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The forewoman says most of the jurors went into the jury room ready to deliberate, but one juror initially wanted “straight acquittal on everything.” Eventually, Nayeri was convicted of two counts of kidnapping and one count of torture.
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Under the proposed contract, retroactive to 2018 and effective through June 2020, officers would see changes in medical benefits and a $1,200 reimbursement for law enforcement-related equipment purchases. -
Survey results show that golf, open pathways and a nature center are among community members’ top priorities for the space.
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The longtime voice of Laguna Beach’s renown annual skimboarding competition, Garth “the Worm” Wyckoff, will announce his last heat at this weekend’s Victoria World Championships.
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The bridge would span Superior Avenue at West Coast Highway — connecting Sunset Ridge Park to the north with Sunset View Park to the south.
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This is the third time an Amorphophallus titanum plant — more commonly known as a “corpse flower” — has bloomed on the Costa Mesa campus, producing a customarily acrid smell.
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Mike Trout’s two-run single was the key hit in a four-run seventh that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-5 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox.
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The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani made another big step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, throwing curveballs off a mound for the first time in his rehab.
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The Vikings believe that they can compete in the Big 4 League with eight returning starters on both sides of the ball this season. Marina placed third in 2018.
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The Breakers have advanced to the CIF Southern Section semifinals in two of the last three years under coach John Shanahan. Laguna Beach opens the season in Maryland.
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Jack Kosick sparks the Chargers early, helping them kick off the season with a 52-0 rout at War Memorial Stadium on Friday in Wailuku, Hawaii.
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Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout showed off his bat and defensive tools, but a White Sox grand slam blew it open late and Chicago won 7-2.
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The Sea Kings and Titans, who are both in CIF Southern Section Division 3 this year, tuned up for the regular season Friday night.
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The Sea Kings, who return 10 starters on offense and six on defense, look to get back to a CIF Southern Section title game, this time in Division 3.
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What can be recycled in Los Angeles? Some plastic, all glass, most paper, but not your garden hose.
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After moving into their apartments, Big Mama, Top Shelf, and other former residents of the homeless encampment find life indoors difficult.
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A doctoral student and a soon-to-be dad are gunned down on the same South L.A. street where they grew up together.
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First in a series: Big Mama and her neighbors live in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles. Through a special housing initiative they’ll soon have the opportunity to move into apartments.
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California sues the Trump administration to challenge the legality of a new ‘public charge’ rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who receive public aid.
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The Oilers, who went 2-3 in the Sunset League and placed fourth in 2018, will rely on an experienced defensive front to return to the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
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The Tritons are one of eight teams participating in the BSN Sports Showcase on Jan. 11. Other schools include Arbor View and Desert Pines from Las Vegas.
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David Carrillo Peñaloza, Matt Szabo and Andrew Turner pick the winner of Friday’s season opener between Edison and Wailuku (Hawaii) Baldwin.
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For the past several years, the Rodgers Seniors’ Center’s future has been uncertain. Some have suggested rejuvenating the facility to be open part-time for community meetings, while others have proposed demolishing part or all of the site.
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Gratitude Kitchen & Bar in Newport Beach is closing for renovations Sept. 3 and will reopen under a new concept, Gracias Madre, in November, according to a news release.
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Whenever Sylvia Ronquillo and Jesse Nava tell people they are getting married, the response is the same: “I thought you two were already married!”
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Applicant Tahir Salim’s project would redevelop the property at 8041 Ellis Ave., currently home to a liquor store, and include a four-story mixed-use building with the residences, 891 square feet of commercial space and three levels of underground parking.
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Hossein Nayeri, accused in the violent abduction of two Newport Beach residents in an alleged attempt to extort $1 million, was convicted Friday of kidnapping and torture.
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A Huntington Beach man suspected in the beating death of a homeless man in Westminster is awaiting a Sept. 9 court date after pleading not guilty to murder and other charges, according to court and jail records.
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Before Jenny Beeghly was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, she was the type of person who would organize 30-day fitness challenges at work.
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Mike Trout’s pair of runs and Justin Upton’s homer was enough to hold off the Chicago White Sox 8-7.
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Slime is going to ooze its way into Fort Lauderdale at SlimelandFL, a gooey celebration of all things slime-tastic.
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Laguna Beach’s Ethan Damato is the U.S. women’s head coach, while Newport Harbor’s Ross Sinclair is an assistant men’s coach. The U.S. opens Friday in Trinidad & Tobago.
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About 40 veterans of World War II and the Korean War turned out for a luncheon Thursday to dance and reminisce.
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The Sailors look to improve on last year’s last-place finish in the Sunset League. Newport Harbor last made the CIF Southern Section playoffs in 2014.
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The school district board halted its live-streaming service in May, when it discovered that the videos were not ADA compliant because there was no closed captioning.
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The Chargers visit Wailuku Baldwin of Hawaii to open the 2019 season on Friday at 9 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium.
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Ethan Damato is the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Coach of the Year after leading the Breakers to the section championship.
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Sage Hill’s Johnny King and Pacifica Christian Orange County’s Judah Brown, Solomon Davis and Houston Mallette among those honored in the 2018-19 season.
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The Newport Beach City Council approved a beefed-up contract this week with its janitorial service provider to pay $2.4 million over three years to keep 30 standalone bathrooms at local parks and beaches stocked and sanitary.
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News and events briefs from the Daily Pilot.
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