Three defendants in the ambush, fatal stabbing of a man near Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder. Anjelica Marie Shibata, 34, of San Juan Capistrano, Ashkan Dezhangfard, 28, of San Juan Capistrano and Siavash Hosseinaliarhani, 25, of Laguna Niguel pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 27. The trial of…
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There was something special brewing at The Observatory in Santa Ana on Thursday night, Jn. 25. There was an excitement in the air and happy music fans of all walks of life hanging out with each other and talking about their favorite bands, grabbing drinks and buying merch. At first glance, it looked like a…
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By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Authorities on Friday were set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death prompted murder charges against them and provoked outrage at the country’s latest instance of police brutality. Family members of Tyre Nichols pleaded for any protests to remain peaceful. The officers,…
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The Rams have tabbed Mike LaFleur as their next offensive coordinator. LaFleur, the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets the past two seasons, is scheduled to sign with the Rams later this week, a source confirmed to the Southern California News Group. LaFleur is the first of many new faces expected on Sean McVay’s…
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They watched the Stars’ Jason Robertson score a hat trick against them in December in Dallas, and, more recently, the Bruins’ David Pastrnak completed the feat Jan. 8 at Honda Center, much to the delight of a large contingent of Boston fans on hand. The first Ducks’ hat trick of the season – via Frank…
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Have you ever wondered why a fish has fins and not feet? Or, why does an Elephant seal have such a big nose? A group of Stonegate Elementary School students in Irvine pondered those questions while learning about animal adaptations through an Aquarium on Wheels program. The mobile program is one of several educational offerings…
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“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends. Buzz: Southern California home prices are now 10% off their May 2022 peak. Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed CoreLogic’s monthly median home price stats dating to 1988 for the six Southern California counties. Fuzzy math: Some market watchers have hinted that…
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Winter rain is good for our gardens and lawns, but it’s also good for those pesky weeds. As soon as the weather warms up and the days get longer, weed seeds germinate with a vengeance. This would not be so bad, but the unwanted plants always outgrow the desirable plants. Pulling weeds is hard work,…
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In the big downpours that have hit our state in December and January, most of us in Southern California got wet, and maybe had a few leaks in the attic exposed, and had to stomp through puddles in our yards. And while there were the news photos of sinkholes, and of rockslides, and of…
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A Napa man pleaded not guilty to the murder of a California Highway Patrol commander’s estranged husband, and newly released court documents revealed more details of the tangled case. Julie Harding (California Highway Patrol) Thomas O’Donnell, 61, was arraigned Thursday in Kentucky’s Cumberland County on charges related to the fatal shooting last year of Michael…
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