At a free event Saturday, mechanics inscribed inch-tall license plate numbers into catalytic converters. “It’s pretty visible to a would-be thief. That can act as a deterrent,” one official

The 14-member committee was scheduled to hear Monday from top officials from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response and the State Lands Commission among

Electricity rates will rise in the evening under new time-of-use rate plans, and credit for rooftop energy produced by solar panels during the day will drop.

Noteworthy: Newport Harbor’s goaltender had 10 saves in a 12-7 win over Huntington Beach in the CIF-SS Open Division championship game. Mathisrud also had 10 saves in a 10-9 win over Mater Dei Mathisrud’s rapid reactions help make him such an effective goaltender,

Newport Harbor’s CIF-SS Open Division champion boys water polo team is seeded first for the CIF State Southern California regionals, which run Tuesday through Saturday at the home site of the higher seeded team.

A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones liable by default Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state’s response to an oil spill like last month’s crude pipeline leak off the

At a free event Saturday, mechanics inscribed inch-tall license plate numbers into catalytic converters. “It’s pretty visible to a would-be thief. That can act as a deterrent,” one official

On a day of a number of upsets Sunday at the NHRA Finals at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, form followed as Top Fuel drag racer Steve Torrence first wrapped up his fourth consecutive season championship in the first elimination round.

The “Go New-port!” chants rang early and often from the large group of Newport Harbor boys water polo faithful that gathered Saturday in hopes of watching their Sailors break through in the inaugural CIF-SS Open Division final.