Aliso Viejo bombing suspect ‘obsessed’ over ex-girlfriend, had access to spa

The suspect in the bombing of a day spa in Aliso Viejo that killed one woman and injured two others had all of the materials necessary to create a bomb at his home, except for a 9-volt battery and a cardboard box, both of which he was captured on camera purchasing just days before the…

Coronavirus: Orange County reported 3,114 new cases and six more deaths, June 17

The OC Health Care Agency reported 3,114 more cases of the coronavirus between Tuesday, June 14, and Friday, June 17, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 589,234. There were 14,148 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Friday. The county is averaging about 31 new cases a…

Memorial for victims of San Bernardino terror attack opens Monday, here’s what it looks like

On Monday, June 20, after a six-and-a-half year wait, the San Bernardino County memorial to the victims of the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack opens to the public. County Environmental Health Services employees were at an off-site training event on Dec. 2, 2015, at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino when a coworker and…

Piper is a heroic bloodhound in LAPD’s K-9 unit, and this week she solved a shooting

By Marianne Love, Correspondent The nose always knows. And that’s what the LAPD’s K-9 unit was banking on when one of their bloodhound sniffers was let loose to hunt down a gunman who allegedly critically wounded a California Highway Patrol officer during a traffic stop on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City. Piper, a four-year-old,…

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…

University’s Conrad Brown, Sunny Hills’ Daniela Borruel named SoCal MVPs for All-American tennis teams

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — They came to accept awards for their outstanding play in high school tennis but ended up turning the spotlight back on the high school game. The many benefits of the high school tennis were highlighted Thursday night by the recipients…

Angels’ Anthony Rendon to undergo season-ending wrist surgery

SEATTLE — Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon, whose right wrist issue had initially been so mild as to keep him out for only 12 games, will now undergo surgery that will cost him the rest of the season. The Angels reported on Friday that Rendon would have surgery “to repair his right wrist.” It will…

Was OC’s 2022 homeless count accurate? Some advocates say no

It’s easy to spot the tattered tents of an encampment, stray shopping carts full of belongings, or someone shouldering an overloaded backpack topped with a bedroll. But figuring out how to accurately measure homelessness so its root causes can be addressed is a challenge for which no perfect solution has been found. Orange County officials…

Hate crime charges added against accused Laguna Woods church shooter

A 68-year-old Las Vegas man accused of a gunning down people at a Taiwanese Presbyterian church event in May, killing a 52-year-old doctor and wounding five other people, has now been charged with hate crime enhancements. David Wenwei Chou, 68, of Las Vegas, was charged with one felony count of murder, five felony counts of…

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…

Aliso Viejo bombing suspect ‘obsessed’ over ex-girlfriend, had access to spa

The suspect in the bombing of a day spa in Aliso Viejo that killed one woman and injured two others had all of the materials necessary to create a bomb at his home, except for a 9-volt battery and a cardboard box, both of which he was captured on camera purchasing just days before the…

Hate crime charges added against accused Laguna Woods church shooter

A 68-year-old Las Vegas man accused of a gunning down people at a Taiwanese Presbyterian church event in May, killing a 52-year-old doctor and wounding five other people, has now been charged with hate crime enhancements. David Wenwei Chou, 68, of Las Vegas, was charged with one felony count of murder, five felony counts of…

University’s Conrad Brown, Sunny Hills’ Daniela Borruel named SoCal MVPs for All-American tennis teams

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — They came to accept awards for their outstanding play in high school tennis but ended up turning the spotlight back on the high school game. The many benefits of the high school tennis were highlighted Thursday night by the recipients…

Mike Trout hits 2 home runs, Shohei Ohtani shines on mound in Angels’ win

Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani waits for the ball during the first inning of their game against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night in Seattle. (AP…

It is time to end the failed War on Drugs

  Fifty-one years ago, the United States launched the War on Drugs. The results are clear. The policy of federal drug prohibition, aimed at combating drug use, abuse, cultivation and distribution, brought a sledgehammer approach that has only compounded the problems associated with illicit drugs. “It is, in my view, as I have indicated, drug…

Paid leave, child care top wish list for working women

By Jalen Brown | Bloomberg Law Universal paid leave and affordable child care and housing would ease the pandemic’s economic strain and bring more women back into the workforce, a panel of working-class women told lawmakers at a hearing. There are no suitable workplace protections in place for women dealing with deaths in the family,…