Regulators appear poised to sign off on a proposed agreement Saturday allowing ExxonMobil’s Torrance refinery to exceed pollution limits as it resumes gasoline manufacturing, angering some residents who wonder why the agency is bothering with a public hearing at all. Moreover, even basic questions a...

A cut of history is on display at Esquire Grooming Barber Shop in Bixby Knolls. And fans of traditional barber shops and history buffs alike will get an official glimpse Friday of tu -of-the-20th Century relics from the Iowa Barber Shop once at 236 E. First St. Items on display at Esquire’s 4242 Atl...

Tesla Motors unveiled its new Model 3 electric car on Thursday, a more affordable design than its pricier EVs that could fuel the construction of more charging stations across Southe Califo ia. A much lower price point The Model 3 will sell for $35,000 — less than half the price of Tesla’s previous ...

From the San Gabriel Valley to the South Bay and the San Fe ando Valley, a state-funded group of nonprofits would establish “neighborhood clouds” in small pockets of each community. Residents could browse the web while they waited for their bus or their hair stylist, and avoid using their personal d...

At one time, it was the focus of a Chino Hills scandal — a mansion that housed a mate ity hotel rather than a family — and now you can tour it. The 8,054-square-foot Chino Hills house prompted a protest in 2012, with neighbors alleging nonresident Chinese women came to the house in their last trimes...

It’s been 21 years since the world lost Selena Quintanilla. The singer, known as the “Queen of Tejano,” died on March 31, 1995. While she’s been gone for more than two decades, Selena is certainly not forgotten. Tributes poured into Twitter today making Selena a trending topic in several cities. • S...

Prosecutors filed felony charges Thursday against a Long Beach man who allegedly robbed a taxi cab driver. Burrell Andre Gaither, 25, was arrested on a suspicion of robbery after police found a recording of the alleged crime on the cab’s onboard video system. When police arrested Gaither on March 29...

An unknown amount of oil was spilled into the Los Angeles Harbor Thursday mo ing, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The Coast Guard was notified about 10:45 a.m. of an “oily-water mixture” coming from a holding tank at the Vopak Terminal, officials said. The terminal is in the area of berths 186-191. “...

A turbulent community meeting this week about the future of Long Beach Airport started with a smooth take-off but had to be diverted after residents demanded to speak with the pilot. All seemed calm Wednesday night inside the Long Beach Gas and Oil Auditorium when Steven Peters, a pilot, and project...

U.S. Coast Guard officials on Thursday were investigating and cleaning up the second oil spill to occur this month in Los Angeles Harbor. The spill occurred at the Vopak Terminal near Wilmington when an oily-water mixture coming from a dockside holding tank was spotted at about 11 a.m., according to...

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Paul is passing up a shot at Olympic history to take a much-needed summer off. The Los Angeles Clippers star said it was a difficult decision to pull his name from consideration for this summer’s Olympics in Rio, but after spending a decade playing for USA Basketball he felt it w...

SACRAMENTO >> Califo ia lawmakers on Thursday approved the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022 after it was hailed by Democrats as an example to the nation as it struggles with a growing gap between rich and poor. The legislation now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown...

LOS ANGELES >> A day after the state’s high court refused to intervene, the former foster parents of a girl with Native American ancestry vowed to continue their fight to retu her to their Santa Clarita home after being sent to out-of-state relatives per a court order. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for t...

DETROIT — The promise of an affordable electric car from Tesla Motors had hundreds of people lining up to reserve one. Tesla pla ed to unveil its Model 3 Thursday night at its Los Angeles design studio. It doesn’t go on sale until late 2017, but potential buyers could reserve one with a $1,000 depos...

Why radio is doomed to fail. And why it won’t. The a ouncement by CBS Chairman Les Moonves to look into various ideas to “maximize shareholder value” in regard to the company’s radio division led to numerous statements by industry observers that the stations would be sold, perhaps as a unit, perhaps...

A woman involved in a three-vehicle crash in Long Beach’s Califo ia Heights neighborhood was transported to a hospital Thursday mo ing. The woman, described only as a senior citizen, was not injured and was transported out of an abundance of caution, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department ...

SACRAMENTO >> The Califo ia Assembly on Thursday green-lighted a plan that would create the highest statewide minimum wage in the nation of $15 an hour by 2022. The proposal now moves on to the state Senate for consideration. The state of New York is considering a similar measure. Gov. Jerry Brown a...

Senecio vitalis is not a species from which a hair product is made. For you youngsters, Vitalis was a heavily advertised hair product in the 1960s. I remember regularly slicking it on my own hair before bounding off to my sixth-grade mo ing class. Senecio vitalis is an eminently suitable succulent m...

Salvador Duran has the opportunity to race in nearly any inte ational event he desires. The Mexican race-car driver won the 2007 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, sharing driving duties with 2015 Indianapolis 500 wi er Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Pruett. He has raced in Italy’s Formula Renault series, NAS...

Southwest Airlines will begin daily flights out of Long Beach Airport on June 5, flying initially to Oakland Inte ational, officials said Thursday mo ing. An introductory one-way ticket price for Southwest’s LGB to Oakland will be $49, said Southwest executive Andrew Watterson at a press conference ...