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Unfortunately, cases of road rage are on the rise on California streets and freeways.  When an angry driver acts out their frustration and aggression while behind the wheel, it can quickly become a tragedy. That appears to have been what happened in a residential area of Los Angeles County over the weekend when a man ...

Toyota announced another 1.56 million vehicles being added to a previous recall of its makes and models that involve an ongoing fuel pump issue late last month. The automaker made its announcement on Wednesday, October 28. The issue, according to an article appearing on the Orange County Register website, could cause engines to stall.  The ...

The surviving husband of a woman killed at Arches National Park has filed a wrongful-death administrative claim for a lawsuit potentially worth $270 million last month. KUTV reports that the incident happened on June 13th when Esther Nakajjigo was decapitated by a gate that swung into the car that she and her husband, Ludovic Michaud, ...

The late John Lewis recently said in a speech, “When you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up.  You have to say something; you have to do something.” CBS Local in Los Angeles’ Rachel Kim reports that Sylmar resident Miguel Castellanos is taking that advice to heart after ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report yesterday, faulting the owners of a boat in California for the deaths of 34 people in September of last year. CBS Local 21  reports that in their findings, the NTSB stated that the Conception, a 75-foot recreational vessel, had a total of 33 passengers and 6 ...

According to a recent report filed on the Los Angeles Blade website,  the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission has called on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for the resignation of Sheriff Alex Villanueva.  In a unanimous 8—0 vote, the Commission expressed no confidence in L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, and he was asked ...

Garden Grove Police were involved in a high-speed pursuit of a possibly stolen van that ranged over freeways and surface streets in Orange County on Monday afternoon.  ABC 7 reports that the chaser began in Garden Grove at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Monday, October 12th, when police spotted a van that they believed may have ...

Authorities are searching for a driver who slammed his Tesla into the garage at a residence in Covina this weekend.  A passenger inside the vehicle was injured and left behind. ABC News in Los Angeles reports that the crash happened on the evening of Saturday, October 12th.  California Highway Patrol Officers attempted to pull the ...

 On Tuesday, October 6th, officers with the California Patrol found a woman shot to death inside an SUV. Police say that the vehicle had gone down a grassy embankment along the Long Beach Freeway before crashing into a tree.  In Los Angeles, CBS Local reports that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a ...

Unlike most motor vehicle accidents, airplane crashes can take a far longer to investigate. It can be frustrating for surviving members to get real answers about what exactly went wrong and determine who is at fault. Because of the potential factors involved, sometimes it may take months or even years before investigators can forensically piece ...