Hundreds of (mainly) German soccer fans gathered to watch their nation play this week in Euro 2016 at Alpine Village, a restaurant/faux Bavarian beer hall near Torrance. Long owned by a group of German expats, the restaurant, bar and modest shopping center have for decades welcomed the Southe Califo...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Latest on search for boy dragged away by alligator (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says searchers have recovered the body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy snatched by an alligator at Walt Disney World. The boy was attacked Tuesday night as he...

MAYWOOD — An explosive fire at a Maywood warehouse that took out power in the area and caused about 300 residents to evacuate their homes is “not fully out yet,” authorities said today. About 30 firefighters continued to battle the blaze early Wednesday, Robert Diaz of the Los Angeles County Fire De...

MAYWOOD >> More than 300 residents remained barred from their homes Wednesday as firefighters struggled to snuff out a chemical fire that tore through a Maywood metal-recycling plant, sending toxic fumes across Southe Califo ia. The magnesium-fueled fire has raged since Tuesday from a pair of commer...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World closed beaches at its Florida resorts Wednesday while dozens of rescuers searched a lagoon for a 2-year-old boy who was presumed dead after being snatched off the shore and dragged underwater by an alligator. Wildlife officials removed five alligators from ...

Reporter Keith Sharon and photographer Jeff Gritchen have traveled from O.C. to China for the grand opening of Shanghai Disneyland. They will be reporting on their trip as they go. Here are the latest dispatches from the world’s newest Disneyland destination. Times and days are noted in Shanghai tim...

SHANGHAI, CHINA – “Soaring Over the Horizon,” the ride that takes you and your dangling feet from the top of the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal to an African sava a filled with elephants, held its world premiere at Shanghai Disneyland a day before it debuts in Anaheim. Begi ing Thursday, Disney Calif...

The family of Cal State Long Beach student Nohemi Gonzalez, killed in the Paris attacks, is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, alleging the social media giants have aided terrorist groups by allowing them to use their cha els to recruit members and coordinate attacks. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA – “Soaring Over the Horizon,” the ride that takes you and your dangling feet from the top of the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal to an African sava a filled with elephants, held its world premiere at Shanghai Disneyland a day before it debuts in Anaheim. Begi ing Thursday, Disney Calif...

SACRAMENTO — Authorities a ounced a $50,000 reward Wednesday as they renewed their search for an elusive serial killer they say committed at least 12 homicides, 45 rapes and dozens of burglaries across Califo ia in the 1970s and 1980s. The case has grown cold for the killer known by at least four ni...

CLEVELAND — Golden State center Andrew Bogut will need six to eight weeks to recover from a left knee injury, ruling him out for the remainder of the NBA Finals and almost certainly affecting his Olympic plans as well. The Warriors are calling it an “impaction injury” that resulted in serious bone b...

LOS ANGELES — High surf pounded the Southland’s coast today as the region headed for a heat wave characterized by “extreme heat and very dry conditions” and expected to create an “elevated fire danger,” forecasters said. Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures are likely Sunday through Tuesday, ac...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Wildlife officials pulled four alligators from a lagoon at Walt Disney World after a 2-year-old boy was dragged into the water by an alligator near the upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa as his father frantically tried to rescue his son. Meanwhile, Disney closed beaches We...

INGLEWOOD — A 24-year-old man was shot to death in Inglewood, police said today. The incident unfolded Tuesday evening, when officers responded to a 5:35 p.m. call about a shooting in the 7900 Block of South Van Ness Avenue, according to the Inglewood Police Department. Police arrived to find Joshua...

MAYWOOD — An explosive fire at a Maywood warehouse that took out power in the area and caused about 300 residents to evacuate their homes is “not fully out yet,” authorities said today. About 30 firefighters continued to battle the blaze early Wednesday, Robert Diaz of the Los Angeles County Fire De...

A week after Califo ia’s primary election, the race for Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s seat continued to be too close to call Tuesday, with more votes still to be counted. Kathryn Barger, Antonovich’s chief of staff, has clinched a place on the November ballot, but entrepreneur D...

Florida authorities search for boy dragged into water by gator Home → News → Nation and World By The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. >> Authorities in Orlando are searching for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney’s upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Spea...

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> If trees could talk about the weather, Dave Meko would be out of a job. Meko, a professor from the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, has made a career out of interpreting stories about rainfall, stream flows, climate patte s and most importantly, drou...

Long Beach’s city gove ment will keep Waste Management of Long Beach on as the city’s contractor for recycling services in light of a report declaring city staffers were fair to the three other firms that sought the deal. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to award Waste Management a 1...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> The murky picture of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen grew more complex Tuesday with word that the FBI is investigating whether he had been a regular at the gay dance club he attacked and had been living a secret life as a gay man. As victims described the bloody horror of the massacre du...