Travis Shumake breaking barriers as first LGBTQ+ NHRA driver
Travis Shumake has made a career out of breaking barriers, which is both dangerous and impressive when you consider he’s broken those barriers — and…
Kevin de León, of the L.A. racist tape leak, is headed toward defeat
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start…
Jail for death crash driver on wrong side of road
A chef who was driving on the wrong side of the road has been sentenced to two years and four months for killing a taxi…
Cal State University system shifts focus to careers, not just degrees
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. Don’t forget to switch your devices back an hour for daylight saving time. I’m…
Charles Leclerc: Ferrari driver fined for swearing in news conference
The incident, in which Leclerc ran off track and narrowly avoided the barriers while fighting to control his car, cost him second place in the…
Who is Alison Hammond’s ex-fiance Noureddine Boufaied and when did she split from the cab driver?
ALISON Hammond is beloved by millions, thanks to her long career on the box.The TV star is loved-up with her man David Putman, but here…
Watch exclusive trailer for Netflix’s ‘Senna’ F1 series
Five years after launching its popular Formula One docuseries “Drive to Survive,” Netflix has dipped into the history of auto racing’s most prestigious championship for…
LAX’s ’embarrassing misstep’ draws closer to being fixed
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Oct. 27. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Take a break. Here are 11 Southern California staycation ideas
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Oct. 20. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
2 deputies wounded, driver killed in Missouri traffic stop shooting
Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Two deputies were wounded and a suspect was fatally shot during a shooting that erupted early Monday during a traffic stop…
3 nurses injured by driver dropping off gunshot victim at Phila. hospital
Police said three nurses at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia were injured, including one critically, when they were run over by a driver who…
Watch blue-light ambulance barrel head-first into car before flipping over – as cops hunt driver who fled scene
THIS is the shocking moment an ambulance barrels head-first into a car that pulls out in front of it before crashing into a ditch on…
‘Larger than life’ gran dies after car reverses into her at garage as driver avoids jail over devastating crash
A "LARGER than life" gran died after a car reversed into her at a garage - with the driver avoiding jail over the devastating crash.Sandra…
Supreme Court turns down challenge of California suits by Uber, Lyft
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear appeals from ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, which were asking to block California state labor lawsuits that…
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snaps 65-race winless streak at Talladega
TALLADEGA — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at Talladega Superspeedway after a late crash collected more than half the…
Los Angeles’ next police chief is former sheriff Jim McDonnell
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Oct. 6. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Armed cop shot driver dead because he feared colleagues could be killed, court told
AN armed cop shot dead a driver because he feared colleagues could be killed, a court heard yesterday.Martyn Blake, 40, said that Chris Kaba was…
Los Angeles knows how to make a sandwich. Here are our 37 faves
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Sept. 29. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
California bill requiring speed-limit alerts is vetoed by Newsom
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required new vehicles sold in California to be equipped with a warning system to alert…
Sexual assault victim says taxi driver attacker showed ‘no remorse’
BBCChloe was 18 when she was assaulted by taxi driver Paul Bryan in 2017A young woman who was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver as…