• Man dies of apparent gunshot wound after pursuit through San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange counties

    Man dies of apparent gunshot wound after pursuit through San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange counties
    WESTMINSTER — A car chase that began Saturday in Upland, in San Bernardino County, and went through some Los Angeles County freeways, ended in Westminster when the suspect’s car became disabled and authorities found the man dead, possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
    Upland police tried to pull over a man driving a Toyota Scion for an equipment violation at 4:24 a.m. Saturday, said California Highway Patrol Officer Duane Graham, triggering a pursuit when the suspect entered t
  • Evacuations partially lifted in Calimesa for areas affected by Sandalwood fire

    Evacuations partially lifted in Calimesa for areas affected by Sandalwood fire
    Some of the residents who had to flee their Calimesa homes on Thursday as the Sandalwood fire threatened were permitted to return Saturday, officials announced.
    The Villa Calimesa Mobile Home Park, which was most severely damaged by the fire and where two people were found dead, is still not accessible.
    But the evacuation order for areas north of that park was lifted at 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.(1/4) #SandalwoodFire As of 1 p.m. October 12th, ev
  • Photos: On eve of Long Beach Marathon, big race gets miniaturized for kids at Aquarium of the Pacific

    Photos: On eve of Long Beach Marathon, big race gets miniaturized for kids at Aquarium of the Pacific
    On Sunday, Long Beach Marathon competitors will wind through city streets for 26.2 miles. On Saturday, Oct. 12, young runners got the “Fun Size” version.
    Beginning at 9 a.m. near the Aquarium of the Pacific, hundreds of kids as young as 5 tightened their laces for the 1-mile Aquarium of the Pacific Kids Fun Run.
    The 8-10 years old kids take off at the Aquarium of the Pacific Kids Fun Run in Long Beach on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The event is a fun way for kids to be involved in th
  • Dodgers’ David Freese announces retirement from baseball

    Dodgers’ David Freese announces retirement from baseball
    Dodgers infielder David Freese announced his retirement from baseball in a message posted to his Twitter account Saturday.
    “Family, friends, teammates and coaches and fans that handed out support especially when your lives were already full, you helped me more than you know,” Freese wrote. “Padres, Cardinals, Angels, Pirates and Dodgers. You took a 23-year-old kid out of college and pushed him to 36. Can’t thank you enough for that. Needed it. Will never stop thinking abo
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  • Why the power is going out in California: Susan Shelley

    Why the power is going out in California: Susan Shelley
    In one of the more spectacular failures of government policy in the history of California, electricity blackouts lasting days or even weeks have been imposed on millions of utility customers. One Caltrans official in the Bay Area told reporters that this is the “new normal” for wildfire prevention in the era of climate change.
    Actually, the power blackouts in California are caused by laws, policies, regulatory decisions and court rulings.
    Maybe you’ve noticed that only the cust
  • Report: Tyler Skaggs received drugs from Angels PR official

    Report: Tyler Skaggs received drugs from Angels PR official
    Longtime Angels public relations official Eric Kay was aware of Tyler Skaggs’ drug use and supplied him with drugs shortly before he died, according to a report published on Saturday by ESPN’s Outside the Lines.
    Kay reportedly told the Drug Enforcement Agency that he and Skaggs had used opioids together for years, and he had watched Skaggs snort three lines of crushed opioids in the pitcher’s hotel room hours before he died July 1 in Southlake, Texas.
    Kay also told DEA official
  • Rams declare Todd Gurley out for 49ers game Sunday

    Rams declare Todd Gurley out for 49ers game Sunday
    Rams running back Todd Gurley is out of Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers because of a bruised thigh, a team spokesman said Saturday afternoon.
    Gurley had been listed as doubtful to play in the game at the Coliseum after sustaining the injury in the Rams’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 3.
    The Rams said they have activated John Kelly from the practice squad to serve as the third running back behind Malcolm Brown and Darrell Henderson. To make room for Kelly on the 53
  • Jack Black helps Redondo Beach family who lost daughter host event to thank Torrance’s Providence Trinity Kids Care Hospice

    Jack Black helps Redondo Beach family who lost daughter host event to thank Torrance’s Providence Trinity Kids Care Hospice
    Actor Jack Black was the emcee at Layla Paige Sonnen’s Nature Walk for TrinityKids Care, a fundraiser for this South Bay pediatric hospice care program. The walk took place at the South Coast Botanic Garden Saturday Oct 12, 2019.(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
    Actor Jack Black was the emcee atLayla Paige Sonnen’s Nature Walk for TrinityKids Care, a fundraiser for this South Bay pediatric hospice care program. The walk took place at the South Coast Botanic Garden S
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  • Whicker: Jack Flaherty carries Harvard-Westlake flag deep into MLB playoffs

    Whicker: Jack Flaherty carries Harvard-Westlake flag deep into MLB playoffs
    From the seats it was an innocent single, dribbling between first and second.
    From the dugout and from behind the plate and from where the scouts always sat at Harvard-Westlake in the spring of 2012, it was a siren.
    Catcher Arden Pabst came to the mound. So did Matt LaCour, the coach.
    “This was the eighth-place hitter, the catcher from Alemany,” LaCour said. “He wasn’t supposed to pull the ball there, not against Lucas.”
    LaCour thought Pabst might have been crossed
  • Game Center: Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, 1:05 p.m. at the Coliseum

    Game Center: Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, 1:05 p.m. at the Coliseum
    The Rams and San Francisco 49ers renew their NFC West rivalry Sunday at the Coliseum, with the 3-2 Rams needing a win to keep pace with the unbeaten 49ers. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Stay with this page for game-related news, updates and analysis before and during the game. SCNG’s Kevin Modesti and Jim Alexander will be reporting from the Coliseum.
    Rams vs. 49ers by the numbers | Week 6 Odds, betting lines | Week 6 NFL scoreboardA Twitter List by Jim_McCurdie
     
  • Death toll rises to 2 from Sandalwood fire at Calimesa mobile home park

    Death toll rises to 2 from Sandalwood fire at Calimesa mobile home park
    A second person has been found dead in a Calimesa mobile home part that was overrun by fire this week, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Saturday, Oct. 12.
    The remains were found Friday evening during the search of a unit in the Villa Calimesa Mobile Home Park. The coroner has not identified the deceased person, sheriff’s officials said in a tweet.
    They did release the identity of the first person found dead: 89-year-old Lois Arvikson. She was found inside a burned
  • The Who kicks off the first of its 3 Hollywood Bowl shows with a rousing performance

    The Who kicks off the first of its 3 Hollywood Bowl shows with a rousing performance
    At the end of the night, after a thrilling performance of the Who classic “Baba O’Riley” that had all of us old folks in the Hollywood Bowl belting out lyrics about teenage wastelands, singer Roger Daltrey thanked Pete Townshend, his musical partner for more than 50 years, for writing so many terrific tunes in that time.
    “Our youth is gone, our glamour is gone, but the music is better than ever,” said Daltrey, 75, to Townshend, 74.
    He was speaking specifically of th
  • Inside the Dodgers: Postseason accountability – The players

    Inside the Dodgers: Postseason accountability – The players
    Editor’s note: This is the Friday, Oct. 11 edition of the Inside the Dodgers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. 
    In Thursday’s newsletter, I played the “blame game” as it concerned Dave Roberts and Andrew Friedman in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. It took 1,633 words, but we got there. The loser, of course, was the 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers. The winner was you – the fan who took time to write back.
    Today, I’l
  • Saddleridge fire is 19% contained; growth slows

    Saddleridge fire is 19% contained; growth slows
    The Saddleridge Fire in the northern San Fernando Valley slowly grew overnight to 7,552 acres, though calm winds heading into Saturday morning helped to significantly slow its growth, officials said.
    The wildfire that began Thursday was 19% contained Saturday morning, with fire crews focusing on the Newhall Pass area in Placerita Canyon and Calgrove Boulevard where it meets Interstate-5, said Chris Reade, L.A. County Fire Department spokesman.
    The potential for additional growth remains if the w
  • Police respond to a church shooting in New Hampshire, suspect in custody

    Police respond to a church shooting in New Hampshire, suspect in custody
    PELHAM, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire have responded to a church in Pelham for reports of a shooting.
    Authorities responded to the New England Pentecostal Church just after 10 a.m. Saturday.
    WMUR-TV reports that Hillsborough County Attorney Michael Conlon said there were no fatalities and a suspect is in custody.
    New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said in a statement that state officials are at the church assisting first responders in the shooting investigation.
    New Hampshire Attorney G
  • Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, Oct. 12

    Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, Oct. 12
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday Oct. 12 at Santa Anita.
    Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks
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  • Electric or gas car — no one will get away from taxes and fees

    Electric or gas car — no one will get away from taxes and fees
    Q. Hi Honk. I’ve been wondering about this for a while as there are more and more electric vehicles on the road. For those of us who put gas in our cars, we pay for road maintenance through gas taxes. How do electric cars pay for their fair share of road use?
    – Judy Badstuebner, Fullerton
    A. In the long haul, it is going to be interesting to see what happens, with politicians tossing out rebates and special stickers allowing solo drivers in carpool lanes, to owners of low- or zero-em
  • This map shows where the Saddleridge fire is burning and which areas are evacuated

    This map shows where the Saddleridge fire is burning and which areas are evacuated
    This interactive map shows where the Saddleridge fire is burning in the Sylmar and Porter Ranch areas, and also shows the areas under evacuation.
    A larger version of this map is available.
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  • Rams, 49ers rekindle rivalry with pivotal game Sunday

    Rams, 49ers rekindle rivalry with pivotal game Sunday
    LOS ANGELES — Sean McVay can’t remember the last time the Los Angeles Rams played the San Francisco 49ers with something on the line for both teams. Of course he can’t. It was 10 days before he turned 3.
    “When I was 3? No, I don’t think (I remember),” the Rams coach said as he prepared his team to face the 49ers on Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum.
    On Jan. 14, 1990, San Francisco dominated L.A. in the NFC championship game, with Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, John T
  • Gardening: How firescaping your home and yard creates a needed safety zone

    Gardening: How firescaping your home and yard creates a needed safety zone
    I am tempted to say that the second edition of “Firescaping” (Wilderness Press, 2019) arrived at my doorstep just in time for fire season. The reality of firescaping, however, is that it’s an ongoing challenge. If you live in a fire-prone area but were unfazed by that reality until the Saddleridge fire blazed, you may suddenly be in a scrambling mode to minimize your exposure to a possible conflagration.
    Every time a major fire breaks out in California, I wonder why people live
  • Anthony Davis sprains thumb, Lakers look tired in loss to Nets in China

    Anthony Davis sprains thumb, Lakers look tired in loss to Nets in China
    The start of the sequence was something fans had been craving for months: As Anthony Davis corralled a defensive rebound, he sent an outlet pass sailing past the halfcourt line to a streaking LeBron James.
    James ran under the rim for the lay-up … and missed it. He got his own rebound … and missed again right under the hoop.
    Multiple blown lay-ups on one play is unusual to see from the 34-year-old star, but then again, it’s been an unusual trip.
    Fatigue was the predominant tra
  • ‘Jungle Cruise’ movie pays tribute to classic Disneyland ride with hippos, headhunters and the ‘backside of water’

    ‘Jungle Cruise’ movie pays tribute to classic Disneyland ride with hippos, headhunters and the ‘backside of water’
    The new “Jungle Cruise” debuting next summer will bring the classic 1955 Disneyland ride to the silver screen in an action-adventure epic film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a riverboat skipper and Emily Blunt as an intrepid explorer.
    The new Hollywood movie pays homage to the old Disneyland ride with scenes involving charging hippos, deadly piranhas, spear-wielding headhunters and the famed “backside of water” at Schweitzer Falls that will be familiar
  • Under threat of litigation, Westminster yet another city switching to district maps

    Under threat of litigation, Westminster yet another city switching to district maps
    The Westminster City Council has become the latest target in Orange County to be forced into drawing up voting districts under threat of litigation.
    On Wednesday, Oct. 9, council members unanimously approved a resolution declaring the city’s intent to transition away from at-large elections.
    Deputy City Attorney Kimberly Barlow explained that officials received a letter alleging that Westminster’s electoral system violates the California Voting Rights Act. Although “we don&rsqu
  • Saddleridge fire: Here’s a list of freeways open and closed on Saturday

    Saddleridge fire: Here’s a list of freeways open and closed on Saturday
    The following freeways are now open in the Saddleridge Fire area, according to Caltrans:
    — The southbound 14 Freeway
    — The eastbound 118 Freeway
    — The northbound 405 Freeway
    — The northbound and southbound 5 Freeway
    — The northbound 5 Freeway connector to the northbound 14 Freeway
    — The eastbound 210 Freeway at the 5 Freeway
    — The westbound 210 Freeway at the 118 Freeway
    — The northbound 5 Freeway truck route
    The following freeways remain closed Sa
  • Should the commercial real estate buying process be more like Amazon Prime?

    Should the commercial real estate buying process be more like Amazon Prime?
    Aha, got ya! Catchy headlines can do that, huh? If you doubt it for a moment, raise your hand if you checked out “Bruce Jenner’s love child with Natalie Gulbis” in the latest Enquirer? I thought so!
    So, a bit of context. I was shopping with my bride of 40 years this week — actually, she was shopping, and I was there for support. She wanted to buy a postage scale. We went to our local Office Superstore/Max/Depot and to our delight, there were five choices – all in st
  • Heirs of omission: Who’s in, and not in, a will

    Heirs of omission: Who’s in, and not in, a will
    These past few weeks we’ve been discussing “omissions” (you can decide whether these are errors or sins). As an estate planning attorney, I instantly think of “omitted heirs.” And you may think, “huh?”
    An omitted heir is a person who would have inherited by law but was not mentioned in a will or trust. A related concept is “pretermitted heir”– someone who was born to, adopted by, or married to the deceased after the date of the will. Bo
  • Communal “co-living” catching on as low-cost housing alternative

    Communal “co-living” catching on as low-cost housing alternative
    On a recent tour of affordable housing projects in the Downtown L.A. area aimed at both solving and preventing homelessness, I was introduced to a “co-living” community, a new concept that provides lower-cost housing without government subsidies.
    The concept offers smaller sleeping spaces in shared housing, with communal kitchens, bathrooms and living spaces.
    I learned about this concept when a group from the California Association of Realtors toured the PodShare facility created by
  • Al Jardine of Beach Boys fame brings tour to Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach

    Al Jardine of Beach Boys fame brings tour to Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach
    Al Jardine was around when brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, along with their cousin Mike Love and David Marks, formed The Beach Boys in 1961 in Hawthorne.
    Jardine met Brian Wilson on the football team at Hawthorne High; they later attended El Camino College in Torrance together. Early on, the band bore such names as Kenny & the Cadets, Carl & the Passions and The Pendletones.
    The surf-rock pioneers went on to record 15 Top 10 singles and secure a berth in the Rock ‘n’
  • Fryer: This Mater Dei team may be better than its 2017, 2018 teams that were national champs

    Fryer: This Mater Dei team may be better than its 2017, 2018 teams that were national champs
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei was crowned high school football’s national champions in 2017 and 2018.
    This year’s Mater Dei team might be better than both of those two teams.
    The Monarchs dominated the game from start to finish Friday in a 56-11 win over Servite before a big, vocal crowd of around 8,000 at Santa Ana Stadium.
    In that game Mater Dei flexed its many strengths.
    You’ve read or heard that “the
  • OCVarsity video: Mater Dei blows out Servite, Rollinson calls it a ‘great win’

    OCVarsity video: Mater Dei blows out Servite, Rollinson calls it a ‘great win’
    See highlights from Mater Dei’s blowout victory against Servite 56-11 on Friday night, and hear what the Monarchs and Friars had to say about the contest, which turned heated at times.Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now
    Related Articles All of OCVarsity’s game stories, scores, photos and more from Friday’s football games San Juan Hills finds way past Aliso Niguel with Hogan’s help on the ground Mater Dei piles up the poi
  • All of OCVarsity’s game stories, scores, photos and more from Friday’s football games

    All of OCVarsity’s game stories, scores, photos and more from Friday’s football games
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThis is the place to find all of OCVarsity’s coverage of Friday night’s high school football games, plus the games on Thursday.
    We’ll have weekly stats leaders and league standings online Saturday night.
    FRIDAY’S GAMES
    OCVarsity photos: Top plays, fun moments from Friday’s high school football gamesMater Dei piles up the points as it routs rival ServiteHigh school football: Frida
  • San Juan Hills finds way past Aliso Niguel with Hogan’s help on the ground

    San Juan Hills finds way past Aliso Niguel with Hogan’s help on the ground
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowALISO VIEJO — It was supposed to be a passing frenzy involving two of the best receivers in Orange County, but instead a running back provided the first spark.
    With the passing games on lockdown in the first half, San Juan Hills running Austin Hogan bulldozed his way down the field.
    His hard work helped open up the passing game, and Hudson Jones threw three touchdown passes as the Stallions collected a
  • Mater Dei piles up the points as it routs rival Servite

    Mater Dei piles up the points as it routs rival Servite
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA –- Servite’s “The Asylum” student section chanted, “Bosco’s better!”
    Maybe not.
    Servite running back Derek Fuentes is tackled immediately by Mater Dei linebacker Ray Leutele after getting the handoff in a Trinity League football game at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana on Friday, October11, 2019. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
    Mater Dei runningback Q
  • There are no easy homeless fixes, which may be a good thing

    There are no easy homeless fixes, which may be a good thing
    SACRAMENTO – One of the wonderful – and frustrating – things about living in our relatively free society is the authorities have only limited ability to tackle big problems. Because our system respects individual rights, the government can’t just boss us around. Its power is distributed among various levels and branches. And everyone has access to the courts, which tie up proposals for years.
    This system is less of a well-oiled machine and more like one of cartoonist Rube
  • What you can and cannot expect from California’s new mental health line

    What you can and cannot expect from California’s new mental health line
    This month, California launched the first statewide mental health line. The peer-run line based in San Francisco will get $10.8 million over three years to expand across the state.
    ‘Warm Line’
    Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. – 43.8 million – experience mental health challenges per year. This month, the state signed off on funding for a call center based in San Francisco to cover the whole state. The California Peer-Run Warm Line offers free nonemergency emotional
  • Corona del Mar crushes Edison behind Garbers’ 4 TD passes

    Corona del Mar crushes Edison behind Garbers’ 4 TD passes
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowNEWPORT BEACH — The opening drive of the Sunset League football contest on Friday between Edison and Corona del Mar was an indicator of how the game would go for the Sea Kings.
    The ensuing drive was an indicator of how it would go for the Chargers.
    Corona del Mar’s John Humphreys (6) celebrates scoring a touchdown against Edison with Max Fanzine in a Sunset League football game Friday, Oct. 11, 20
  • St. John Bosco responds to talk with a resounding win over JSerra

    St. John Bosco responds to talk with a resounding win over JSerra
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — St. John Bosco made a statement Friday by routing JSerra 49-10 in a Trinity League game at JSerra High.
    The Braves (7-0, 2-0) were talked about all week after sweating out a 27-26 win against Servite last week, a game where they were expected to win handily.
    St. John Bosco quarterback DJ Viagalelei throws the ball during a Trinity League game against JSerra on Friday, October 11, 2
  • OCVarsity photos: Top plays, fun moments from Friday’s high school football games

    OCVarsity photos: Top plays, fun moments from Friday’s high school football games
    See all of the Register’s photos from the Orange County high school football games on Friday night. Go go the OCVarsity pages to see all of the coverage of the games.Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowCorona del Mar’s John Humphreys catches a long pass against Edison in a Sunset League football game Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at Newport Harbor High. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
    Corona del Mar’s Simon Hall
  • High school football: Friday’s scores, Oct. 11

    High school football: Friday’s scores, Oct. 11
    Scores from the CIF-SS Week 7 high school football games Friday, Oct. 11.
    O.C. SCORES & STATS
    FOOTBALL SCORES
    Note: Several games were not played Friday for fire-related reasons. Games marked as ppd. were postponed and will be rescheduled; games marked as canceled will not be rescheduled.
    CIF-SS
    ALMONT LEAGUE
    Alhambra at Montebello
    San Gabriel at Bell Gardens
    Schurr 52, Keppel 20
    AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
    Aquinas at Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian
    Arrowhead Christian 50, Western Christian 20
    Ontario
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain closed because of fire-related freeway closures

    Six Flags Magic Mountain closed because of fire-related freeway closures
    Six Flags Magic Mountain did not open today, Oct. 11, because of freeway closures related to the Saddleridge fire.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
    The park, which is currently offering its annual Fright Fest Halloween celebration, announced via Twitter this morning that it would open at 5 p.m. This afternoon, Magic Mountain tweeted that it would not open at all.
    “Six Fl
  • Golfer Rickie Fowler married to Allison Stokke in private beach ceremony

    Golfer Rickie Fowler married to Allison Stokke in private beach ceremony
    Rickie Fowler, the 19th-ranked golfer in the world who was born and raised in Murrieta, has married longtime sweetheart Allison Stokke, the couple revealed in social media posts on Friday.
    The pair were wed in a private ceremony on an undisclosed beach on Oct. 5. They began dating in 2017, and became engaged on a beach in the Hamptons prior to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southhampton on Long Island.
    Stokke, 30, was a nationally ranked pole vaulter at Newport Harbor High w
  • Padres hitting coach Johnny Washington joins Angels’ managerial candidate list

    Padres hitting coach Johnny Washington joins Angels’ managerial candidate list
    Johnny Washington, the San Diego Padres’ hitting coach last season, is the fourth candidate on the Angels’ list for an interview for their manager job, according to a source.
    His inclusion was first reported by Bleacher Report’s Scott Miller.
    He joins Joe Maddon, Buck Showalter and John Farrell as confirmed candidates. It is unclear if the Angels have completed all four interviews, but a source confirmed earlier this week that the Angels had only scheduled four.
    Maddon remains
  • Alexander: On Dodgers’ offseason checklist, there’s no provision for scapegoats

    Alexander: On Dodgers’ offseason checklist, there’s no provision for scapegoats
    On Wednesday the Dodgers’ season ended sooner, and more abruptly, than anyone anticipated.
    Thursday featured the search for a scapegoat, and for many fans it started and ended with Dave Roberts. That’s what happens when the definition of success comes down to whether you’re the last one standing. When you aren’t, people look for someone to blame, or to fire.
    The manager, who just finished the first year of a four-year contract, reportedly isn’t going anywhere even a
  • Chargers TE Hunter Henry ready to play against Steelers after ‘weird’ knee injury

    Chargers TE Hunter Henry ready to play against Steelers after ‘weird’ knee injury
    COSTA MESA — Hunter Henry instantly felt pain after taking a helmet to the knee with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter of the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts.
    The Chargers’ tight end got his left knee checked, did some running on the sideline and the pain was gone. He re-entered the game and caught a 17-yard pass during the Chargers’ game-winning drive in overtime.
    The pain never really returned, but Henry has missed the past four games recovering from
  • How to help Southern California wildfire victims

    How to help Southern California wildfire victims
    SoCal Fires Disaster Relief
    The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and American Red Cross are accepting donations that will help “provide tools, equipment and immediate disaster relief resources for responders and the thousands displaced or affected” by this week’s wildfires in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, according to the foundation’s website. Go to the foundation’s website at supportlafd.org or directly to the donation form at supportlafd.kindful.com/?c
  • Ducks goalie Ryan Miller makes key saves in another low-scoring win

    Ducks goalie Ryan Miller makes key saves in another low-scoring win
    Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf jumps next to Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo as Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard (58) and Ducks forward Ondrej Kase (25) watch during the first period of Friday’s game in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
    Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, bottom, reaches for the puck in front of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Ver
  • Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency in Riverside and Los Angeles counties

    Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency in Riverside and Los Angeles counties
    Wildfires raging in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, including the Saddleridge fire in Sylmar and the Sandalwood fire in Calimesa, prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to issue an emergency proclamation for those two counties.
    The Saddleridge, Eagle, Reche, Wolf and Sandalwood fires have forced thousands of residential evacuations and caused the destruction of several structures.
    Earlier Friday, Newsom announced that California received a Fire Management Assistance Grant from the Federal Emer
  • Closed Coyote Canyon landfill in Newport Coast may become golf course, hotel and open space

    Closed Coyote Canyon landfill in Newport Coast may become golf course, hotel and open space
    Several hundred undeveloped acres just north of Crystal Cove State Park could be turned into a golf course with a hotel, upscale restaurant and beer garden, and public walking trails that could make millions for Orange County in coming decades.
    But it’s not your typical development project. What ends up being built on the property on Newport Coast Drive just west of the 73 Toll Road will depend on what’s feasible – environmentally and engineering-wise – on the Coyote Cany
  • John Wayne Airport upgrades noise complaint system

    John Wayne Airport upgrades noise complaint system
    Making noise complaints about John Wayne Airport flights just got a 21st-century upgrade with the introduction of a new noise event system.
    The Viewpoint system, which rolled out earlier this month, lets users report noisy flights or other issues from a smartphone or computer through its portal, which sends them to the airport’s noise and operations management system.
    People can also create a profile to track anything they’ve submitted to ensure airport officials received it.
    Previou
  • What the Angels’ roster looks like as they eye changes for 2020

    What the Angels’ roster looks like as they eye changes for 2020
    ANAHEIM — The Angels’ offseason makeover starts with hiring a new manager, which could happen any day, but more important will be upgrading the roster.
    Certainly, Houston Astros ace Gerrit Cole will be their top target, but he’ll be in high demand when free agency begins, and the Angels will need more than one pitcher.
    Their payroll normally ends up around $175 million, and so far they have something in the neighborhood of $140 million committed, depending which arbitration-eli

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