2 Dead After Small Plane Crashes in Oxnard
A pilot and passenger died after a small home-built plane crashed into an agricultural field near Oxnard Airport on Saturday afternoon, according to a federal aviation official. Oxnard police were on...
View ArticleHeat Warning Extended Through Next Week
There appears to be no escape from the heat for Southern Californians this weekend. Weather officials have extended the excessive heat warning to Tuesday – and it could go longer – as temperatures are...
View ArticlePossibly Kidnapped Girl, 17, Is Found
An Inglewood teenager who is developmentally disabled has been found, days after a possible kidnapper made several disturbing phone calls to the girl's parents, authorities said. Police did not release...
View ArticleWinning MEGA Millions Ticket Sold in OC
Check your tickets, SoCal. A winning MEGA Millions ticket worth nearly $160,000 was sold at an Orange County gas station, according to the California Lottery. The ticket matched five winning numbers –...
View ArticleSoCal Temperature Records Shatter
Decades-old temperature records are breaking Southern California as a dangerous heat wave continues to grip the region. Several desert and Inland Empire cities set new records Saturday. With the first...
View ArticleBART Unions Moving Forward With Planned Strike
It has been 16 years since the last time BART workers walked off the job, but with each passing hour the threat of a strike seems more and more likely come Monday. The unions contract expires Sunday at...
View ArticleThousands Swelter Without Power in SoCal
Thousands of customers are without power Saturday night across Southern California, according to utility officials. Electricity was out for 3,337 Southern California Edison customers as of 9:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleWoman Drugged, Raped in a Manhattan Hotel: Police
A 36-year-old woman says she was drugged and then raped in a Manhattan hotel Thursday night, according to police. The woman says she was drinking at the bar of the Dream Hotel on West 19th Street in...
View Article2 Teens Dead in Crash on Parkway in Queens
Two teenagers died and another was seriously injured in a car crash early Saturday morning on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens, according to officials. Police say a driver who was later arrested...
View ArticleCooling Centers in SoCal
Historically hot temperatures hitting Southern California can make it dangerously difficult to keep cool. Dozens of free cooling centers are open across the region for anyone looking for some relief....
View ArticlePolice Looking Into Death of Pro-Wrestler
Plano, Tex., police are investigating the death of one of the most memorable figures in pro wrestling history. Officers said 55-year-old Matt Osborne died at a local hospital on Friday. He was...
View ArticleRecord Crowds Expected in San Francisco for Gay Pride
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said new estimates for the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday have 1.5 million people making their way to Market Street. He said it will rival and possibly top the San...
View ArticleExtreme Weather
Dean Smith watches as the Yarnell Hill Fire encroaches on his home in Glenn Ilah on Sunday, June 30, 2013 near Yarnell, Ariz. The fire, which started Friday after a lightning strike, has claimed the...
View ArticleGunman Shot Dead After Firing at Police
Five Los Angeles police officers were shot at by a man who was killed when police returned fire on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The incident occured 12:20 p.m. in Pacoima at Glenoaks and Van...
View ArticleHot Air Balloon Lands Near Freeway
A hot air balloon landed off-course Saturday evening near a freeway median in Carmel Valley. For unknown reasons, just after 8 p.m., the balloon wound up near the median of the eastbound lanes of State...
View ArticleCalifornia's Shark-Fin Ban to Take Effect
California’s law that prohibits the sale, possession, trade, or distribution of shark fins goes into full effect Monday, effectively ending the longtime Chinese custom of serving shark fin soup. Signed...
View ArticleSmall Plane Crashes Into Ocean in Maryland
Police in Ocean City Maryland say a small plane has crashed into the ocean in the resort town, and the pilot is presumed to be dead. Mayor Rick Meehan told The Associated Press that the plane went down...
View ArticleCrystal Cathedral Holds Final Service
The Crystal Cathedral, which sold its campus to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in 2011 due to financial troubles, held its final service on Sunday before swapping facilities with a nearby...
View ArticleBeyond Marriage: 3 More Battles for LGBT Rights
The Supreme Court has ruled. The Defense of Marriage Act as it stood is no longer. So what’s next for LGBT rights? The Supreme Court’s twin rulings last week on gay marriage capped a high-profile,...
View ArticleMagnitude 2.8 Earthquake Near Marina Del Rey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred 1.86 miles southeast of Marina Del Rey at 9:32 p.m. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.
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