California
Daniel Menard and his wife, Stephanie Menard, were killed by blunt force trauma to the head, the San Bernardino County coroner determined.
Sept. 17, 2024
Lifestyle
In ‘The Morrison Game Factory,’ Lauren Bello created an affecting, story-driven tabletop game about an abandoned board game factory — a tale of love and loss.
Sept. 19, 2024
More than 130 firefighters responded to an apartment building fire in the Chinatown neighborhood that displaced 70 people and injured six.
Sept. 13, 2024
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
Housing & Homelessness
Step Up On Second Street helped inspire California’s Project Homekey to convert hotels into housing; now it denies responsibility for missing money and failed projects.
Beaches are disappearing as sea levels rise and coastal development interferes with the replenishment of sand. Now one of the earth’s most common commodities is a precious resource to residents that cities spend millions of dollars on.
Sept. 12, 2024
Television
In Screen Gab No. 148, we answer your most pressing questions about Hulu reality show ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ plus streaming recommendations for your weekend.
World & Nation
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Sept. 14, 2024
Books
Jacquie Walters’ debut, ‘Dearest,’ is a horror novel about new motherhood, including the demands of a breastfeeding infant, as well as how postpartum hormones affect a woman’s psyche.
Sept. 16, 2024
The neighbor of an elderly couple at a nudist ranch who went missing last week has been charged with their murder, the San Bernardino County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Sept. 3, 2024