dinners, at […]

Carlos Alcaraz used his youth, athleticism and creativity to assert himself against the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic.

Jonathan Bate on a tiny Elizabethan portrait with an illuminating history; the novelist Gwendoline Riley assesses the mysterious life and work of Muriel Spark

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An Orange County woman could face up to six years in state prison for improperly registering to vote under her dog’s name and then casting two ballots, one of which was counted. Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, faces five felony charges related to voter fraud for registering her dog to vote. According to […]

If you were planning to take the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass this weekend, you might want to reconsider. Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, the freeway will be reduced from six lanes to three so Caltrans can work on road repairs and improvement. The work spans from Van Nuys to Westwood, though this weekend’s […]

A Riverside County high school student has tested positive for tuberculosis, health officials confirmed Friday. The Riverside University Health System – Public Health said the student, who attends Indio High School, is receiving treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. Officials said they have notified students, staff and families who may have had […]

An appeals court has temporarily blocked a federal judge’s decision ordering Florida and federal officials to begin winding down operations at Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades that opened in July.  As I reported last month, in response to a lawsuit filed in June by environmental groups, US District Judge Kathleen […]