A coiling serpent of a thrill machine that has impatiently sat idle for two years amid a pandemic pause is crouched and ready to strike at the adrenal glands of ride enthusiasts that have been eagerly eyeing SeaWorld’s new coaster with a mixture of anticipation and fear. SeaWorld San Diego will open the new Emperor…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man shot and killed his three children, one other person and himself at a church in Sacramento, California, on Monday, authorities said. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. found five people dead, including the shooter, at the church in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood, said Sgt. Rod Grassmann with…
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Anaheim recorded the hottest temperature in the nation on Monday, Feb. 28, when local thermometers topped out at 90 degrees, the National Weather Service said. The high temperature was a stark 113 degrees warmer than the lowest temperature recorded in the U.S. Monday, with Mount Washington, New Hampshire, coming in at -23 degrees, the NWS’…
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Two Tabor College football players from California have died in a crash near Hillsboro in central Kansas, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday on a rural road south of Hillsboro, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. First responders found Johnethon Aviles, of Paso Robles, California; and Christopher Castillo, of Tustin, California,…
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Attorneys for Anaheim and a residents’ group that is challenging whether the Angel Stadium sale was done legally will meet this week in Orange County Superior Court. They’ve made their arguments in court filings and are now awaiting a decision from Judge David A. Hoffer, who could rule on the case Wednesday or might ask…
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By Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — They have argued viciously in Congress over just about everything: Whether the Capitol insurrection should be investigated or brushed aside. If the president’s choice for the Supreme Court should be limited to the first Black woman. Even over whether or not to wear masks in the Capitol…
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With Russia invading the Ukraine this month, we look at the region and why nations near the conflict are not likely to get involved militarily. On Feb. 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine, which had hopes to join NATO but never has. Putin said the goal was to demilitarize…
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By Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations in its history after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol over a year ago. Now it’s time for a jury to hear some of the government’s evidence about the unparalleled…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 991 new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 538,594 as of Monday, Feb. 28. There were 5,797 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Monday. There were 230 patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported…
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Grocery workers and supporters rallied in front of a Ralphs supermarket in Tustin and an Albertsons in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 28, claiming the employees are understaffed, underpaid and working with inadequate COVID-19 safeguards. The gatherings were the first of 11 Southern California rallies to be held this week on behalf of 60,000 grocery…
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