• Have tale will talk: Halloween storytelling in Fountain Valley

    Storyteller Michael McCarty, best known for his multicultural African, African American and international folk stories, sets the mood for Halloween when he dips into his extensive trove of tales with “Scary Stories,” which are described  as “funny scary, scary scary, tales of mystery & suspense from here there and everywhere.”
    The show is free and suitable for children 3 and up.
    In his bio, McCarty writes, “In 1992, in Los Angeles, I was introduced to profe
  • Huntington Beach Alzheimer’s walk funds stay close to home

    Huntington Beach Alzheimer’s walk funds stay close to home
    Walk4ALZ Orange County is being held this weekend at Huntington City Beach.
    The event is not to be confused with the national Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which was recently held at Bolsa Chica State Beach and 600 other communities.
    Unlike the national walk, all funds raised at the local walk stay in Orange County to fund no-cost services and programs to care for and support those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, as well as to advance critical local research for a cure.
    Or
  • 15 Whole Foods Markets in Orange County, Los Angeles and Palm Desert hacked

    15 Whole Foods Markets in Orange County, Los Angeles and Palm Desert hacked
    The Hangar Bar at Whole Foods Market in Tustin opened last year. The taproom was part of a six-store hack in Orange County (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)The grocer, which was recently acquired by Seattle-based online retailer Amazon.com Inc., says the data breach did not affect its main checkout registers or any Amazon.com shoppers. However, 6 dining venues and tap rooms in Orange County were breached including the year old taproom in Tustin.Customers hang out at the Back
  • Segerstrom to unveil new plaza in effort to engage

    Segerstrom to unveil new plaza in effort to engage
    The grand opening of the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza and the Center for Dance and Innovation is this weekend.
    The free all-day event will feature live music performances, face painting, trick or treating and other festivities.
    The 56,100-square-foot plaza features a large open space, multi-purpose stage, reflection pool, two green spaces — Theater Grove and Community Picnic Grove – and an arrival court.
    The Center for Dance and Innovation presents the Judy Morr Theater, fi
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  • Marines, sailors — including Camp Pendleton brigade — practice wartime scenarios off coast of San Diego

    Marines, sailors — including Camp Pendleton brigade — practice wartime scenarios off coast of San Diego
    SAN DIEGO — Marines and sailors from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade from Camp Pendleton and the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Strike Group, along with four U.S. Navy ships, began training in real-world war-time scenarios, Monday, Oct. 23, hundreds of miles off the coast of San Diego.
    The Marines and sailors were joined by an infantry unit from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. Observers from partner nations including Chile, Peru, Columbia and Mexico also were o
  • After nearly losing their park, Laguna Woods dogs are getting new digs

    After nearly losing their park, Laguna Woods dogs are getting new digs
    What started as a public relations nightmare has turned into a win-win for residents and the city.
    Laguna Woods City Council has voted to relocate A Place for Paws dog park, allocating funds toward the project to be located on Golden Rain Foundation property on Ridge Route Drive, less than 1,500 feet from its existing location.
    Due to property title issues and physical deterioration, the council voted to close the dog park in August, but just four days later public backlash led to the council re
  • Eric Stephens’ NHL power rankings (Oct. 23, 2017)

    Eric Stephens’ NHL power rankings (Oct. 23, 2017)
    It might have seemed a surprise to those outside of their El Segundo headquarters that the Kings would give Darryl Sutter and Dean Lombardi the heave-ho after two Stanley Cups won, but the feeling inside was that change was necessary.
    Change, it seems, has invigorated a group that went stale last season. Now we’re not even one month into the season and real success must be maintained over the long haul, but the Kings’ best start in franchise history offers promise for something real
  • Here’s why a chimp suddenly appears in this year’s Cannes Film Festival winner, ‘The Square’

    Here’s why a chimp suddenly appears in this year’s Cannes Film Festival winner, ‘The Square’
    It was not a big surprise when “The Square” won the top prize, the Palme d’Or, at last spring’s Cannes Film Festival.
    There may have been more favorably handicapped pictures by directors with longer reputations than Sweden’s Ruben Ostlund had. But his “Square’s” combination of social awareness, jaw-dropping absurdity and aesthetic confidence certainly made it a contender – and, ultimately, a winner.
    Perhaps least surprised of all was Ostlund
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  • World Series weather forecast for Los Angeles calls for lots of heat

    World Series weather forecast for Los Angeles calls for lots of heat
    A heat wave fueled by Santa Ana winds has hit Southern California just in time for the Dodgers’ first World Series game since 1988, with temperatures reaching triple digits.
    The National Weather Service forecast calls for temperatures in the 90s at game time for Tuesday 5:09 p.m. Game 1 at Dodger Stadium, with winds there fairly calm, compared to other areas of L.A. County.
    That could threaten the mercury mark for the hottest World Series game on record — Game 1 of the 2001 Seri
  • Class Act: Israel Philharmonic, Russian orchestras have concert dates in the LA area

    Class Act: Israel Philharmonic, Russian orchestras have concert dates in the LA area
    In my last column, I noted that Southern California has a dozen or so top-flight orchestras. As it happens, the next fortnight also brings a number of the world’s best ensembles on various tours.
    The Israel Philharmonic, led by music-director-for-life Zubin Mehta, comes to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 30 for a program that includes Amit Pozansky’s “Footnote,” a suite for orchestra from the 2011 Israeli drama film written and directed by Joseph Cedar; Schubert’s
  • Habitat for Humanity struggles to find buyer for Anaheim home

    In a situation that seems unlikely given Southern California's shortage of affordable housing, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County has a home available in Anaheim, but hasn't found a family to fill it. "We did get people who were interested" in the three-bedroom, two-bath home with a two-car garage near Julianna Park, Orange County Habitat Director of Family and Homebuyer Services Paula Garcia-Arsenault said, but some of them didn't meet the criteria, and others thought the neighborhood was to
  • Bomb throwing: Cartoons

    Bomb throwing: Cartoons
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    Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  • Ducks move on without Cam Fowler, whose injury timeline is uncertain

    Ducks move on without Cam Fowler, whose injury timeline is uncertain
    ANAHEIM – Life without Cam Fowler began for the Ducks on Friday night, but their leader on defense is just the latest star they’ve had to live without.
    It has been an assembly line of the injured that has run since the early part of the summer. Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen were joined by Ryan Kesler. And as the season began, the line has been occupied by Ryan Miller, Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Eaves.
    Now it is Fowler. How long they’ll be without him is yet to be determined. T
  • Watch: Bolu Olorunfunmi of UCLA goes airborne in this must-see touchdown run

    Watch: Bolu Olorunfunmi of UCLA goes airborne in this must-see touchdown run
    UCLA running back Bolu Olorunfunmi, a junior from Clovis, Ca., is cleared for takeoff on this touchdown run in the Bruins’ 31-14 victory over Oregon on Sunday, Oct. 22, at the Rose Bowl.
    Here’s something you don’t see every Saturday:😱 Bolu Olorunfunmi! Just WOW. #UOvsUCLA@UCLAFootball with the lead.
    Watch: https://t.co/ZLABag9Ytt pic.twitter.com/8Xmi2PDINl
    — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 21, 2017
  • Residents launch petition to overturn Irvine council’s decision on veterans cemetery

    Residents launch petition to overturn Irvine council’s decision on veterans cemetery
    IRVINE — A battle over where to build Orange County’s first military veterans cemetery isn’t quite over yet.
    Irvine resident and Army veteran Edward Pope has started a campaign called Save the Veterans Cemetery to overturn the City Council’s decision to put a state-run veterans cemetery at 125 acres near the I-5/I-405 interchange. Pope and his supporters want the city to stick to its original plan and build it on a piece of land north of the Orange County Great Park.
  • Vegetables sold at Albertsons, Walmart, Trader Joe’s part of massive recall

    Vegetables sold at Albertsons, Walmart, Trader Joe’s part of massive recall
    Mann Packing of Salinas is voluntarily vegetable because they may be contaminated with listeria, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. (Images courtesy of the FDA)Mann Packing of Salinas is voluntarily vegetable because they may be contaminated with listeria, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened
  • UCLA football vs. Oregon: Live updates, discussion and more

    UCLA football vs. Oregon: Live updates, discussion and more
    Follow along for instant updates and join the discussion with other fans as UCLA plays host to Oregon in a Pac-12 matchup, Saturday, Oct. 21. (1 p.m., PACN-TV) This is a weird use of social media. twitter.com/NDFootball/sta…I know it's his actual name, but as a nickname "The Rosen One" makes no sense.Rewatching the TV broadcast of #UCLA 's game vs. Oregon. Why do announcers call Josh Rosen "the Rosen one"? That nickname makes no sense.#UCLAGameGIFsfor #UCLA 's 31-14 win over Oregon, featu
  • Excessive heat warning issued throughout Orange County

    Excessive heat warning issued throughout Orange County
    An excessive heat warning has been issued for Orange County today, Oct. 23 by the National Weather Service. The warning could alter high school sports schedules.
    “Santa Ana winds and strong high pressure aloft will bring hot weather through Wednesday,” the advisory said.
    “Highs from 98 to 106 for inland Orange County and the western Inland Empire and the western valleys in San Diego County. The heat will likely reach all the way to the coast where highs will range from the mid
  • Australian woman charged with fighting with flight crew aboard flight to LAX

    Australian woman charged with fighting with flight crew aboard flight to LAX
    An Australian woman traveling from Brisbane to Los Angeles last week climbed aboard a sleeping passenger’s lap, kicked and tried to bite and punch two flight attendants, and screamed profanities for hours after she was restrained, an FBI affidavit alleges.
    Amy Louise McHugh, 32, of Melbourne admitted to FBI agents who arrested her at Los Angeles International Airport that she drank four glasses of wine, took double the dosage of her antihistamine and remembered nothing more about what happ
  • Auto mechanic rescues motorcyclist trapped under van

    Auto mechanic rescues motorcyclist trapped under van
    FULLERTON An auto mechanic rescued a motorcyclist trapped underneath a van following a traffic collision Monday, Oct.
    The collision between a man on a motorcycle and a woman driving a Toyota Sienna occurred around 6:50 a.m. at the intersection of Highland and Chapman avenues, Chris Nigg, a battalion chief for the Fullerton/Brea Fire Department, said.
    Firefighters move a motorcycle rider to an ambulance after he was freed from being trapped underneath a mini van in Fullerton on Monday mornin
  • Football: Four Orange County teams undefeated going into Week 9

    Football: Four Orange County teams undefeated going into Week 9
    Four Orange County football teams — Mater Dei, Mission Viejo, San Clemente and Capistrano Valley — take perfect records into Week 9.
    Each school also carries some different historical perspective.
    For Mater Dei and Mission Viejo, they’re in familiar territory.
    Mater Dei (8-0), the first-place team from the Trinity League and ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps, started 13-0 last season before falling to St. John Bosco in the CIF-SS Division 1 final at Angel Stadium.
    Mission
  • Checkmate, Aldi: Discount grocera s impact in Southern California forces rivals to lower prices

    People line up to enter an Aldi in Palm Springs. The first 8 Aldi stores in Southern California opened in March 2016.
  • October heads into triple-digit heat — when will it cool down?

    October heads into triple-digit heat — when will it cool down?
    LOS ANGELES — The Southland, with the exception of the Antelope Valley, was under a red flag warning today, signifying a high risk of wildfire amid a heat wave, gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity.
    The warning, reflecting “a long-duration fire weather threat,” will be in effect through Wednesday, with the most critical fire conditions expected today through Tuesday, according to a National Weather Service statement. A risk of wildfire also exists in Ventura, Santa Barbara an
  • Elvira reveals her dream costume for Halloween

    Elvira reveals her dream costume for Halloween
    Elvira has become symbolic of Halloween, which also means that she is always working on October 31st.
    Still, she adores the holiday.
    “Candy corn is a must-have for Halloween, and you have to eat it a particular way,” Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) said. “You have to eat the little white tip off, then you eat the little end up and then you eat the middle, but it’s a vegetable so it’s healthy.”
    However, there is a darker side to the holiday for the Mistress of the
  • What we’ve learned from largest methane gas leak in the U.S.

    What we’ve learned from largest methane gas leak in the U.S.
    Invisible disaster: Infrared images from the Environmental Defense Fund show a huge plume spewing from the ground.
    Two years ago today, the largest U.S. methane leak was discovered. The leak in northwest Los Angeles County focused attention on the state’s aging gas wells.
    Disaster snapshot
    The leaky well was one of 115 wells connected to a subsurface storage reservoir in the Aliso Canyon gas field. The field has been used for natural gas storage since 1973 and is the fourth largest facilit
  • Tickets for Stevie Wonder’s 21st annual House Full of Toys go on sale Friday, Oct. 27

    Tickets for Stevie Wonder’s 21st annual House Full of Toys go on sale Friday, Oct. 27
    Stevie Wonder will celebrate “the joy of giving in the spirit of song” at his 21st annual House Full of Toys benefit concert.
    And he’s talking classic soul.
    Wonder will perform 1972’s “Talking Book” and its 1973 follow-up album “Innervisions” on Sunday, Dec. 10, at Staples Center, with special guests (still to be announced) and Emmy Award-winning music director Rickey Minor.
    All he asks is that in exchange for unwrapping songs like &ldquo
  • Segerstrom Center bets $15 million that redesigned plaza, free concerts will draw crowds

    Segerstrom Center bets $15 million that redesigned plaza, free concerts will draw crowds
    SThe Julianne and George Argyros Plaza opens on Saturday, Oct. 28, with 11 hours of pomp, partying, speeches, music and a dance company that will defy gravity on a wall high above the crowd.
    The hoopla marks the start of a busy inaugural season on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ refurbished plaza. In the coming months you’ll be able to buy a latte, lunch, beer or a cocktail from a new restaurant and relax in shaded outdoor seating as you take in a Vietnamese lion dance, a puppet
  • Status Update: Briggs promoted at Yokohama Tire; free seminar for nonprofits; WNDE expands in merger

    Andrew Briggs has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of marketing and product management at Yokohama Tire Corp. in Santa Ana.Alzheimer’s Orange County has added eight people to its 2017-2018 board of directors. The new members include Sandy L. Thomas, vice president/relationship manager at Farmers & Merchants bank.Alzheimer’s Orange County has added eight people to its 2017-2018 board of directors. The new members include Terence Offenberger, vice presid
  • ‘Chances Are’ you might want to see Johnny Mathis at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa

    ‘Chances Are’ you might want to see Johnny Mathis at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
    Smooth voiced crooner Johnny Mathis returns to Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage for an evening of romantic music on Saturday, Oct. 28.
    Since releasing his first album in 1956, Mathis’ lengthy career is full of accolades including several Grammy Awards and numerous hits including “Misty,” “Chances Are” and the duet with Deniece Williams “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late.”Over the years, his Christmas albums have also been hugely popular, but
  • Southern California spends $6,949 yearly on fun pursuits. How’s that rank?

    Southern California spends $6,949 yearly on fun pursuits. How’s that rank?
    Perhaps the great weather allows Southern Californians to spend less money on fun.
    New federal spending stats show the average Southern California household spent $6,949 a year in 2015-16 on what I categorized as “fun” — spending on eating out, booze and entertainment. But that tab is a lowly 16th out of 22 major U.S. markets tracked by this Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
    I filled my trusty spreadsheet with key American spending habits that are tracked to keep the Consumer
  • Checkmate, Aldi: Discount grocer’s impact in Southern California forces rivals to lower prices

    Checkmate, Aldi: Discount grocer’s impact in Southern California forces rivals to lower prices
    People line up to enter an Aldi in Palm Springs. The first 8 Aldi stores in Southern California opened in March 2016. (Nancy Luna, Orange County Register/SCNG)With 18 months under its belt in Southern California, German-born discount chain Aldi has quickly become the ultimate disruption in a region teeming with supermarket choices.
    An epic price war in Southern California has triggered grocery prices to drop an unprecedented 3 percent as traditional food retailers scramble to fend off small-form
  • Trump continues to defend call to fallen soldier’s widow

    Trump  continues to defend call to fallen soldier’s widow
    By CATHERINE LUCEY
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is defending his call to a fallen soldier’s widow, saying he was “respectful” and did not forget the slain soldier’s name.
    Trump addressed the call on Twitter Monday after Myeshia Johnson, La David Johnson’s widow, appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” She said that in Trump’s call to her last week he “couldn’t remember my husband’s name.”
    Johnson ad
  • Divide in California's GOP on display at convention:...

    California Republicans walked into their weekend convention facing a persistent question: What direction should they take to stop the ongoing decline of their power in the state? Three chaotic days later, there was little resolution. Concern about the party's future, decisions being made by its leaders and how inclusive the state GOP truly is - topics typically only whispered about at party gatherings - were openly discussed in Anaheim this weekend, spurred by a series of contentious events at t
  • OCVarsity Photos: The Week 8 football highlights, fan standouts

    OCVarsity Photos: The Week 8 football highlights, fan standouts
    We’ve put together a look at the photos of the fantastic plays and fun moments from last week’s Orange County high school games on Thursday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 20.
    Los Alamitos’s Nathan Hartman celebrates scoring the go-ahead touchdown against Edison during the second half of their Sunset League football game at Huntington Beach High in Huntington Beach, CA on Thursday, October 19, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)Santa Margarita’s Joseph
  • Orange County football schedule: Week 9

    Orange County football schedule: Week 9
    The Orange County high school football schedule for Week 9 – games Oct. 26-28.
    FOOTBALLAll games 7 p.m. unless noted
    THURSDAY, OCT. 26
    GOLDEN WEST LEAGUESegerstrom at Westminster
    NORTH HILLS LEAGUEEsperanza at El Modena
    SUNSET LEAGUEHuntington Beach at Los Alamitos at Veterans Stadium, Long Beach
    EMPIRE LEAGUECypress at Western
    GARDEN GROVE LEAGUEGarden Grove vs. Rancho Alamitos at Bolsa Grande HighSantiago vs. Los Amigos at Garden Grove High
    ORANGE LEAGUECentury vs. Anaheim at Glover Stad
  • Automated Preforming: "Intelligent Automation" in pick and place systems

    Layups go industrial with hand-like grippers that can fold fabric or prepreg into corners and robot-mounted cameras that inspect from fabric to cut plies to fiber gaps in final preforms. This blog comes from my discussions with Composite Alliance Corp. .
  • Editor’s Pick: House of Sillage No. 003

    Editor’s Pick: House of Sillage No. 003
    HoS No.003 is the latest men’s cologne from Newport Beach-based House of Sillage, which describes the new fragrance as carrying “distinct notes of oceanic sage and volcanic rock accord, blended with scents of ambergris and Akigala wood.” I don’t know about all that, but it certainly does carry the scent of the sea, and where most colognes seem to fade away by the end of a long day, HoS No. 003 lingers. In a good way.
  • Lonzo Ball, Lakers lose to Pelicans after furious comeback

    Lonzo Ball, Lakers lose to Pelicans after furious comeback
    New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, left, attempts a shot as Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson, right, drives the ball as New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. The Pelicans won 119-112. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)Los Angeles
  • Typhoon Lan sweeps across Japan; 2 reported dead

    Typhoon Lan sweeps across Japan; 2 reported dead
    This aerial photo shows a collapsed road in Kishiwada, Osaka, western Japan Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 after heavy rain brought by a powerful typhoon. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP)Scaffolding is collapsed after a strong wind brought by a powerful typhoon, at a hospital in Fukuoka, southern Japan Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (Yoichi Ishikawa/Kyodo news via AP)Houses are flooded in Kinokawa, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 after heavy rain brought by a powerful typhoon. (Yuki Sato/Ky
  • Melvin Gordon leaves Anthony Lynn wanting on Chargers’ goal-line runs

    Melvin Gordon leaves Anthony Lynn wanting on Chargers’ goal-line runs
    CARSON — Melvin Gordon ran the ball from the 1-yard line. And then he ran it again. And again. And again.
    He never got over the goal line, squandering a short field following the Chargers’ fumble recovery at Denver’s 45-yard line. They beat the Broncos anyway, 21-0, but memory of that sequence still left Coach Anthony Lynn fuming on Sunday.
    “That was absolutely terrible,” Lynn said. “Anytime we have the ball on the 1-yard line and I give it to my back four tim
  • Corey Seager looks ready for World Series after a full workout at Dodger Stadium

    Corey Seager looks ready for World Series after a full workout at Dodger Stadium
    LOS ANGELES –  Corey Seager’s return looked a bit more real Sunday, two days before Game 1 of the World Series.
    The 23-year-old shortstop took batting practice, fielded ground balls and threw to first base at Dodger Stadium during a team workout. Then, for the first time since he injured his back Oct. 9, Seager faced live pitching from teammates Hyun-Jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy in a simulated game.
    “I feel great,” he said. “There’s no limitations.”
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes impact in Lakers debut

    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes impact in Lakers debut
    LOS ANGELES – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope needed exactly 25 seconds against the New Orleans Pelicans to demonstrate why the Lakers signed him to an $18 million contract last summer.
    In his regular season debut in L.A., Caldwell-Pope hit a 3-pointer as he was pushed out of bounds by Jrue Holiday with 1:26 left in the second quarter.
    After converting the four-point play, he intercepted a pass from DeMarcus Cousins – his second steal of the first half – then pushed the ball up the fl
  • After playoff elimination, USC points toward other remaining goals

    After playoff elimination, USC points toward other remaining goals
    A season has lost some of its luster.
    When USC suffered a humbling 49-14 defeat at Notre Dame on Saturday, it also saw its playoff hopes wither.
    Effectively, it was eliminated from contention.
    Since the College Football Playoff format was introduced in 2014, no team has been selected as one of the four participants with more than one loss. The Trojans, who were expected to challenge for a national championship in the preseason, now sit 6-2 overall, left to make the most of a final stretch of the
  • Art Leahy knows the difference between Metro and Metrolink and other Southern California transit secrets

    Art Leahy knows the difference between Metro and Metrolink and other Southern California transit secrets
    A job applicant walked into the Metrolink offices expounding on the accomplishments of Metro. He even wrote a follow-up email to Metrolink saying what a great job Metro has been doing with trains and buses.
    Goes to show ya how many people get those two agencies confused. Metro is the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, responsible for buses, subways and light-rail only in L.A. County. Metrolink uses diesel locomotives pulling train cars on tracks for its commuter rail servi
  • Bonsignore: Chargers enjoy feeling of home-field advantage, however slight

    Bonsignore: Chargers enjoy feeling of home-field advantage, however slight
    Chargers Travis Benjamin walks off the field after the win in Carson, CA on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The Chargers shut out the Broncos 21-0. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)Chargers Darius Philon leaves the field victorious in Carson, CA on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The Chargers shut out the Broncos 21-0. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)Teammates mob Chargers Travis Benjamin after he scored on a 65-yard punt return Broncos in Carson, CA on Sunday, October 22, 2017. (Photo by
  • Checking the facts: Kelly distorts congresswoman’s actions

    Checking the facts: Kelly distorts congresswoman’s actions
    By TERRY SPENCER and CALVIN WOODWARD
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s chief of staff distorted the facts when he accused a “selfish” Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson of grandstanding at a building dedication in the memory of two slain FBI agents in 2015.
    Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., talks to reporters, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilson is standing by her statement that President Donald Trump told Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La D
  • Play It Forward Oct. 23-29: Dodgers, Astros know how to turn up the heat

    Play It Forward Oct. 23-29: Dodgers, Astros know how to turn up the heat
    Ranking the top 10 sports events Oct. 23-29 you won’t want to miss:
    NO. 1: 113th WORLD SERIESDODGERS vs. ASTROS
    Details/TV: Games 1 and 2 at Dodger Stadium, Tuesday and Wednesday, 5:09 p.m., Ch. 11
    If we’re still all about keeping things 100, we should consider:= This is the first Fall Classic matchup of teams that each won at least 100 games in the regular season since 1970. That’s when the 108-win Orioles outlasted the 102-win Reds – a season that the Dodgers won 87 and
  • Alexander: Chargers defense helps quiet the opposing fans

    Alexander: Chargers defense helps quiet the opposing fans
    CARSON — Defense wins games on the road, right?
    OK, that was a little bit of snark. But on a day when the Chargers played what almost certainly felt like their seventh of 16 road games, before a preponderance of Broncos’ orange in StubHub Center, their defense served notice that they aren’t going quietly.
    The 21-0 clean sheet, if we can use a term more appropriate to the other sport played in this stadium, was the first laid on the Broncos since Nov. 22, 1992. That, too, took p
  • What’s next for UCLA football? The Washington Huskies

    What’s next for UCLA football? The Washington Huskies
    UCLA (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) at No. 12 Washington (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12)
    When: 12:30 p.m., Saturday
    Where: Husky Stadium, Seattle
    Watch/listen: ABC or ESPN2/AM-1150 or AM-570
    UCLA update: The Bruins nabbed a critical 31-14 win over Oregon with a strong defensive performance that shut out the Ducks in the second half. … UCLA had its first takeaways on defense and its first sacks since Week 3 against Memphis. Jaleel Wadood forced a fumble that was recovered by Jacob Tuioti-Mariner and Colin Samue
  • What’s next for USC football? The Arizona State Sun Devils

    What’s next for USC football? The Arizona State Sun Devils
    No. 21 USC (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) at Arizona State (4-3, 3-1)
    When: 7:45 p.m., Saturday
    Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.
    Watch/listen: ESPN/710 AM
    USC update: The Trojans are coming off their worst loss since a 52-6 drubbing by Alabama in the 2016 season opener. On Saturday night in South Bend, Ind., they suffered a 49-14 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame. It was also the biggest loss in the 89-year rivalry since a 51-0 loss to the Fighting Irish in 1966, a defeat that remains the most lop

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