In-N-Out Burger partners with Tough Mudder on a Big Bear challenge
Registration is open for In-N-Out Burger’s Tough Mudder Challenge, taking place Sept 5-7 at Big Bear Lake. The three-day event features 5K and 10K courses at Bear Mountain with secret obstacles and Double Doubles at the end. “Think: FOMO like you’ve never felt before,” according to Tough Mudder’s website. Tough Mudder is a Brooklyn-based presenter…
Upcoming trackwork to halt some BART train services, bus bridge offered
(KRON) — BART train service between Walnut Creek and Concord will be suspended on Jan. 18 and 19 as crews work to replace old track infrastructure, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District announced. A free bus bridge will be offered to BART riders during the closure. The weekend closure will allow workers to replace decades-old…
Skyloft and Bodega restaurants in Laguna Beach close
A truck loaded heat lamps. A commercial espresso machine sat just outside the back door. And a handwritten closure note was taped to the front door. This was the scene outside Skyloft and Bodega Laguna Cocina & Cantina, which closed at the start of the new year. The websites and social media accounts for both…
Homes burning as brush fire threatens Pacific Palisades amid strong windstorm
A brush fire that quickly swelled to about 200 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning is burning homes. There are reports from the scene of multiple structures burning, with wind-driven embers creating new fires. At least one home, on Lachman Lane, was fully engulfed, CBS Los Angeles reported at 11:43…
Fire erupts in Santa Ana Riverbed as gusty winds blast Southern California
Firefighters in Colton rushed to a blaze in the Santa Ana riverbed Tuesday morning as some of the strongest winds in years pushed through Southern California. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. near Riverside Avenue and had burned about one acre when firefighters arrived. A fire erupts in the Santa Ana River on Jan.…
Hulk Hogan booed at WWE ‘Raw’ in Inglewood
Hulkamaniacs didn’t appear to be running wild in Inglewood on Monday night. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan surprised fans when he appeared on “Monday Night Raw” for the WWE flagship show’s debut on Netflix. His entrance music “Real American” hit the speakers and the sunglasses-clad 71-year-old walked into the arena with his famous red handkerchief over…
Disneyland’s original Haunted Mansion to be open during Halloween
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Disneyland’s original Haunted Mansion attraction will be making room for one more happy haunt this Halloween season. Typically, the attraction’s seasonal overlay, Haunted Mansion Holiday, will begin during the Halloween season at Disneyland and run into throughout the holiday season. According to the Disneyland website, Jack, Sally and Zero won’t return…
Discovery of stolen RV leads to cache of guns in Palm Desert: RCSD
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department seized a cache of firearms when deputies found a stolen recreational vehicle in Palm Desert on Monday afternoon. Deputies located the stolen RV in the 74000 block of Leslie Avenue just before 4 p.m. and took 37-year-old Shayne Hiemstra of Palm Desert into custody, the RCSD said in a news…
Driver slams into patrol vehicle in police pursuit, guns recovered: CHP
(KRON) – A driver accused of brandishing a weapon slammed into a patrol car in a police chase, according to the California Highway Patrol Redwood City division. CHP patrol officers assisted San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office deputies in pursuing a gray pickup truck. According to CHP, the driver of the truck was seen consuming alcohol…
Pedestrian killed in San Jose’s first traffic fatality of 2025
(KRON) — A man who was walking outside of a North San Jose crosswalk on Monday was struck and killed by a vehicle, according to the San Jose Police Department. The incident marks the city’s first traffic fatality of 2025. Emergency crews responded at 10:33 p.m. to the area of Berryessa and Sierra roads on…