Southern California

DIAMOND BAR >> A man died in a solo-car crash on the 57 Freeway in Diamond Bar early Sunday morning, officials said. The man’s name was not released pending positive identification and notification of family, Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said. He was initially described as a man […]

WEST COVINA >> A physician from La Verne died late Friday in a solo-car crash along Cameron Avenue in West Covina, police said. Delroy Stelmo Hewling, 68, died at the scene of the 7 p.m. crash in the 2600 block of East Cameron Avenue, just east of Citrus Street, West Covina police Lt. Dennis Patton […]

YUCAIPA >> The driver involved in a deadly February 2013 bus crash in Yucaipa will be tried on eight felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. Norberto Bravo Perez, 55 of San Ysidro, learned the news Friday during a preliminary hearing held before Judge Alexander R. Martinez in San Bernardino Superior Court. Witnesses described […]

FRESNO >> A medical helicopter carrying a patient to a hospital crashed amid heavy rain and fog in a rural area of central California, killing all four people aboard, officials said. The SkyLife air ambulance had a pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a patient aboard when it went down in a remote field about […]

LOS ANGELES >> The parents of a 19-year-old autistic man who was found dead after being left alone on a Whittier school bus filed a wrongful-death lawsuit today against the bus transportation company. Eun Ha Lee and Sang Sik Lee contend in their Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit that Pupil Transportation Cooperative had policies in […]

BREA — A 31-year-old Anaheim man was behind bars today on suspicion of possession and transportation of marijuana with a street sales value as high as $500,000, according to Brea police. Tomas Antonio Linares was arrested Saturday afternoon based on a tip from a witness who reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the employee lot […]

WESTMINSTER >> Authorities on Monday identified a man who was fatally injured in a crash on the 405 Freeway in Westminster. Robert Pineda, 35, of Claremont was driving a 2008 Honda CR-V just after midnight Sunday in the carpool lane, north of Newland Street, when the SUV swerved into the center divider and overturned, according […]

APPLE VALLEY >> A jet crash that killed two people Sunday afternoon had shut down the Apple Valley Airport for at least the next 24 hours, fire officials confirmed. Reports indicate the crash took place just after 2 p.m. and officials have identified the craft as a L-39 jet, a high-performance jet trainer aircraft developed […]

SAN DIMAS >> A Temple City woman died early Saturday in a three-vehicle crash on the 210 Freeway in San Dimas, authorities said. Linda Marie Vasquez, 35, died at the scene of the 5:15 a.m. crash in the westbound lanes of the 210 Freeway, just west of San Dimas Avenue, according to Los Angeles County […]