Man Jailed in Woman's Freeway Death
The man suspected of driving a car from which a woman jumped or was pushed to her death on a Southern California freeway was jailed in connection with the incident, police said. One key factor in...
View ArticleAnti-War Protests Erupt in LA
Anti-war protesters took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday as the U.S. appeared poised to strike civil war-torn Syria over its use of alleged chemical weapons against rebels. More than...
View ArticleFundraiser Held for Girl, 4, Killed in Motorcycle Wreck
Motorcyclist groups held a fundraiser Saturday afternoon for Breann Creer, a 4-year-old girl killed in a motorcycle crash earlier this week. "I miss her. I miss her so much," said Ginger Schwartz,...
View ArticlePower Outages Hit Thousands
Power outages have left thousands without power - and air conditioning - throughout Southern California on a steamy Saturday afternoon, officials said. The largest outages struck in Thousand Oaks and...
View Article10 Hot Back-to-School Items
From laptops to backpacks, smartpens to tablets, some items on the back-to-school shopping list are a must-have.
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Capacity Reached at Burning Man
The gate to enter Burning Man was officially closed Friday morning because the population had reached its limit of 68,000, a representative from the Pershing County Sheriff told the Black Rock Beacon,...
View Article5 Dead, 12 Wounded in Weekend Chicago Violence
At least five people have been killed and 12 others wounded in gun violence across Chicago Labor Day weekend. One man was killed and two others were injured in a violent attack in Chicago’s Bridgeport...
View ArticleChild Prostitutes Rescued in Sex Trafficking Case
Two girls forced into prostitution were in protective custody and five adults were facing possible criminal charges as the result of an investigation by a deputy and detective from the sheriff's...
View Article$50K Reward in Deadly Hit-And-Run
Los Angeles city officials are expected this week to announce a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a driver who hit and killed a 35-year-old man in the San Fernando...
View ArticleMan Will Be Tried in Woman’s Slaying
A 47-year-old transient will stand trial in the slaying of a woman whose body was found in San Bernardino in March. A San Bernardino Superior Court judge found Jamie Farron Putman competent to stand...
View ArticlePopular High School Football Player Mourned
Students and teachers on Sunday mourned a 16-year-old football player who collapsed on the field and later died, stunning his community in Riverside. Tyler Lewellen, 16, was a standout football player...
View ArticleBoat Loses Power, Drifts Into Balboa Pier
A 55-foot boat lost power and drifted through dense fog into the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach near 20th Street on Sunday night, breaking pilings on the popular pier and causing it to be evacuated,...
View ArticleFormer UCSD Dean of Clinical Affairs Dies in Africa
The University of California San Diego’s former dean of clinical affairs, Thomas ‘Tom’ McAfee, has died, NBC 7 confirmed. According to Debra Kain, director of Health Sciences Research Communications at...
View ArticleMassive Blaze Guts Deli Meat Warehouse
After more than 19 hours, firefighters from at least 44 different companies haven't been able to bring a massive 11-alarm food warehouse fire under control in South Jersey. The fire broke out at the...
View ArticleCabbie Stabbed 11 Times
A fare nearly turned deadly for a Philadelphia cab driver overnight. Two men stabbed the city taxi driver nearly a dozen times during a robbery at Front Street and Washington Avenue in the Queen...
View ArticleGunmen Sought in Double Slaying
Police on Sunday were searching for gunmen responsible for killing two men in South Los Angeles. Police are investigating whether the men were mistaken for gang members. It wasn’t clear if they knew...
View ArticleRim Fire 60% Contained, Marijuana Grow Possibly to Blame
Firefighters battling the stubborn Rim Fire near Yosemite finally contained more than half of the wildfire on Monday, reaching 60 percent containment. Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant issued the good...
View ArticleTour Bus Crashes on Way to Casino
A tour bus that departed Sunday night from Los Angeles with 19 people onboard crashed near Temecula on its way to a casino. The crash occurred on Pala Temecula Road, south of Temecula. The bus was...
View ArticleDiana Nyad Completes Record-Breaking 110-Mile Swim
After more than two days in the water and covering nearly 110 miles, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage Monday when she arrived in...
View Article10 Hospitalized After Casino Bus Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a tour bus crash near the city of Pala in northern San Diego. According to CHP, the bus was headed from Los Angeles to the Casino Pauma with 18 passengers...
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