• Plea for birthday cards draws 50,000 well-wishes for Fullerton World War II vet

    Plea for birthday cards draws 50,000 well-wishes for Fullerton World War II vet
    At 96, Duane Sherman, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, has survived nearly all of his friends.
    His wife of 57 years, Lois, died in 2011.
    The only mail he receives at his Fullerton home these days are bills.
    So Sherman’s daughter, Sue Morse, 65, put out a request on her Facebook page for friends to send her dad a card for his Dec. 30 birthday.
    Sue Morse and her dad Duane Sherman, 96, at their home in Fullerton on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Sue posted on social media asking
  • Chickens with Newcastle disease found at 2nd commercial operation in Riverside County

    Chickens with Newcastle disease found at 2nd commercial operation in Riverside County
    A second commercial chicken operation in Riverside County has been hit with the bird-killing virulent Newcastle disease, resulting in the flock being euthanized and officials stepping up eradication efforts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week.
    Since the outbreak of the virus in mid-May, more than 60,000 birds — mostly chickens — have been euthanized in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, according to Steve Lyle, spokesman for the Californi
  • How the LAUSD teacher strike affects high school sports this winter

    How the LAUSD teacher strike affects high school sports this winter
    After weeks of an anticipated LAUSD teacher strike expected begin on Thursday, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced Wednesday that the strike will start Monday if an agreement is not reached.
    The postponement keeps all LAUSD school activities, including class and athletics on schedule through the weekend. But if the strike does begin Monday, it could put LAUSD high school athletics significantly behind schedule.
    The looming – and what looks to be imminent – strike
  • LeBron James approved for on-court work, but Lakers star to miss at least 3 more games

    LeBron James approved for on-court work, but Lakers star to miss at least 3 more games
    LOS ANGELES – The latest injury stint for LeBron James is marching toward unprecedented territory.
    The 34-year-old Lakers star was medically evaluated on Thursday for his strained left groin, which has already caused him to miss eight games. James is progressing to limited on-court work, but he still is expected to miss at least the next three contests, butting his potential return up against one of the hardest portions of the Lakers’ schedule.
    The latest timeline makes James (27.3 p
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  • 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Jan. 11-17

    10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Jan. 11-17
    LOS ANGELES COUNTY
     ‘Linda Vista’
    Tracy Letts (“August Osage County”) penned this tragicomic tale of a divorced 50-year-old and his search for sex and/or love.
    When: Through Feb. 17. 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. (No 2:30 performance Saturday, Jan. 12)
    Where: Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
    Tickets: $30-$105 (subject to change)
    Information: 213-628-2772
    ‘Wicked’
    The mega-popular musical that
  • Galaxy to select 12th in MLS SuperDraft; LAFC trades first-round pick

    Galaxy to select 12th in MLS SuperDraft; LAFC trades first-round pick
    The purpose of the MLS SuperDraft appears to be changing from year to year for clubs as the landscape of Major League Soccer changes.
    Clubs have turned their focus toward signing homegrown players and spending on signing international players, making it difficult for college drafted players to make an impact.
    Sign up for Home Turf and get exclusive stories every SoCal sports fan must read, sent daily. Subscribe here.
    Last season, LAFC and the Galaxy had the top three picks in the draft and of th
  • Increased trench digging at Aliso berm has lifeguards, neighbors on alert

    Increased trench digging at Aliso berm has lifeguards, neighbors on alert
    A sea gull stands on a sign near a sand berm at Aliso Beach Park which holds back the water in Aliso Creek in Laguna Beach on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The creek flows due to winter rains and kept filled due to a natural sand berm at the beach which is beneficial for fish and wildlife. Orange County lifeguards and others keep a lookout to see if anyone is digging a channel across the berm which then unnaturally drains Aliso Creek into the ocean. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/S
  • Pasadena mansion famous for ‘Dynasty’ catfight between Linda Evans and Joan Collins is chopped to $19.5 million

    Pasadena mansion famous for ‘Dynasty’ catfight between Linda Evans and Joan Collins is chopped to $19.5 million
    Arden Villa sits on nearly three acres behind imposing gates that open to a 100-yard, tree-lined drive. See more in the slideshow. (Photo by Darwin Nercesian)
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  • U.S. Postal Service cited nearly $150,000 after heat-related death of Woodland Hills mail carrier

    U.S. Postal Service cited nearly $150,000 after heat-related death of Woodland Hills mail carrier
    Federal workplace safety investigators have cited the U.S. Postal Service for violations totaling nearly $150,000 following the heat-related death of a mail carrier in Woodland Hills this past summer, officials announced Thursday.
    Veteran carrier Peggy Frank, 63, was found dead in her non-air-conditioned mail truck in Woodland Hills on July 6, a day that temperatures soared to 117 degrees.
    Frank, a North Hills resident, died of hyperthermia, an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failur
  • Gov. Newsom offers $144 billion California budget, ups savings

    Gov. Newsom offers $144 billion California budget, ups savings
    By JONATHAN J. COOPER
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $144 billion general fund budget in his first spending plan Thursday, up 4 percent from the current year.
    The new governor’s budget includes $13.6 billion to build the state’s reserves and to pay down state debt and its growing pension liability. It’s in keeping with his promise to follow in the fiscally frugal path of his predecessor, termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown.
    Like Brown, Newsom said he
  • Photos: Paint maker Behr gets a splashy new headquarters in Santa Ana

    Photos: Paint maker Behr gets a splashy new headquarters in Santa Ana
    Behr Paint Co. has a new headquarters in Santa Ana. The sprawling building also houses Kilz primer. (Takata Photography)
    The research and development department of the new headquarters of Behr Paint Co. in Santa Ana. The space was designed by H. Hendy Associates of Newport Beach. (Takata Photography)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe research and development lab at Behr Paint Co. in Santa Ana. (Takata Photography)
    The lobby of the expansive, new headquarters of Behr Paint Co. in Santa Ana
  • Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Thursday Jan. 10

    Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Thursday Jan. 10
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday, Jan. 10 at Santa Anita.
    Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks
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  • Why House bills that block new offshore drilling face a steep path

    Why House bills that block new offshore drilling face a steep path
    A package of eight House bills that would ban new offshore oil drilling was introduced by the new Democratic majority this week in response to the Trump administration’s proposal to open more leases in nearly all federal waters.
    Although the proposals are not expected to pass into law because of President Trump’s position on the issue, activists hope the bills will intensify attention on the prospect of more drilling.
    “It helps put the conversation out there that there&rsq
  • Review: Fifty One Chinese Kitchen in Buena Park goes big on dumplings, and meat

    Review: Fifty One Chinese Kitchen in Buena Park goes big on dumplings, and meat
    A very fashionable Chinese restaurant called Ooak Kitchen opened in April at The Source in Buena Park, serving vegetarian (mostly vegan) dim sum. This was the second branch of Ooak. The first had opened only a month prior in Culver City.
    The vegetarian thing never caught on. Within a few months of opening, before I could get around to dining there, both locations had completely abandoned the vegetarian concept, and the company changed its name to Fifty One Chinese Kitchen. Without actually redec
  • CdM preparing to start renovations to sports fields this spring

    CdM preparing to start renovations to sports fields this spring
    In a victory for the Eastbluff neighborhood in Newport Beach, a football stadium will not be constructed at Corona del Mar High, leaving it as the only school in Newport-Mesa Unified School District without a facility to play home football games on campus.
    After years of letter-writing campaigns and community meetings, some of which reportedly ended in shouting matches, the school district sided with the residents when it announced its decision to choose Option B over Option A (a football stadiu
  • Joshua Tree National Park to remain open for clean up of 2 destroyed trees, unsanitary conditions

    Joshua Tree National Park to remain open for clean up of 2 destroyed trees, unsanitary conditions
    National Park Service Ranger Anna Marie Gilay, who has not worked in over 2 weeks, hands out a Joshua Tree National Park map to a visitor Thursday morning at the north entrance to the park. Despite the partial federal shutdown Joshua Tree National Park remained open Thursday, January 10, 2019. The park has minimal staffing and campgrounds are now open. There is no park entry fee at the moment. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG).
    National Park Service Ranger Duane Vigar pre
  • Joshua Tree National Park to open Thursday amid attempts to clean up 2 destroyed trees, unsanitary conditions

    Joshua Tree National Park to open Thursday amid attempts to clean up 2 destroyed trees, unsanitary conditions
    TWENTYNINE PALMS — The National Park Service made the decision to avoid the scheduled closure of Joshua Tree National Park on the 20th day of the partial government shutdown despite escalating levels of lawlessness, unsanitary conditions and vandalism that included visitors chopping down two of the park’s namesake trees.
    The temporary closure of the park was averted Thursday, Jan 10 by an infusion of recreation fees used to clean restrooms and restore damaged picnic grounds, authorit
  • Coachella: See photos from the festival’s first year in 1999

    Coachella: See photos from the festival’s first year in 1999
    The 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will happen April 12-14 and April 19-21 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
    Since it’s the festival’s 20th edition (Coachella skipped the year 2000), let’s take a look back at that first year. The original Coachella was held at the Empire Polo Club over two days in October of 1999 and attracted 25,000 people to see artists such as Rage Against the Machine, Morrissey and Moby. Perry Farrell, of Jane’s Addiction and Porno
  • As Trump visits border, Texas landowners prepare wall fight

    As Trump visits border, Texas landowners prepare wall fight
    By NOMAAN MERCHANT
    HIDALGO, Texas — As President Donald Trump travels to the border in Texas to make the case for his $5.7 billion wall , landowner Eloisa Cavazos says she knows firsthand how the project will play out if the White House gets its way.
    The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month. Rather than surrender their land, some property owners are digging in, vowing to reject buyout offers and prepari
  • Anaheim leaders propose year extension to Angels’ stadium lease to give time for negotiations

    Anaheim leaders propose year extension to Angels’ stadium lease to give time for negotiations
    Anaheim’s new mayor and City Council are starting a fresh round of negotiations with Angels baseball, hoping to reach an agreement before the team’s lease for the city-owned stadium expires this fall.
    A proposal the City Council is expected to consider Tuesday, Jan. 15, would extend the Angel Stadium lease through the end of 2020 so the two sides have time to hash out a new deal.
    The Big A in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim. (Register file photo)
    Los Angeles Angels starti
  • Drummond: Revenue up at Yorba Linda’s Black Gold Golf Club

    Drummond: Revenue up at Yorba Linda’s Black Gold Golf Club
    Three reports summarizing financial matters for the most recently completed fiscal year – one at the city-owned Black Gold Golf Club and two on fees paid by developers for impacts on the city’s infrastructure – have been reviewed by the Yorba Linda City Council.
    And the council-appointed Planning Commission has approved three conditional use permits for fitness centers, adding to the city’s healthy supply of businesses catering to residents who seek to fulfill New Year re
  • Here’s how you can have dinner with chef Graham Elliot

    Here’s how you can have dinner with chef Graham Elliot
    Chef, restaurateur, television personality and cookbook author Graham Elliot will be at Atrium in Los Feliz on Monday, Jan. 14 working on a film project with Justin Willman. But he won’t be hitting the road when the cameras stop rolling, instead he will be suiting up for some kitchen time.
    Atrium executive chef Hunter Pritchett and pastry chef Gregory Baumgartner will be joining Elliot to create three menu specials that you may enjoy 6-8:30 p.m. that evening. You will be able to order Grah
  • $1.6 million for a house with no kitchen? Only in the Bay Area

    $1.6 million for a house with no kitchen? Only in the Bay Area
    A Silicon Valley home for sale for a cool $1.6 million has a built-in fire pit, a two-car garage and plenty of other amenities, but it’s missing one crucial feature — a kitchen.
    The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in San Carlos suffered an accidental cooking fire about a year ago, and now all that remains of the kitchen is a blackened shell. The damage has rendered the home unlivable, but that major flaw isn’t stopping the owners from seeking a high price — a testam
  • 2nd man found dead at Democratic donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood apartment is identified

    2nd man found dead at Democratic donor Ed Buck’s West Hollywood apartment is identified
    Timothy Dean, 55, of West Hollywood, pictured above, was found dead Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in the apartment of prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck.
    WEST HOLLYWOOD — Coroner’s officials on Thursday identified the man who died at the West Hollywood home of prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck earlier this week as 55-year-old Timothy Dean of West Hollywood.
    Dean was found dead early Monday at Buck’s apartment on the 1200 block of Laurel Avenue, where another man was found dead in 2017
  • Robots walk, talk, pour beer and take over CES tech show

    Robots walk, talk, pour beer and take over CES tech show
    By Matt O’Brien and Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press
    Robots that walk, talk, pour beer and play pingpong have taken over the CES gadget show in Las Vegas again. Just don’t expect to find one in your home any time soon.
    Most home robot ventures have failed, in part because they’re so difficult and expensive to design to a level of intelligence that consumers will find useful, says Bilal Zuberi, a robotics-oriented venture capitalist at Lux Capital. But that doesn’t keep
  • Fiat Chrysler to pay $800 million to settle emissions lawsuits

    Fiat Chrysler to pay $800 million to settle emissions lawsuits
    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay an estimated $800 million in fines and costs related to recalling and fixing thousands of vehicles under civil settlements announced Thursday by California and the U.S. Justice Department, which alleged some of its diesel-powered vehicles violated clean-air rules.
    “A multinational corporate bad actor seriously violated American emissions laws to the detriment of the health and welfare of the people of the United States,” said Jeffrey Bossert Clar
  • Macy’s tumbles most in a decade after cutting profit forecast

    Macy’s tumbles most in a decade after cutting profit forecast
    Macy’s plunged the most in more than 10 years after the department-store chain cut its annual profit and sales forecast, saying its sales momentum during the holidays weakened in mid-December.
    Comparable sales will grow about 2 percent, down from a previous outlook of at least 2.3 percent, the company said in a statement Thursday. Profit will be as much as $4 a share. It had previously forecast as much as $4.30.
    With today’s slide, the company erased its entire gain in 2018. Macy&rsq
  • Whicker: It all started when Aaron Donald became agile and hostile in Mobile

    Whicker: It all started when Aaron Donald became agile and hostile in Mobile
    The beauty pageant begins in Mobile, Ala.
    Coaches, scouts, general managers and hangers-on migrate to the Gulf to see college players practice, then play the Senior Bowl, with real live NFL coaching staffs running the show.
    The town was not named after Aaron Donald, who showed up five years ago. But there’s time to spread that rumor.
    He was a defensive tackle from Pittsburgh who spent most of his college days in offensive backfields. Yet he was, and is, only six feet tall.
    “Why are y
  • 2019 list of festivals, fairs and special events in Southern California

    2019 list of festivals, fairs and special events in Southern California
    In 2019, there are so many fun things to do in Southern California it will take 52 weeks to fit them all in. Whether you’re into art, beer and wine, classic cars, food, movies, music, sports or something else, here’s our annual guide to dozens of the best events happening during the next 12 months.
    Jump to a month: February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
    JANUARY
    Palm Springs International Film Festival
    One of the largest film
  • Toyota recalls 1.7M vehicles in N. America to fix air bags

    Toyota recalls 1.7M vehicles in N. America to fix air bags
    By Tom Krisher, The Associated Press
    Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles in North America to replace potentially deadly Takata front passenger air bag inflators.
    The move announced Wednesday includes 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of automotive recalls in the nation’s history.
    Takata inflators can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 23 people have been killed worldwide and hundreds have been injured.
    T
  • California’s other fiscal time bomb

    California’s other fiscal time bomb
    California’s state and local agencies have $187 billion in unfunded retiree health care and other benefit liabilities that threaten to crowd out public services, such as public safety and education, that Californians expect government to provide.
    Fortunately, state and local officials have more options to manage these other post-employment benefits than they do for public pensions. It’s urgent that they start exercising these options.
    The estimated $187 billion in unfunded liabilitie
  • Senior Moments: The telephone tea meant-to-be

    Senior Moments: The telephone tea meant-to-be
    When Linda emailed me and said she would understand if I wasn’t up to our telephone tea this year, so soon after my husband’s death, I realized it was one of the few things I did want to do.
    I knew that George would not have approved of me skipping this special tradition with my college roommate. He was so enthusiastic when Linda and I created our California to Virginia telephone tea several years ago.
    We would each set tables with our good china and prepared good
  • Blaze Bernstein’s killing one year later: How his death has impacted Orange County and beyond

    Blaze Bernstein’s killing one year later: How his death has impacted Orange County and beyond
    On Jan. 10, 2018, Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators found 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein’s body in a shallow grave near Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch.
    Officials determined he had been stabbed 20 times, killed in an act of rage. Bernstein was gay and Jewish, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor.
    And for most of 2018, a year that saw a surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes including the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 11 dead, and hate incidents against members of the
  • Crash closes southbound 5 Freeway lanes in Mission Viejo area

    Crash closes southbound 5 Freeway lanes in Mission Viejo area
    A four-vehicle crash early Thursday has prompted closure of two lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway near Avery Parkway in the Mission Viejo area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
    Related Articles Elderly woman saved after her car crashes into path of oncoming train in Santa Ana Vehicle slams into center divider on Garden Grove Freeway; one killed Motorcyclist killed in crash on 73 in Newport Beach Charges against accused drunk driver in fatal Garden Grove crash not filed yet because of
  • Rest and revive with Deep Sleepover Package at Shore Hotel

    Rest and revive with Deep Sleepover Package at Shore Hotel
    The eco-friendly Shore Hotel in Santa Monica has teamed up with Lather skin care to offer a Deep Sleepover Package starting at $329 per night. Book a stay by the sea through Jan. 31 and you will receive a Sweet Dream Kit with Lather’s Quiet Night Pillow Mist, Quiet Night Relaxing Balm and a Silky Eye Mask. The venue is at 1515 Ocean Ave. For reservations and more information, call 310-458-1515 or go to www.shorehotel.com.
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  • Rebel drone bombs Yemen military parade, kills at least 6

    Rebel drone bombs Yemen military parade, kills at least 6
    By AHMED AL-HAJ
    SANAA, Yemen — A bomb-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Shiite rebels exploded over a military parade for the Saudi-led coalition and its allies on Thursday near the southern port city of Aden, killing at least six people in a brazen attack that threatened U.N.-brokered peace efforts to end the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation.
    The attack at the Al-Anad Air Base, where American special forces once led their fight against Yemen’s al-Qa
  • Cal State Fullerton drops Big West opener at Hawaii

    Cal State Fullerton drops Big West opener at Hawaii
    HONOLULU — Khalil Ahmad had 24 points to lead four Cal State Fullerton players in double figures, but the Titans were outplayed after halftime, losing to Hawaii 79-68 in their Big West Conference opener on Wednesday night at the Stan Sheriff Center.
    Sheriff Drammeh tied his career high with a season-high 23 points and Eddie Stansberry added 16 points for Hawaii (10-5, 1-0 Big West), which won its fourth consecutive game. Jack Purchase added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Brocke Steptea
  • California’s right to shelter: Three hots and a cart

    California’s right to shelter: Three hots and a cart
    No city in California has a more talked-about homeless problem than San Francisco.  From used needles showing up on city buses to human feces decorating public sidewalks like poorly hidden Easter eggs to acts of unspeakable violence taking place in transportation centers, the City by the Bay has become the poster child for the social chaos an out-of-control homeless crisis brings.
    In response, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, has proposed legislation that “will create a &lsqu
  • Dasca back from back injury but others lead Costa Mesa to basketball win over Estancia

    Dasca back from back injury but others lead Costa Mesa to basketball win over Estancia
    COSTA MESA – The Lakers are learning to play without their best player and top scorer.
    It looks like Costa Mesa’s boys basketball team knows that drill.
    The Mustangs defeated Estancia 71-56 on Wednesday in an Orange Coast League game at Estancia High.
    The teams went into the game tied for first place. Costa Mesa’s win Wednesday puts the Mustangs in sole possession of first place in the Orange Coast with a 3-0 league record. Estancia is 2-1 in league.
    It was the first game back
  • Kyle Kuzma scores career-high 41 points as Lakers blow out Pistons

    Kyle Kuzma scores career-high 41 points as Lakers blow out Pistons
    Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma (0) dunks the ball at Staples Center inon Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
    Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23) works his way around Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Beasley (11) at Staples Center inon Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma have a laugh on the bench in t
  • Former USC safety Bubba Bolden indicates he will transfer to Miami

    Former USC safety Bubba Bolden indicates he will transfer to Miami
    Former USC safety Bubba Bolden, who had been reinstated to the university last week, announced on Wednesday night that he intended to transfer to Miami rather than re-enroll for spring semester classes.
    Bolden posted a photo on Twitter that showed himself in a Hurricanes uniform that read, “Committed,” followed by the caption, “Blessed. Let’s get it.”
    In October, Bolden withdrew from USC after he said he faced a 28-month suspension for an alleged student code of con
  • Orange County basketball highlights for Wednesday, Jan. 9

    Orange County basketball highlights for Wednesday, Jan. 9
    Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
    BOYS BASKETBALL
    Wednesday’s basketball scoreboard
    No. 5 Cypress extended its Empire League winning streak to 13 games by beating Tustin 91-47 Wednesday at Tustin High. Westmont College commit Jared Brown scored 36 points for the Centurions and made 9 3-pointers. Anthony Tello filled the stat sheet for Cypress with 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Clifton Patterson had a double-double for Cy
  • Ducks set franchise record with 9th consecutive defeat, an OT loss to Senators

    Ducks set franchise record with 9th consecutive defeat, an OT loss to Senators
    The Ducks’ Hampus Lindholm, bottom, becomes tangled with the Senators’ Ryan Dzingel during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Honda Center. Ottawa won 2-1, handing the Ducks their ninth consecutive loss. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    ANAHEIM, CA – JANUARY 09:Jakob Silfverberg #33 of the Anaheim Ducks battles Colin White #36 of the Ottawa Senators for position during the first period of a game at Honda Center on January 9, 2019 in Anaheim, California.(Photo by Sean M
  • Watch Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma score 41 points against Pistons

    Watch Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma score 41 points against Pistons
    Kuz got all the buckets tonight.4⃣1⃣ in 3 quarters. pic.twitter.com/knQJmSi966
    — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 10, 2019Forward Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers recorded a career-high after scoring 41 points in the first three quarters of tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons.New career high for Kyle Kuzma with a 3-pointer, and he's fouled on the play. Up to 41 and counting.
    — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) January 10, 2019| Boxscore: Lakers vs. Pistons
  • Now with Pistons, Dwane Casey keeps perspective about playoff clashes with LeBron James

    Now with Pistons, Dwane Casey keeps perspective about playoff clashes with LeBron James
    LOS ANGELES — To know the grace of Dwane Casey is to know that one of the last times he was in L.A., he was accepting the NBA Coach of the Year Award for the job he had just lost.
    The 61-year-old has perspective in his 10th season as an NBA head coach, and also a sense of humor. A wry smile crept across his face even as he talked about LeBron James, the player who eliminated Casey’s last three Toronto Raptors teams from the playoffs, twice via sweep.
    “We had a lot of success in
  • Fullerton scores twice in overtime to pull out soccer win against Sunny Hills

    Fullerton scores twice in overtime to pull out soccer win against Sunny Hills
    FULLERTON – Twin brothers Joshua and Joseph Espinoza each scored a goal in overtime to give Fullerton a 2-0 victory over Sunny Hills in a key Freeway League boys soccer game Wednesday at Sunny Hills High.
    The matchup featured a pair of teams that are likely to be the main contenders to finish the regular season in first place.
    Fullerton’s Joseph Espinoza celebrates with teammates after his overtime goal helped the Indians to a 2-0 victory over Sunny Hills in a Freeway League boys soc
  • Students at Yorba Linda school sheltered as 5 suspects in nearby burglary were sought, arrested

    Students at Yorba Linda school sheltered as 5 suspects in nearby burglary were sought, arrested
    Students and staff at a Yorba Linda elementary school were told to shelter in place as sheriff’s deputies searched for suspects in the burglary of a nearby residence on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
    The precautionary measure was implemented at Fairmont Elementary School at about 8 a.m., according to Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. She said the order was lifted at about 9 a.m., after deputies found and arrested five suspects in a nearby residential burglar
  • Fullerton High gym deemed unsafe, closed for all activities

    Fullerton High gym deemed unsafe, closed for all activities
    Fullerton High School’s gymnasium has been closed and declared unsafe for activities, leaving the school’s teams scrambling for places to practice and play home games.
    Scott Sinek, coach of the Fullerton varsity boys basketball team, said the gym is scheduled to be renovated soon. He said initial inspections of the structure revealed that the roof was in such disrepair that it was too dangerous to allow activities to continue inside the gym.
    The school’s boys and girls basketba
  • Run defense appears to be weak link for Rams’ defense, but don’t tell them that

    Run defense appears to be weak link for Rams’ defense, but don’t tell them that
    THOUSAND OAKS – So it didn’t turn out to be a Super Defense. Not even close, but none of that matters now. After a confusing and sometimes frustrating regular season, the Rams’ defense has a perfect opportunity to shine.
    Dallas, Saturday’s playoff-game opponent, has the NFL’s leading rusher in Ezekiel Elliott. The Rams, on a yards-per-rush basis, had the worst run defense in the league this season. This one seems fairly straightforward. For the Rams to advance to th
  • Impasse continues as Trump walks out of shutdown talks with Democrats

    Impasse continues as Trump walks out of shutdown talks with Democrats
    By CATHERINE LUCEY, LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
    In a negotiating session that was over almost as soon as it began, Democrats went to the White House asking T

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