Gillian Flaccus

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California drought worries pool industry

Gillian Flaccus · October 5, 2014 3:25 pm

An Orange County Fire Authority helicopter drops a load of water on a brush fire in Silverado Canyon in Orange County, Calif. on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Sam Gangwer)

Homes near California fire ordered evacuated

Gillian Flaccus · September 13, 2014 1:41 am

Prison company pays $8 million in back wages

Gillian Flaccus · August 20, 2014 4:13 am

Southern California community loses Toyota

Gillian Flaccus · April 28, 2014 7:26 pm

This combination of undated photos from the Megan's Law website shows suspects, Steven Dean Gordon, 45, left, and Franc Cano, 27, who were arrested on Friday, April 11, 2014, on suspicion of killing four women in Orange County, Calif. Anaheim police said detectives in Santa Ana and Anaheim launched a joint investigation after the naked body of Jarrae Nykkole Estepp, 21, was found in the conveyor belt of a recycling plant last month. The probe led detectives to connect the men to her slaying, and the disappearance of three women who frequented a Santa Ana neighborhood known for drug dealing and prostitution. (AP Photo/Megan's Law)

National Security

Police: Suspected killers wore GPS devices

Gillian Flaccus · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

Candace Marie Brito, left, and co-defendant Vanesa Zavala sit in court during their preliminary hearing at the West Justice Center in Westminster, Calif. Monday Feb. 10, 2014. Brito and Zavala are facing charges in the beating death of Kim Pham in front of a Santa Ana nightclub. (AP PHOTO/LOS ANGELES TIMES, Mark Boster, Pool )

Detective: Witness says slain woman attacked first

Gillian Flaccus · February 11, 2014 2:56 am

Toddlers love selfies: Parenting in an iPhone age

Gillian Flaccus · January 28, 2014 4:53 pm

At California port, some ships plug in to power up

Gillian Flaccus · May 6, 2013 10:00 pm

In this Wednesday, April 12, 1973 photo, Daniel Ellsberg, co-defendant in the Pentagon Papers trial, talks with newsmen after he testified in Los Angeles. Next to him is his wife, Patricia. Ellsberg, who vividly described his journey to disillusionment in Vietnam on Wednesday, will climax that story on Thursday, telling jurors how he risked his government career to copy the Pentagon Papers, hoping to end the war. As the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago, angry protesters still awaited them at home. North Vietnamese soldiers took heart from their foes' departure, and South Vietnamese who had helped the Americans feared for the future. While the fall of Saigon two years later -- with its indelible images of frantic helicopter evacuations -- is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, Friday marks an anniversary that holds greater meaning for many who fought, protested or otherwise lived it. (AP Photo)

40 years on, Vietnam troop withdrawal remembered

Gillian Flaccus, Lisa Cornwell · March 28, 2013 4:00 am

A vehicle riddle with bullet holes is part of a crime scene on Red Hills Ave. under the 5 Interstate in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Police say a chaotic 25-minute shooting spree through Orange County left a trail of dead and injured victims before the shooter killed himself. There were multiple crime scenes in Tustin and Orange and many more victims who were shot at but unhurt, said Tustin Lt. Paul Garaven. Tustin is about 35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Shooting spree across Calif county leaves 4 dead

Gillian Flaccus · February 19, 2013 5:00 am

This undated photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows suspect Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer. Seeking leads in a massive manhunt, Los Angeles authorities on Sunday put up a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)

Search for fugitive ex-cop sets region on edge

Tami Abdollah, Gillian Flaccus · February 10, 2013 5:00 am

This undated photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows suspect Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer. Dorner, who was fired from the LAPD in 2008 for making false statements, is linked to a weekend killing in which one of the victims was the daughter of a former police captain who had represented him during the disciplinary hearing. Authorities believe Dorner opened fire early Thursday on police in cities east of Los Angeles, killing an officer and wounding another. Police issued a statewide "officer safety warning" and police were sent to protect people named in the posting that was believed to be written by Dorner. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)

Career woes, perceived racism fuel ex-cop’s anger

Gillian Flaccus · February 7, 2013 5:00 am