Two suspects were arrested Friday morning in an incident police say is connected to a shooting Sunday that left one teenager dead and another injured.
Johnny Orosco, 22, and a 16-year-old were arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, negligent discharge of a firearm and conspiracy stemming from the related incident, said Livingston police Sgt. Ray Fong. The juvenile has ties to a criminal street gang, Fong added.After the driest December in 22 years, and a January that was merely damp, California weather-watchers are hungry for any whiff of change in the air.
So when news seeped out that this winter's cursed La Niña conditions may at last be weakening, some of those eager observers began to pine for a repeat of the legendary "Miracle March" scenario of 1991 that helped California break a long drought.Scattered around the globe, 24 elite surfers -- and thousands of surf fans -- are keenly aware that the infamous waves off Pillar Point at Half Moon Bay recently topped 30 feet.
With a chance of rain this weekend, conditions are not quite perfect for the Mavericks Invitational surf contest. When they are, those surfers will be summoned with 24 hours' notice to get to Half Moon Bay to ride Mavericks' legend-making waves.Rodolfo "Rudy" Antonio Romero, who is accused of killing his schoolteacher wife, on Friday was found mentally competent to stand trial.
Danny Ochoa can check one of the goals of his list. The Atwater senior outlasted Turlock's Ricardo Garcia 3-2 to win the heavyweight title at the Central California Conference championship tournament on Friday afternoon at Buhach Colony.
Reporters Ameera Butt and Mike North are joined by Gateway Community Church Pastor Al Schaap and Prop. 8 opponent Jamie Shaw for a look at the most recent developments regarding Californias controversial gay marriage law.
When most of us think about economic development hereabouts, we recite a familiar rosary. But in Delhi, a young minister is thinking about a bead on that economic rosary that's much more modest and basic: A thrift store.
Great LA theaters and intriguing grave sites. With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood. The Oscars will be held at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Feb. 26.
WASHINGTON -- Controlling California water can seem like a covert affair on Capitol Hill. If you're not in the club, you're left in the dark.
It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed Saturday night before thousands just hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.
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