There have been four Amtrak crashes in the last three months. Pressure continues to mount on lawmakers to accelerate the implementation of a GPS technology-based railroad safety system referred to as positive train control (PTC). In each one of the crashes, installing and utilizing the software could have limited the impact and injuries, or eliminated…
The parents of 13 brothers and sisters with ages ranging from 2 to 29 have been arrested and charged with abuse, torture, and other criminal offenses against their children. Conviction on the charges will likely keep them in prison for the rest of their lives. The children were found malnourished in their California, four-bedroom, Spanish-style…
In a story that might make you say, “Only in California,” police were recently called to the scene of a car accident where a sedan had driven into the side of a building. On the second floor. The car was actually embedded into the side of the building, like something out of an action movie.…
With the death of Cardinal Bernard Law on December 20 in Rome at age 86, many survivors of the clergy sex abuse scandal dealt with newly opened wounds and fresh memories of their emotional trauma. As head of the Archdiocese of Boston for 19 years, Cardinal Law was forced to resign in 2002 after it…
Car accidents can be very nerve-racking events. You do everything you can to avoid them, but sometimes they still occur. But the more prepared you are, the less hectic the entire experience can be. Because accidents happen so quickly, it’s easy to forget the right steps to take. However, it’s important to be prepared—for your…
One of the most reprehensible and horrific crimes is the sexual exploitation of children. Sexual assault is any kind of non-consensual sexual activity, and it can range from subtle to violent. Types of sexual crimes against children can include rape, sexual threats and intimidation, incest, assault by partners, human trafficking, harassment, street harassment and other…
In early January, an 18-wheeler seemingly fell from the sky onto the northbound 5 freeway. Well, it wasn’t exactly the sky, but an overpass. Around 10:00am on January 9, a truck fell off the overpass at the 118 and 5 interchange in Mission Hills. The driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, but…
The USA gymnastics team won medals and our hearts during the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, with big personalities like Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, and Gabby Douglas. Unfortunately, they—among dozens and dozens of others—are back in the news with the sentencing of team doctor Larry Nassar during his sentencing hearing January 16. Nassar, a 54-year-old…
As the largest school district in California, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) consists of hundreds of thousands of students, as well as numerous education professionals who are dedicated to serving the educational needs of children and young people. However, despite these credentials, the last several years have left the LAUSD reeling from multiple…
California’s congested highways unfortunately are not only the scene of long traffic backups and delays, but also multiple vehicle collisions. A specific example recently involved a multi vehicle car accident on the southbound 405 Freeway near Westminster. The accident forced the closure of all lanes on the freeway. More sobering was the overturning of a…