• Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announces plans to retire

    Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announces plans to retire
    With her department under federal investigation and the ACLU calling for her resignation, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced Tuesday that she will step down at the end of her term next year rather than seek reelection.
    Related Articles ACLU says Orange County jails are ‘inhumane;’ seeks citizen oversightHutchens was appointed sheriff in 2008, in the wake of the conviction of predecessor Mike Carona on corruption charges. The first woman to hold the post, she was widely praised as a st
  • These senators will make or break the GOP’s health care push

    These senators will make or break the GOP’s health care push
    By ERICA WERNER
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to repeal and replace “Obamacare” is now in the hands of a key group of GOP senators who are opposing —or not yet supporting — legislation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing.
    Related Articles Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote Senate health bill would leave 22 million more uninsured, CBO saysThese lawmakers range from moderate to conservative Republi
  • Is Iron Maiden retiring? Guitarist Dave Murray sets the record straight before Glen Helen show

    Is Iron Maiden retiring? Guitarist Dave Murray sets the record straight before Glen Helen show
    The rumors of Iron Maiden’s retirement have been greatly exaggerated.
    After more than 40 years in the metal scene, there’s been talk that Iron Maiden would be calling it quits after its “The Book of Souls Tour,” which comes to Glen Helen Amphitheater in Devore Saturday, July 1. But guitarist Dave Murray has something to say about that.
    “We’re not stopping after this tour; this isn’t the last tour by any means,”Murray said in a telephone interview l
  • Volunteers awarded at special ceremony in Ladera Ranch

    Volunteers awarded at special ceremony in Ladera Ranch
    Meredith Ritner, adviser for the Ladera Ranch Middle School All-Stars, and member Mason Melo received the Teen Volunteer Group of the Year Award at Ladera Ranch’s Volunteer Appreciation Awards, May 20. (Courtesy of Ladera Ranch Community Services)Jay Rogers, president of Ladera Ranch Community Services, Karen Walsh and Joanne Kopeny, Ladera Ranch Community Services event manager pose for a photo at the Volunteer Appreciation Event, May 20. Walsh was at the event to receive Maplewood 1&rsqu
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  • L.A. Now Casting: 'Tribes' Seeks Its Lead + More Gigs

    A Drama Desk award-winning play about the importance of community is looking for actors for a West Coast production this fall. "Tribes," written by Nina Raine, is about Billy, the only deaf child in a hearing family who is introduced to the deaf community by Sylvia, a young woman on the brink of losing her hearing.
  • ‘The Beat Goes On’… and on, and on

    ‘The Beat Goes On’… and on, and on
    Nick Lazaris (left), Ashley Elizabeth and Scott Roberts portray Peter, Paul and Mary performing the Bob Dylan song “Blowin’ in the Wind,” one of the best songs from one of the show’s best historical segment, the ’60s. (Photo by Susie Sprinkel Hudson)From the show’s surf music segment, Josiah Dominguez (left), Kristina Leopold, Winter Bassett (top), Cornelius Lindsey and Scott Roberts hold Ryan Schultze aloft. (Photo by Susie Sprinkel Hudson)Performing a number from
  • Galaxy shifts focus to U.S. Open Cup in midst of difficult stretch

    Galaxy shifts focus to U.S. Open Cup in midst of difficult stretch
    The Galaxy can see the end of the tunnel, but it will still take a couple of more days to get there.
    Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup round of 16 game against Sacramento Republic marks the team’s sixth game in June.
    From the June 14 victory over Orange County SC to their upcoming MLS game against San Jose, Curt Onalfo’s team will have played six games in a span 17 days. If you add the July 4 game against Real Salt Lake, then those numbers are seven games in 20 days.
    In normal ci
  • Laguna Woods Police Blotter, June 19-25

    Laguna Woods Police Blotter, June 19-25
    Grand theft report: June 25. 12:03 p.m. 300 block Avenida Carmel.
    Firework violation: June 25. 12:33 a.m. 2200 block Via Puerta.
    Welfare check: June 23. 5:25 p.m. 2100 block Via Puerta.
    Hit and run misdemeanor: June 23. 4:15 p.m. 700 block Avenida Majorca.
    Assist outside agency: June 23. 4:58 a.m. 400 block Avenida Castilla.
    Keep the peace: June 22. 11:53 p.m. 700 block Avenida Sevilla.
    Disturbance: June 22. 5:27 p.m. 5300 block Algarrobo.
    Burglary report: June 22. 3:27 p.m. 800 block Via Alhamb
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  • ACLU says O.C. jails are “inhumane;” urges Sheriff Hutchens to step down

    ACLU says O.C. jails are “inhumane;” urges Sheriff Hutchens to step down
    Excessive violence, harsh treatment of mentally ill prisoners and unhealthy living conditions are so widespread in Orange County jails that they violate constitutional norms, according to a report issued Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
    The report, based on a two-year investigation by the ACLU that included interviews and reports from 120 recent O.C. inmates and others, also identified a pattern of “denial and indifference” among local jailers, pr
  • Jackson Browne headed to the Grove in Anaheim

    Jackson Browne headed to the Grove in Anaheim
    Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will play an acoustic show at the City National Grove of Anaheim on Saturday, July 29, his only acoustic date in Southern California this year.
    Browne, 68, went to high school in Fullerton before heading to where he established himself first as a songwriter, and after his return to Los Angeles, as a singer in his own right, with hits such as “Doctor My Eyes,” “Running On Empty,” and “Somebody’s Baby.”
    Tickets are $55-$100
  • Stinky ‘corpse flower’ expected to bloom this week at Orange Coast College

    Stinky ‘corpse flower’ expected to bloom this week at Orange Coast College
    A corpse flower at Orange Coast College is expected to bloom in the next few days, emitting an odorous smell. (Courtesy of Orange Coast College)A corpse flower at Orange Coast College is expected to bloom in the next few days, emitting an odorous smell. (Courtesy of Orange Coast College)Tomi Alexander, left, of Santa Ana, watches George Simms measure the Amorphophallus titanum flower at Orange Coast College’s horticulture department in 2014.Show Caption of Expand
    COSTA MESA A rare and smel
  • Lifeguard warns boater towing people on inflatables where great white sharks are swimming

    Lifeguard warns boater towing people on inflatables where great white sharks are swimming
    DANA POINT  Barry Curtis couldn’t believe when he saw people being towed from a boat clinging to two bright-pink inflatable swans in the surf line off Beach Road.
     It was Sunday and Curtis was out in his boat. He had just spotted two six-foot great whites and alerted OC Lifeguards.
    Per protocol, lifeguards issued an advisory warning swimmers and surfers that sharks were sighted but were not behaving aggressively. Swimmers and surfers could still enter the water but do so at their
  • The Ecology Center challenges chefs to create best eco-friendly appetizer

    The Ecology Center challenges chefs to create best eco-friendly appetizer
    What if you could invite Southern California chefs to a friendly competition, challenging them to see who could “create the most delicious, locally sourced, sustainable and crowd pleasing appetizers?”
    More than 200 guests paid $125 each to find out on Saturday, June 24 at an event The Ecology Center dubbed the Eco App Off.
    Chef Greg Daniels of Haven Gastropub of Old Town Orange talks to people as they sample appetizers with ingredients locally sourced within 250 miles during the Eco
  • Canines test out first dog park in Yorba Linda

    Canines test out first dog park in Yorba Linda
    Yorba Linda’s first off-leash dog park is open.
    A grand opening ceremony for Checkers Dog Park – the name is a reference to President Richard Nixon’s cocker spaniel – was held Monday, June 26.
    “Our family loves to go to the dog park and it’s somewhere where families can come together and dogs can get that interaction and play that sometimes people can’t get in their own back yards,” said Nicole Crawford, who brought her 3.5-pound teacup Pomeranian,
  • San Juan Capistrano’s first people were O.C.’s pioneers, as well

    San Juan Capistrano’s first people were O.C.’s pioneers, as well
    The indigenous people who built San Juan Capistrano’s famous Spanish mission came to be known to history as the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians.
    But the tribe’s biggest village at the time of first contact with the Spaniards was not San Juan Capistrano – it was a place little known to history, Panhe, about eight miles away, near the mouth of San Mateo Creek and what is now San Clemente.
    Patricia Martz, professor emeritus of archaeology and founder of the California Cultu
  • Los Amigos High graduate Ashley Sotelo breaks from pattern to success

    Los Amigos High graduate Ashley Sotelo breaks from pattern to success
    Los Amigos senior Ashley Sotelo will be the first member of her family to attend college when she starts at UCLA in the fall, but getting there wasn’t easy. Sotelo overcame family turmoil including her brother being killed by gang violence and her father being deported, and credits her school’s AVID program for getting her on track for college. Friday, June 9, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)As a middle schooler, Ashley Sotelo was following an all too familiar
  • MY VIEW: Concerts in the Park series set for July

    MY VIEW: Concerts in the Park series set for July
    It’s almost July so you might want to start thinking about digging out your beach chairs and finding some big blankets.
    The city’s Concert in the Park series will run from 6-8 p.m. every Thursday in July at the Fountain Valley Sports Park. Concerts are free and family oriented.
    Here’s this year’s lineup:
    July 6: The 80z Allstars playing the sounds  of Devo, Duran Duran, Rick Springfield and other ‘80s headliners. The band has been performing for more than 14 ye
  • Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote

    Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote
    By ALAN FRAM and ERICA WERNER
    WASHINGTON — In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation, two sources said Tuesday.
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delivered the message to GOP senators at a private lunch attended by Vice President Mike Pence and White House chief of staff Reince
  • JSerra football will play home games on campus in 2017-18 season

    JSerra football will play home games on campus in 2017-18 season
    For the first time in its 14-year history, JSerra Catholic High School will play football home games on campus this fall.
    The City Council approved the school’s request on Tuesday, June 20 to host five Friday night home games using temporary bleachers and facilities supporting up to 1,500 attendees. The approval is for the 2017-18 season only.
    A crowd of JSerra students and supporters broke into applause as the City Council took its vote.
    The Saddleback College field, where JSerra normally
  • Grand jury alleges sexual misconduct at Orange County District Attorney’s office

    Grand jury alleges sexual misconduct at Orange County District Attorney’s office
    Sexual relationships involving supervisors and subordinates in the investigations bureau at the Orange County District Attorney’s office are so common, and generating so many complaints, that the workplace might be a hostile environment, the Orange County Grand Jury says in a report released Tuesday.
    The report, “Another Hostile Work Environment? Orange County District Attorney Bureau of Investigation,” was launched after jurors heard complaints about unfair treatment, miscondu
  • In search of the clothes whisperer

    In search of the clothes whisperer
    HELP, I fear I am going mad. The fashion world is making all clothing styles smaller than usual. My washing machine seems to be shrinking everything else even those items I’ve never washed.
    I hear footsteps in my bedroom. My clothes want to go back in the closet.  Not simply because I stretch them to distraction. They whisper about my fickleness and they take it personally.
    They are not wrong when they talk of me forgetting them whenever I purchase something new that does not cut off
  • Here’s what ‘Despicable Me 3’s’ Steve Carell really thinks about doing voices for Gru and twin Dru

    Here’s what ‘Despicable Me 3’s’ Steve Carell really thinks about doing voices for Gru and twin Dru
    Gru meets Dru in “Despicable Me 3,” the second sequel in the outrageously popular animated movie series
  • Daniels, St. Brown on national top 10 list

    Daniels, St. Brown on national top 10 list
    Two Mater Dei players today were included among the nation’s top 10 players by CBS MaxPreps.
    Monarchs quarterback JT Daniels and receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown are on the list. Daniels, who will be a junior this fall, is No. 3. Senior-to-be St. Brown is No. 8.
    Daniels, 6-foot-2 and 202 pounds, was Orange County offensive player of the year in 2016. St. Brown was All-County first team. Both have multiple college scholarship offers; neither has made a commitment.
    The CBS MaxPreps list is here.
  • Fountain Valley loves a – founding – parade

    Fountain Valley loves a – founding – parade
    Silvia, left, and husband Steve Ball, holding dog Sadie, watch the parade to celebrate Fountain Valley’s 60th anniversary with friend Greg Lombardi, middle, as it passed by their RV on Saturday, June 23, 2017 along Brookhurst Street. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, in red hat, rides in a wagon shaped car during the parade to celebrate the city of Fountain Valley’s 60th anniversary Saturday, June 23, 2017. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Ph
  • South County issues discussed as Supervisor Lisa Bartlett answers questions at forum

    South County issues discussed as Supervisor Lisa Bartlett answers questions at forum
    Paul Simonds, Chair of the South Orange County Economic Coalition, makes opening remarks and introductions during the group’s State of South Orange County luncheon at the Mission Viejo County Club on Friday, June 23, 2017. Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing PhotographerLisa Bartlett, County of Orange Supervisor, 5th District, and Paul Simonds, Chair of the South Orange County Economic Coalition, discuss the economics of South Orange County, including several recently completed and underw
  • Pedestrian walking in traffic on 91 Freeway killed by truck

    ANAHEIM A man was killed by a pick-up truck early Tuesday morning while walking in traffic on the 91 freeway, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol. The incident was reported around 12:15 a.m. east of Lemon Street, according to a report from the CHP.
  • Shakira will bring her El Dorado World Tour to the Forum and Honda Center in 2018

    Shakira will bring her El Dorado World Tour to the Forum and Honda Center in 2018
    International superstar Shakira has announced dates for her El Dorado World Tour in support of her 11th studio album, “El Dorado,” which dropped back in May.
    The Colombian singer-songwriter, 12-time Grammy Award-winner and former coach on NBC’s “The Voice,” will kick off her jaunt in Cologne, Germany on Wednesday, Nov. 8 and stop in France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland before hitting the North American leg of the tour that begins
  • 1928 San Clemente home on historic register to be auctioned

    1928 San Clemente home on historic register to be auctioned
    The house has four balconies, including this round one overlooking San Clemente and the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Tim Krueger)The Spanish Colonial Revival-style home has been restored but has many of its original features. (Photo by Tim Krueger)The living room includes a coffered, redwood ceiling, herringbone brick fireplace and a large, arched picture window with a view of the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Tim Krueger)A glimpse inside the prohibition-era bar, tucked away behind what appears, at first
  • Football: 3 players to watch on the South all-stars

    Football: 3 players to watch on the South all-stars
    COSTA MESA Three South players to watch in Friday night’s Orange County all-star football game at Orange Coast College:
    1.Shane Coleman, Tesoro, WR: The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wide out is the most impressive-looking athlete for the South but made a play in Monday night’s team scrimmage that showed he is a playmaker, too. The San Diego State signee caught a low pass on a screen play, kept his balance and used a straight-arm while racing along the sideline for a touchdown.
    2.  Austin
  • Garbage’s Shirley Manson talks about being ‘weird’ on Blondie before the two bands co-headline the Hollywood Bowl

    Garbage’s Shirley Manson talks about being ‘weird’ on Blondie before the two bands co-headline the Hollywood Bowl
    When Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson got word that her band’s summer co-headlining tour with New York’s influential Lower East Side rock band Blondie had been given the green light, she was ecstatic.
    During a phone interview ahead of the outing, dubbed the Rage & Rapture Tour, which stops by the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 9, Manson said she had been lucky enough to have had several run-ins with Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry throughout the years.
    Back in the e
  • Los Angeles seeks $1.45 million from Carl's Jr. for alleged minimum-wage violations

    Los Angeles city officials alleged Monday that fast-food chain Carl's Jr. failed to pay the minimum wage to three dozen local workers for six months and is demanding $1.45 million in fines and restitution. "L.A. law is clear: Employees must be paid at least the minimum wage," City Atty.
  • EU fines Google a record 2.4 billion euros in antitrust case

    EU fines Google a record 2.4 billion euros in antitrust case
    By LORNE COOK
    BRUSSELS — The European Union slapped a record $2.72 billion fine on internet giant Google on Tuesday for taking advantage of its dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own online shopping business.
    European regulators gave the company based in Mountain View, California, 90 days to stop or face fines of up to 5 percent of the average daily worldwide revenue of parent company Alphabet. Google says it is considering an appeal.
    The European Commission, which pol
  • Rendon right to halt hollow single-player health care bill

    Rendon right to halt hollow single-player health care bill
    The single-payer health proposal carelessly forced through the state Senate earlier this month was rightly put on hold Friday. Calling the bill “woefully incomplete,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, shelved Senate Bill 562 “until further notice.”
    While single-payer advocates have condemned Rendon for the decision, the truth is that whatever the merits of a single-payer health plan, the bill approved by the Senate on June 1 and passed off to the Assembly compl
  • Why there’ likely at least 3-year wait for single-payer health coverage

    Why there’ likely at least 3-year wait for single-payer health coverage
    Single-payer health insurance that would cover every Californian has stalled, at least for now. Because Democratic Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved state Assembly consideration of the Senate-passed insurance outline at least until next year, a popular vote on the well-publicized, often criticized single-payer health insurance plan is probably at least three years away, and probably more.
    Chances are the idea won’t reach voters before June 2020, if then.
    The many Californians who wanted this
  • Is the United States still first on July 4th?

    Is the United States still first on July 4th?
    The Fourth of July is a time when Americans take stock of what we’re celebrating and whether the nation is living up to its ideals.
    With Independence Day coming up, we’re asking Southern Californians to assess the United States’ place in the world during a time of change in national and international politics.
    Is America still first on the Fourth?
    That’s our Question of the Week for readers.
    President Trump came into office vowing to follow “America first” pri
  • Letters: Dishonorable

    Letters: Dishonorable
    Shortly, there will be two statues unveiled outside MLB ballparks. One is in Cincinnati where the Reds will honor Pete Rose who has been banned for life from this great game for gambling on baseball games. The other is in Miami, where the Marlins will honor Jose Fernandez, who was drunk (.147 BAC) and had cocaine in his system when he invited two of his friends on his boat early one morning. That boat trip resulted in the three of them being killed when Fernandez steered the boat to crash.
    What
  • OCVarsity Football 2017: Team pages, schedules, rosters, stats

    OCVarsity Football 2017: Team pages, schedules, rosters, stats
    Find your school on the list below and click on the link to see the team schedule, roster, stats and team news.
    TRINITY LEAGUE
    JSerra
    Mater Dei
    Orange Lutheran
    St. John Bosco
    Santa Margarita
    Servite
    We’re currently working on the team pages for all of the Orange County teams. Check back later for updates.
    Coaches: Please email your schedule and complete team roster to [email protected]
     
  • St. John Bosco Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

    St. John Bosco Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats
    ST. JOHN BOSCO FOOTBALL
    2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
    Date            Opponent                         SiteAug. 25       at St. Thomas Aquinas     Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 8 p.m.Sept. 2        vs. Garces Memorial        Mission Viejo High, 8 p.m.Sept. 8        vs. Chaminade           &n
  • Anaheim Union denying hundreds of school transfer requests, sparking tears and appeals

    Anaheim Union denying hundreds of school transfer requests, sparking tears and appeals
    Anaheim Union High School District, facing decreasing enrollment, is tightening its grip on students hoping to leave for other districts, denying more than 450 such requests this year, a trend that county education officials said might push other districts to impose tighter transfer rules.
    Anaheim Union changed its inter-district transfer policy in February, shrinking the period when students can apply for transfers from about six months to five weeks. That change has reduced the number of trans
  • JSerra Football 2017: Schedule, Rosters, Stats

    JSerra Football 2017: Schedule, Rosters, Stats
    JSERRA FOOTBALL
    2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)Date              Opponent                        SiteAug. 25        at Corona del Mar         Newport Harbor HighSept. 1         vs. Alemany                  JSerra HighSept. 8         vs. Bishop Amat     &nbs
  • Angels cool off Dodgers, snap their 10-game win streak with 4-0 shutout

    Angels cool off Dodgers, snap their 10-game win streak with 4-0 shutout
    Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley (26) misses the out at second, of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ricky Nolasco (47), during the third inning, at Dodger Stadium. Monday, June 26, 2017. ( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily News / SCNG )Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ricky Nolasco (47) pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the second inning, at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles, Monday, June 26, 2017. ( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily News / SCNG )Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill (44) pitc
  • Servite Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

    Servite Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats
    SERVITE FOOTBALL
    2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)Date          Opponent                              SiteAug. 25     at Norco                             at Norco HighSept. 1      vs. American Fork (Utah)   Mission Viejo High, 5 p.m.Sept. 8       at Roosevelt/Eastvale &nbs
  • Santa Margarita Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

    Santa Margarita Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats
    SANTA MARGARITA FOOTBALL2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
    Date             Opponent                         SiteAug. 25         at Downey                   Downey HighSept. 1         at Loyola                      Loyola HighSept. 8        
  • Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and more stars attend ‘The House’ LA premiere

    Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and more stars attend ‘The House’ LA premiere
    New Line Cinema’s “The House” Los Angeles premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, June 26, 2017, in Hollywood, CA.
    Amy Poehler, a cast member in “The House,” poses alongside slot machines on the red carpet at the premiere of the film at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, June 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Producer/Actor Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler seen at New Line Cinema Presents “The House” Los Angeles Premiere at TC
  • Orange Lutheran Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

    Orange Lutheran Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats
    ORANGE LUTHERAN FOOTBALL
    2017 SCHEDULE(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
    Date                  Opponent                          SiteAug. 25             at La Mirada                      La Mirada HighSept. 1             at Cathedral (San Diego)   Cathedral High, 7:30 p.m.
  • Angels vs. Dodgers Tuesday game time, TV channels and starting pitchers

    Angels vs. Dodgers Tuesday game time, TV channels and starting pitchers
    ANGELS at DODGERS
    When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
    Where: Dodger Stadium
    TV: SNLA (where available), Fox Sports West
    THE PITCHERS
    DODGERS RHP KENTA MAEDA (5-3, 4.62 ERA)
    vs. Angels: 0-1, 9.00 ERA
    At Dodger Stadium: 10-6, 3.42 ERA
    Hates to face: Albert Pujols, 1 for 2, RBI
    Loves to face: Martin Maldonado, 0 for 6, one K
    ANGELS RHP JESSE CHAVEZ (5-7, 5.15 ERA)
    vs. Dodgers: 1-1, 3.32 ERA
    At Dodger Stadium: 0-1, 3.86 ERA
    Hates to face: Yasiel Puig/Chase Utley, 1 for 1
    Loves to face: Logan Forsythe, 0 for 1, K
  • Dodgers Notes: Brandon McCarthy goes to the DL with knee – and other issues

    Dodgers Notes: Brandon McCarthy goes to the DL with knee – and other issues
    LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers placed right-hander Brandon McCarthy on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a recurring issue in his right knee. They can only hope McCarthy’s other issues disappear in that time as well.
    The 33-year-old right-hander was pulled after only three innings Sunday during which he walked two and threw three wild pitches. It was painfully reminiscent of McCarthy’s struggles with erratic command last season after he returned from Tommy John surgery. McCarthy
  • Make a splash this summer!

    Make a splash this summer!
    Olivia Matz, 6, of Ladera Ranch at the beach in Laguna Beach on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Raymona Chin, contributing photographer)Chloe Hirth, 6, of Laguna Niguel plays on a beach in Laguna Beach on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Raymona Chin, contributing photographer)Six-year-old twins Gavin Puebla, left, and Connor Puebla of Rancho Santa Margarita at the beach in Laguna Beach on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Raymona Chin, contributing photographer)Connor Puebla, 6, of Rancho Santa Ma
  • Orange County DA appoints special counsel to hear any reports of ethical violations

    Orange County DA appoints special counsel to hear any reports of ethical violations
    SANTA ANA – Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has appointed an outside lawyer to hear any complaints of possible ethical violations witnessed by employees within his office.
    Rackauckas selected his longtime friend, criminal defense attorney Ronald Brower, to fill the unpaid ethics officer role, a post recommended by the district attorney’s handpicked investigatory committee 18 months ago.
    That panel was created after county prosecutors were accused of misusing jailhouse
  • Mater Dei Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats

    Mater Dei Football 2017: Schedule, Roster, Stats
    MATER DEI FOOTBALL2017 Schedule
    (All games 7 p.m. unless noted)Date             Opponent                                SiteAug. 25        at Bishop Amat                     Bishop Amat HighSept. 1          vs. Bishop Gorman (Nev.)    Santa Ana StadiumSept. 8       &nbs

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