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At least 25 people have died in Erie County, New York, as a result of a massive winter storm which blasted much of the US in recent days, county officials said Monday, bringing the nationwide death toll to 47. The updated number of deaths in Erie County, which includes the city of Buffalo, comes as…
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Last week’s winter weather travel mess is lingering like a hangover into this week — and the headaches are migraine-proportioned for Southwest Airlines and its frustrated passengers on Monday. More than 3,200 flights within, into or out of the US had already been canceled by 2:30 p.m. ET Monday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware,…
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Los Angeles is nearly finished with a $600 million project in the east San Fernando Valley that will turn contaminated groundwater from Superfund sites into drinking water for as many as 261,000 households annually. The three new treatment facilities, expected to become operational in the second half of 2023, will produce up to 87,000 acre…
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On a warm August evening in 2021, 29-year-old Jesus Jimenez, holding a can of Bud Light, walked his bicycle along North Raitt Street in Santa Ana. A couple of steps behind him was a man in a black T-shirt, carrying what appeared to be a metal pole. They appeared to know each other, according to…
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As the pandemic clogged the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and demand for tractor-trailers parking skyrocketed in the region, the City of Commerce rented out as many as 26 acres of city-owned land for pennies on the dollar to a well-liked local businessman looking to capitalize on the need. Though the businessman, Martin…
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A young woman’s face appeared on a video call one day last month. Her eye was injured. And, she said, her head and neck were also injured – after being hit by a baton. She’s 21 years old and was too afraid to visit a hospital. Her injuries, after all, were the result of marching…
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The pandemic shuffled Southern California’s job market as the rebound from lockdowns was, in no way, equal across the board. My trusty spreadsheet tells me that bosses in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties averaged 7.8 million jobs in the past year. That’s up 70,000 workers from pre-pandemic 2018-19 – or a 1%…
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What would the new year be like without family, friends, food, fun … and The Poorman? You don’t have to wonder, as Jim “Poorman” Trenton is once again ringing in the new year with a 30-hour marathon on-air party you can be a part of. Just tune in to KOCI (101.5 FM) in or near…
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Local gardeners recently were rewarded with free sage plants when the Fullerton Arboretum hosted a plant sale and white sage giveaway. White sage, also known as salvia apiana, has become popular in recent years in its use for stress relief, spiritual rituals and medicinal purposes. “This practice of burning the sage has become very popular…
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By Alejandro Lazo and Jeanne Kuang, Cal Matters California faces a projected deficit next year even if the U.S. avoids a recession. Despite the expected shortfall, policymakers say they’ll maintain spending on social programs, though advocates are calling for more. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recently said in its annual forecast that Gov. Gavin Newsom and…
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