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Pam Bondi to face closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is appearing behind closed doors before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse cases
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Tomatoes become latest symbol of America’s affordability squeeze
Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index.
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Cole Kim leads Sunny Hills boys golf to CIF-SGCA regional title, state berth
Kim cards a 9-under-par 65 to lead the Lancers to the title at Los Serranos and a spot in the CIF State championships.
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Women’s College World Series: UCLA softball falls to Alabama in opener
Megan Grant clubs her NCAA-record 41st home run of the season to help the eighth-seeded Bruins take an early lead, but Brooke Wells hits a go-ahead three-run homer in the…
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During chemical leak evacuation, Rancho Alamitos baseball had to find a field
Rancho Alamitos was unable to play a CIF-SS playoff game on their home field during the chemical leak evacuation.
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Irvine softball dominates Arroyo to end CIF-SS championship drought
Harper Vandermolen goes 3 for 5 with five RBIs and Midori De Los Santos pitches a complete game as Irvine wins its first title since 1991.
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1 skydiver killed, another critically injured during Perris jump
The accident was reported just before 2 p.m. in the 600 block of E. Ellis Avenue near Skydive Perris.
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them
Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday.
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2 mountain lion kittens killed days apart in Southern California
Beth Pratt of the National Wildlife Federation wrote on social media that a female lion kitten believed to be under a year old was struck by a vehicle on Mulholland…
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More than 40 lawsuits filed against GKN Aerospace after chemical threat in Garden Grove
Residents and businesses allege evacuations, displacement and financial losses following the dayslong chemical scare that forced tens of thousands from their homes.