2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (397+ words) Orange County set a new heat record Wednesday, but the mercury hardly tells the full story thanks to unusual humidity that made 108 feel more like 115 degrees. Extreme heat and oppressive humidity will continue across much of Southern California Thursday, with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (422+ words) CONTRA COSTA, CA — The Raley’s Companies will close three stores in California and Nevada between November and January, including a Contra Costa supermarket — the second one in the county this year. The West Sacramento-based grocery company will close its Brentwood…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) ANAHEIM, CA — After a boy plunged 50-feet off a famed Disneyland ride in front of horrified onlookers this summer, a series of news signs have popped up around the park warning people of the risks. A total of 12 new signs…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (162+ words) SAN DIEGO, CA — Caltrans announced Tuesday it is accepting applications for approximately $35 million in sustainable transportation planning grants for projects across California, including Southern California. The grants are intended to fund projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving multimodal…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) SAN DIEGO, CA — Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both D- California, announced Monday that Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner route will receive more than $150 million in federal grants for rail improvements in San Diego County. The Federal Railroad Administration's Federal-State Partnership…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (94+ words) SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Two men were arrested during a Rohnert Park operation targeting sex trafficking. Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety conducted the operation with the Santa Rosa Police Department and Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. Authorities described the effort as…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (210+ words) A San Francisco real estate executive was one of five men busted in a recent undercover child sex sting, according to authorities. Reuben Teague, 50, was charged with two felony counts of meeting a minor for lewd purposes, two misdemeanor counts…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (228+ words) SAN DIEGO, CA — An anti-human trafficking law enforcement operation conducted in San Diego County amid Comic-Con International led to 27 arrests of alleged sex buyers and the recovery of nine trafficking victims, it was announced Wednesday. Operation Iron Justice, conducted from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) Irvine Officials Approve Plan To Bring Professional Baseball Team To City patch.com Thank you to our Local Business Sponsor: Irvine Officials Approve Plan To Bring Professional Baseball Team To City Irvine leaders announced that the new team will compete…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (293+ words) SAN RAFAEL, CA — A gas line rupture prompted a shelter-in-place order and multiple evacuations Wednesday in downtown San Rafael, according to the San Rafael Police Department. At 12:25 p.m. on Wednesday, police stated the shelter in place had been lifted, but…...