Tag: California

Star Athlete, 16, Shot to Death in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A 16-year-old boy was shot to death in South Los Angeles, authorities said June 11. Officers responding to a shots-fired call about 11:50 p.m. Saturday in the area of 74th Street and Western Avenue located Quincy Reese, a star athlete at Crenshaw High School, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, according to the…


California’s Suburban Coastal Communities Might Vanish Soon Due to State Policies: Huntington Beach City Attorney

As some coastal towns in California are forced to build more housing while some rural areas are escaping the state’s aggressive housing laws, some local leaders are taking a stand to stop high density development from altering their suburban idyllic beach towns. “The state’s basically coming in with these housing mandates and saying, hey, local…


Dog Uncovers 1 Ton of Meth Worth $4 Million in Veggie Big Rig at Border

CALEXICO, Calif.—A motorist was taken into custody after attempting to smuggle a ton of methamphetamine worth more than $4 million across the border in a tractor-trailer containing Brussels sprouts, authorities said June 10. The arrest was reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers June 8 after they stopped a 51-year-old man driving a…


Car Vandalized With Pro-LGBT Messages in Glendale

GLENDALE, Calif.—The owner of a car that was parked in Glendale reported June 9 that it was scratched in multiple locations with words in support of the LGBTQ community and a derogatory word used to attack those of Armenian descent. The car’s owner hailed a Glendale Police Department officer Friday afternoon and told officers he…


San Clemente Moves to Close Beaches 2 Hours Earlier After Marines Attacked by Teens

After repeated complaints of high schoolers causing trouble at San Clemente’s public beaches—with an attack on three off-duty marines by a group of teenagers over Memorial Day weekend making national headlines—city officials voted unanimously on June 6 to close the city’s beaches two hours earlier than the current midnight schedule. “I think this issue from…


Man, 20, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A 20-year-old Lake Forest man was killed early June 10 when he lost control of his maroon Lexus and crashed into trees and other objects in Irvine. The crash was reported at 4:26 a.m. on eastbound Barranca Parkway at Vertical, north of Alton Parkway, according to spokesman Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department….


Burbank Unified School District Places Superintendent on Administrative Leave

BURBANK, Calif.—Matt Hill, the superintendent of the Burbank Unified School District, has been placed on administrative leave and the board of education president sent a district-wide email to inform the community about the decision. Burbank school district Board of Education president Steve Ferguson sent the email on June 8 night. It comes after the school…


Man Killed, 2 Teens Wounded in Alleged Gang-Related Shooting in Azusa

AZUSA, Calif.—A man was shot dead and two other people were wounded during a gang-related shooting in front of an apartment complex in Azusa, authorities said June 10. Deputies responded at 11:01 p.m. Friday to the 200 block of East Newburgh Street, west of South Azusa Avenue, where they found a man in his 20s…


Woman Who Died on Hike Helping Teen From Falling at Three Sisters Falls ID’d

DESCANSO, Calif.—A woman who died when she fell over the edge of a trail while trying to keep a teenage girl from falling at Three Sisters Falls in Descanso has been identified. Sarah Louise Crocker, a 48-year-old Ladera Ranch resident, was leading a group of four teens on a hike around the waterfall in the…


Buena Park Officials Hopeful of Future of Orange County Power Authority

Buena Park city councilors unanimously voiced support during a study session on June 6 to continue the city’s membership with the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), despite other member agencies dropping out like Huntington Beach in May and the County of Orange in December. At the meeting, Joe Mosca, the green energy agency’s newly-selected interim…