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(File photo) The Lakeport office of the DMV at 965 Parallel Drive.

Coronavirus: California DMV extends expiring licenses to drivers over 70

July 16, 2020 at 6:27 a.m.

Many drivers in California who are 70 years or older will get an automatic one-year extension on their driver’s licenses in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Motor...

People lineup at a California Department of Motor Vehicles office in Fullerton, CA, on Monday, July 13, 2020. The DMV just announced that those over 70 years old are getting a year extension on their licenses, so they don’t have to go into a DMV office. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

California DMV extends expiring licenses to drivers over 70

July 14, 2020 at 8:27 a.m.

Previously, the DMV had issued 120-day extensions to these drivers whose licenses expired March through July to avoid physical office visits out of health and safety concerns.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva holds a press conference at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station on Friday, November 15, 2019 where he introduced Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Det. Dan Finn, right, as the first responder to the Saugus High School shooting. Finn was the first on seen after dropping his girlfriend’s son to the school while off-duty. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Teen accused of shooting fellow students at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita dies

November 15, 2019 at 6:02 p.m.

Detectives have not found any manifesto, a suicide note or diary entry that would hint why a 16-year-old would open fire on his peers.

Police react after reports of an active shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

2 teens die, 5 injured in Southern California school shooting

November 14, 2019 at 3:01 p.m.

A Saugus High School student took out a .45-caliber handgun from his backpack, authorities said, shot five boys and girls on campus, killing two of them, and then shot himself.

Firefighters fight a wind driven fire in Sylmar, CA., on October 10, 2019. (Photo by Jacob Salzman)

Saddleridge blaze in Sylmar chars 4,700 acres, burning homes, forcing evacuations; 1 dead

October 11, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.

The rapidly moving Saddleridge fire in Sylmar had spread to more than 4,700 acres by Friday morning, leaving charred homes in its path and resulting in one death.

Police and firefighters respond to a incident at the Cal State Fullerton Human Resources building parking lot where a victim was stabbed and later died at the scene. (Photo by OC Hawk)

Retired administrator stabbed to death at Cal State Fullerton, with police looking for the suspect

August 19, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.

A retired administrator was stabbed to death Monday morning at Cal State Fullerton, with police deploying bloodhounds to try and track down the suspect.

The magnitude-4.9 aftershock in Ridgecrest at 6:11 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2019, looked like this on a US Geological Survey topographic “shake map.” (Courtesy of USGS)

Another earthquake—a 4.9-magnitude—hits Ridgecrest area in Southern California

July 12, 2019 at 8:54 a.m.

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook about five miles northeast of Ridgecrest Friday morning, July 12, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A CHP campaign is focused on reducing impaired driving incidents across the state. FILE ohoto- Southern California News Group

CHP is switching to sleek Chargers

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

California Highway Patrol officers have begun hitting the road in sleek black-and-white Chargers as the agency starts replacing their SUV-style patrol cars.The Dodge Charger Pursuit is moving into the agency’s...

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