• Detectives bust illegal marijuana grow operation in Santa Ana

    Detectives bust illegal marijuana grow operation in Santa Ana
    Detectives acting on community tips raided an illegal grow operation in Santa Ana on Thursday, seizing more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and more than 2,500 plants.
    Community complaints regarding an illegal business drew vice and narcotics detectives to the facility in the 2000 block of South Ritchey, according to a Santa Ana Police Department statement.
    While carrying out a search warrant for two separate buildings, the detectives found what police described as a sophisticated marijuana grow
  • Orange County CHP officers issue more than 150 citations in 4 hours

    Orange County CHP officers issue more than 150 citations in 4 hours
    Officers cracking down on motorists taking advantage of Orange County freeways emptied of commuter traffic by stay-at-home orders handed out dozens of speeding tickets on Thursday, April 23, during a large California Highway Patrol enforcement operation.
    Officials with Orange County’s three CHP offices reported handing out more than 150 citations, the bulk of which were for speeding, and giving out dozens more verbal or written warnings to motorists during a coordinated enforcement effort
  • Ladera Ranch man who beat the coronavirus ‘beast’ goes home

    Ladera Ranch man who beat the coronavirus ‘beast’ goes home
    Brian Patnoe, center, is greeted by healthcare workers as he exits Mission Hospital Laguna Beach while recovering from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, April 24, 2020. Brian Patnoe was in an induced coma for a while and and on a ventilator battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) for 17 days. His family hasn’t been able to be with him since March 18.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Brian Patnoe, gets a hug from his daughter, Elise Patnoe, standing next
  • Coronavirus: 1,267 tests in one day is new high for Orange County on April 24

    Coronavirus: 1,267 tests in one day is new high for Orange County on April 24
    The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 1,845 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, April 24.
    No new deaths were reported, keeping the total number of people who have died to 36 in the county. The county’s report said 23 of 25 hospitals reported in with stats for the daily update.
    There were 33 new cases of the virus reported as of Friday.
    The daily update noted another 1,267 people have been tested in the county for the coronavirus, the most of any day since the outbreak
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  • Coronavirus Q&A: Can I get COVID-19 from my groceries?

    Coronavirus Q&A: Can I get COVID-19 from my groceries?
    Curious and cautious consumers want to know: Can I catch the coronavirus through food delivered to me or purchased at the grocery store?
    “There is no evidence that I’m aware of that indicates the spread of COVID-19 infection via contaminated food,” said Michael J. Buchmeier, a professor of medicine and biology at UC Irvine.
    Buchmeier, backed by 40 years of experience working on coronaviruses, reminds us to “think about where the contamination is coming from.”
    COVID-
  • Seimone Augustus aims to lend Sparks veteran leadership

    Seimone Augustus aims to lend Sparks veteran leadership
    Seimone Augustus said she has her bags packed and is ready to fly to L.A. to start her Sparks career as soon as the WNBA gets the green light to open training camps.
    Until then, the four-time WNBA champion and 14-year league veteran is enjoying the pause that’s been brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, working out twice a day, trying not too eat too much and enjoying the quarantine life with family in her native Louisiana.
    “This has actually been very peaceful, a peaceful time
  • Police arrest man suspected in fatal shooting at Anaheim motel

    Police arrest man suspected in fatal shooting at Anaheim motel
    A 39-year-old man was arrested early Friday in connection to a fatal shooting earlier in the month at an Anaheim motel.
    Members of the Anaheim Police Department’s SWAT team around 3:30 a.m. took Ysrael Garza into custody in Fullerton, Anaheim Sgt. Shane Carringer said.
    Garza was booked into jail on a $1 million dollar murder warrant, the sergeant added. Police previously identified him as the man suspected of killing 51-year-old Todd Megna.
    Officers shortly before 7 a.m. on Apr. 14 respond
  • Coronavirus Q&A: Where’s my stimulus check?

    Coronavirus Q&A: Where’s my stimulus check?
    Millions of Americans are still waiting for their stimulus checks three weeks after the Economic Impact Payments program was approved in a $2 trillion stimulus package.
    So far, the Internal Revenue Service reports it has sent out $158 billion to 88 million Americans. At least $15.8 billion in EIPs have been sent to 9.1 million Californians to date, the IRS and US Treasury Department reported Friday, April 24.
    So, where’s your check? It’s coming, the IRS says.
    “More than 150 mil
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  • Meeting a pioneer is en exciting surprise

    Meeting a pioneer is en exciting surprise
    Doing my very best to stay off any kind of controversial subject with the current social situation, I thought today I would tell you the story of a very cool encounter I had many years ago with the legendary Tom Blake.
    For those of you who don’t know who that is, let me catch you up.  This dude gets a huge amount of credit for the development of surfboard design back in the days of the big heavy, redwood beasts that weighed in at more than an elephant and were longer than some trains.
  • Coast Guard monitoring array of oil tankers near L.A., Long Beach ports

    Coast Guard monitoring array of oil tankers near L.A., Long Beach ports
    The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, April 24, reported that an increased number of oil tankers are anchored near the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, and personnel were monitoring the situation.
    As of Thursday afternoon, 27 tanker vessels anchored off the coast, the Coast Guard reported. Information was not immediately available on the usual number of such vessels on a given day. Residents reported that they were visible from San Pedro to Long Beach and on up the coast to Orange County.
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  • Coast Guard monitoring 27 oil tankers from San Pedro to O.C.

    Coast Guard monitoring 27 oil tankers from San Pedro to O.C.
    The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, April 24, reported that an increased number of oil tankers are anchored near the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, and personnel were monitoring the situation.
    As of Thursday afternoon, 27 tanker vessels anchored off the coast, the Coast Guard reported. Information was not immediately available on the usual number of such vessels on a given day. Residents reported that they were visible from San Pedro to Long Beach and on up the coast to Orange County.
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  • Coast Guard monitoring 27 oil tankers from Orange County to San Pedro

    Coast Guard monitoring 27 oil tankers from Orange County to  San Pedro
    The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, April 24, reported that an increased number of oil tankers are anchored near the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, and personnel were monitoring the situation.
    As of Thursday afternoon, 27 tanker vessels anchored off the coast, the Coast Guard reported. Information was not immediately available on the usual number of such vessels on a given day. Residents reported that they were visible from San Pedro to Long Beach and on up the coast to Orange County.
    Oil
  • Home Tour: Planned perfection in San Clemente

    Home Tour: Planned perfection in San Clemente
    Family drew Charles and Kimberly Nicholson away from their Costa Mesa home down to San Clemente, despite the fact that Charles is the proprietor of the legendary dive bar Goat Hill Tavern in Costa Mesa.
    “My 15-year-old son from a previous marriage lives in San Clemente, and Kim’s father moved there, too, from San Diego,” Charles explains, “so we were down here all the time. We did love our sleepy little beach town, but the family really brought us here. It just made sense
  • Riverside County sheriff’s auction has bling, bingo and more

    Riverside County sheriff’s auction has bling, bingo and more
    What is described as a vintage rocking horse is one of about 200 items available in a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department auction that concludes April 26, 2020. (Courtesy of BidFirstAndLast.com)
    Hoping to get a deal on a 10K gold diamond ring or a gold-colored motorcycle?
    Maybe you’d like to fill your home with a hoard of Ty Beanie Babies or a pile of Anime comics.
    Since you probably are at home, a Roku stick that would allow you stream TV shows and movies could be a good buy. A Bi
  • UFC announces 3 shows without fans in May in Florida

    UFC announces 3 shows without fans in May in Florida
    The UFC is returning to competition on May 9 with three shows in eight days in Jacksonville, Florida.
    The mixed martial arts promotion announced its plans Friday to return to action after postponing and canceling several shows due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    UFC 249 will be held May 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville with no fans in attendance. The postponed pay-per-view show will still be headlined by Tony Ferguson’s interim lightweight title bout against Justin Gaethje.
  • Southern California forecast to sizzle until Sunday

    Southern California forecast to sizzle until Sunday
    Temperatures are likely to drop slightly on Saturday, but the Southland will be sizzling until Sunday, when onshore flows are expected to cool down most of the region, weather forecasters said Friday, April 24.
    After some areas approached record-setting heat due to gusty offshore winds Friday,temperatures were expected to drop a few degrees after the winds died down Friday night, Meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie said.
    However, people will want to find ways to stay cool Saturday as temperatures will re
  • Spring wrap-up Q&A: Fullerton softball coach says ‘find ways to become better, because we all can’

    Spring wrap-up Q&A: Fullerton softball coach says ‘find ways to become better, because we all can’
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
    Randie Baldwin, Fullerton softball
    Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?A: As a PE teacher and softball coach, you genuinely live outdoors so it’s been an adjustment for sure. But I have tr
  • Dodgers will continue to pay team employees through May

    Dodgers will continue to pay team employees through May
    LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have notified non-playing team employees that they will continue to be paid through May even as the sport’s return remains a mystery.
    The Dodgers join the majority of major-league teams – including the Angels – in assuring team employees that they will be paid through May. The San Diego Padres have taken it a step farther, telling employees they will be paid for the entire 2020 season although some paycuts might be necessary.
    MLB suspended spring
  • CSUF professor raises wildlife, ethical questions about Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’

    CSUF professor raises wildlife, ethical questions about Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’
    Among the millions of people tuning into Netflix’s “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” docuseries under COVID-19 “stay-at-home” orders is Jarret Lovell, a Cal State Fullerton professor of criminal justice who teaches “Animals, Law and Society.”
    The show follows a group of people who own and breed lions and tigers, including big cat collector Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage or “Joe Exotic.” Since the show debuted on March 20, Lovell has re
  • Yorba Linda home with a water slide, vineyard asks $9 million

    Yorba Linda home with a water slide, vineyard asks $9 million
    A gated Mediterranean-style estate on 3-plus acres of wine-producing vineyards sliced by a 110-foot water slide is on the market in Yorba Linda.
    The asking price is $8.9 million.
    Down a long, winding driveway in the Hidden Hills neighborhood sits this five-bedroom, 10-bathroom, 11,275-square-foot home on Starwood Drive that’s primed for entertaining. The sprawling home features a wine tasting room, home theater/gaming room and infinity-edge swimming pool with spa and grotto at the end of t
  • State budget sinking and big cuts coming

    State budget sinking and big cuts coming
    The news from last week’s budget hearing was highly expected, but grim nonetheless. “It’s very likely that the state has gone from an anticipated surplus and is now likely facing a budget problem and potentially a significant one,” said Legislative Analyst Gabe Petek.
    He said it would take months simply to “get a clear idea of the budget situation.” It could take years before the state emerges from the downturn, caused by the ongoing economic shutdown and expl
  • Santa Monica mayor: Don’t come to the beach and pier — they remain closed, and police are out in force

    Santa Monica mayor: Don’t come to the beach and pier — they remain closed, and police are out in force
    LOS ANGELES — The heat wave cooking Southern California Friday and this weekend would ordinarily mean packed beaches, but the coronavirus crisis is putting a damper on those plans, and county and city authorities are warning people that the coastline remains off-limits and social-distancing orders remain in effect.
    “We all have to remember that coronavirus means we must change normal behavior. For your safety, the beach is absolutely closed,” Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown sa
  • Your guide for takeout and movie recommendations

    Your guide for takeout and movie recommendations
    Dinner and movies have always been an excellent choice for dates, family, or even on your own. Everyone loves that feeling of putting your plate down right in front of the television before a movie starts. So you have to ask yourself: what’s the film of the night and what’s for dinner? Don’t worry. We have some Netflix movie recommendations for your favorite genres and a few ideas for delivery and takeout restaurants for your fun night in front of the screen.
    Bari Pasta & P
  • Successful Aging: Ways to prevent social isolation from turning into depression

    Successful Aging: Ways to prevent social isolation from turning into depression
    Q.  I have an issue. This statewide “one-size-fits-all” order that we stay imprisoned in our homes condemns the widows and widowers among us older people to solitary confinement. If you have family in the house of one or more people, it’s not so bad. My wife passed away over six years ago after 58 years of being together; the loneliness is still with me. I go out to eat at restaurants just to have people around me not because I don’t know how to cook. What good does
  • Southern California Sikhs ‘a godsend’ for those in need during the coronavirus pandemic

    Southern California Sikhs ‘a godsend’ for those in need during the coronavirus pandemic
    Gurpreet Singh of United Sikh Mission gives water bottles to a U.S. Postal Service worker as she drives by during a drive-thru food bank at the Sikh Temple Riverside in Jurupa Valley on Thursday, April 23, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
    While wearing protective face masks, Lani Valenzuela, right, and grandson, Andrew, 17, wait in their car as volunteers bring them food and water during a drive-thru food bank at the Sikh Temple Rivers
  • Meet the 5 Southern California singers now in the Top 20 on ‘American Idol’

    Meet the 5 Southern California singers now in the Top 20 on ‘American Idol’
    One year after Pomona singer-songwriter Alejandro Aranda placed second on “American Idol,” the highest-ever finish for a Southern California singer, five would-be Idols from the region now have made the Top 20.
    Although if a singer from Long Beach, Woodland Hills, Menifee, Murrieta or Temecula does end up winning “American Idol,” it won’t be the same kind of “Idol” anyone has ever seen.
    The show returns on Sunday, April 26, with the Top 20 singing for ju
  • 25 cool Orange County nature photos to welcome Spring

    25 cool Orange County nature photos to welcome Spring
    A colorful western bluebird pauses on a stump in a parking lot at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on a warm Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    California Coast Sunflowers grow along the Shady Canyon Trail in Irvine, CA on Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsFuzzy, yellow blooms of an acacia tree are seen against the afternoon blue sky at Irvine Regional Park in O
  • To save Santa Ana, keep Cecilia Iglesias on the council: John Moorlach

    To save Santa Ana, keep Cecilia Iglesias on the council: John Moorlach
    From now until May 19, Santa Ana voters will determine whether a fiscal hawk will remain on the City Council. By mail-in vote, they will choose whether to retain in office one of the bravest public servants in Orange County, Councilwoman Cecilia Iglesias — or to recall her.
    Along with Councilman Juan Villegas, last year she voted against a $25.6 million pay raise for city police. It passed anyway with the support of the other council members. A recall against Villegas fizzled, leaving Igle
  • Georgia eases lockdown; U.S. COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000

    Georgia eases lockdown; U.S. COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000
    By RUSS BYNUM and DAVID CRARY
    SAVANNAH, Ga.  — Barber shops, nail salons, gyms and a few other businesses reopened in Georgia on Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus infections.
    As some customers ventured back to these venues, the confirmed number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States surpassed 50,000, according to a tally compiled by John Hopkins University from government figures.
  • Pensions leave cities with bankruptcy as their life raft

    Pensions leave cities with bankruptcy as their life raft
    SACRAMENTO – Over the years, we’ve become accustomed to hearing those too-good-to-be-true whoppers — from the Nigerian prince who is eager to send you a million dollars to that TV pitchman selling a skin cream that will make you look 10 years younger. These hucksters know the world is filled with suckers, who will suspend judgment if you offer them something they really crave.
    As crazy as those promises sound, however, none of them compares to the one the California Public Empl
  • Author Phuc Tran talks about his Vietnamese-American coming of age story in ‘Sigh, Gone’

    Author Phuc Tran talks about his Vietnamese-American coming of age story in ‘Sigh, Gone’
    When his family left Saigon for the United States, Phuc Tran, then an infant, cried so much that his family had to exit the bus they’d intended to take and wait for another one.
    It was a fateful decision; that first bus exploded and everyone on board died.
    While Tran’s new memoir “Sigh, Gone” explores his subsequent life as an American-raised Gen X kid steeped in pop culture, the book’s roots come from a TEDx talk that Tran gave in 2012. The longtime Latin teacher a
  • NFL draft: USC WR Michael Pittman Jr. among best available today on Day 2

    NFL draft: USC WR Michael Pittman Jr. among best available today on Day 2
    Six wide receivers were taken in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday and another half dozen could go on Day 2, when rounds two and three are completed Friday night.
    The best safeties are still available because none were taken on Day 1. And there are plenty of good running backs left after only one went off the board in the first round.
    Here are the six most intriguing players available heading into Day 2 of the NFL draft (4 p.m., ESPN):
    Michael Pittman, WR, USC
    Pittman is big and physical
  • High winds — and high temps — continue in Southern California

    High winds — and high temps — continue in Southern California
    LOS ANGELES — Strong winds will blow across Southern California Friday, generating furious gusts amid a continuing heat wave, threatening hazardous driving and boating conditions.
    With wind gusts of as much as 75 miles per hour expected, The National Weather Service also warned of downed tree and branches, possible power outages and delays at LAX.
    The strongest winds will sweep the Interstate 5 corridor in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys and along the coas
  • Amazing video shows glowing neon dolphins gliding in bioluminescent water off Newport Beach

    Amazing video shows glowing neon dolphins gliding in bioluminescent water off Newport Beach
    It was the most magical moment off Patrick Coyne’s life, so surreal he said it brought tears to his eyes.
    Out in the dark of night Wednesday, Coyne and friend Ryan Lawler set out on an inflatable boat with hopes they’d find creatures that would illuminate in glowing sea water, which for a week off Newport Beach’s coast has caused a buzz because of bioluminescence that creates neon blue waters.
    They had almost given up on their quest and were headed back to the harbor when two d
  • Southern California restaurateurs reflect, strategize ways to survive coronavirus crisis

    Southern California restaurateurs reflect, strategize ways to survive coronavirus crisis
    On Sunday, March 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom told restaurateurs to cut capacity of their establishments in half. They were also ordered to shut their bars, 48 hours before St. Patrick’s Day, one of the busiest nights of the year. On Monday, March 16, word came down again: Kitchens could prepare takeout but dining rooms must close with no end date in sight.
    Grand openings of multi-million-dollar restaurants came to a screeching halt. Massive layoffs, indefinite furloughs, pay cuts for management
  • Spring wrap-up Q&A: Huntington Beach softball coach says team had true ‘what could have been’ story

    Spring wrap-up Q&A: Huntington Beach softball coach says team had true ‘what could have been’ story
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
    Jeff Forsberg, Huntington Beach softball
    Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
    A: Taking one day at a time. I am a walk-on coach and am in the biopharma field. Been really busy as one company is
  • HOA Homefront: Harassment and handicapped parking questions

    HOA Homefront: Harassment and handicapped parking questions
    Q: A homeowner in our HOA is said to have harassed a new homeowner couple based on his objection to their interracial marriage. Some homeowners are asking the board to take action against the harassment, they claim cases like this have been ruled to be an HOA’s responsibility. I am looking at it as a dispute between two homeowners, a case for the police to settle or by dispute resolution. — K.N., Santa Barbara
    A: HOAs must do what they can to respond to harassment of residents becaus
  • George MacKay, star of ‘1917,’ transforms Australian outlaw Ned Kelly into a punk poet

    George MacKay, star of ‘1917,’ transforms Australian outlaw Ned Kelly into a punk poet
    British actor George MacKay had already been cast as Ned Kelly in “True Story of the Kelly Gang” when director Justin Kurzel called him and the other young actors together for a last-minute change of plans.
    “He was like, ‘We’re going to let go of the history, and we’re going to make it an experience of these men,’” MacKay said of Kurzel’s decision to add a dash of modern attitude to the well-worn legend of the 19th-century outlaw who is an Au
  • In Costa Mesa, Chipotle opens its first pickup-only drive-thru in Southern California

    In Costa Mesa, Chipotle opens its first pickup-only drive-thru in Southern California
    A new Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its first Southern California restaurant with a “Chipotlane” dedicated to speeding up mobile orders.
    Chipotlanes are like drive-thrus, but they’re not equipped to take food orders on the spot. Their windows hand out purchases made in advance on Chipotle’s app or online.
    The restaurant opened Thursday at 260 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, near the intersection of the 55 and the 73 Freeways. Due to the novel coronavirus, it is only open for
  • Chipotle opens its first pickup-only drive-thru in Southern California

    Chipotle opens its first pickup-only drive-thru in Southern California
    A new Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its first Southern California restaurant with a “Chipotlane” dedicated to speeding up mobile orders.
    Chipotlanes are like drive-thrus, but they’re not equipped to take food orders on the spot. Their windows hand out purchases made in advance on Chipotle’s app or online.
    The restaurant opened Thursday at 260 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, near the intersection of the 55 and the 73 Freeways. Due to the novel coronavirus, it is only open for
  • Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

    Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea
    By KEVIN FREKING
    WASHINGTON — The parent company of Lysol and another disinfectant warned Friday that its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus after President Donald Trump wondered about the prospect during a White House briefing.
    Trump noted Thursday that researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people, saying the virus “does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it woul
  • Getting refunded by the station for bad gas might be tough

    Getting refunded by the station for bad gas might be tough
    Q. Hi Honk! Who is responsible when bad gas is pumped into your car? In March my 19-year-old daughter purchased gas in Lakewood. Minutes after pulling out of the station with a full tank, the car sputtered and then stalled. The car was towed to our mechanic, who informed me there was water in the gas tank and that we had purchased contaminated fuel. I trust this guy, who has been an honest and reliable mechanic. The cost to clean and repair the engine is $1,600.
    – Jim Slobojan, Long Beach
  • ‘Game Ready’ reality softball series dives deep into travel ball circuit, college recruiting

    ‘Game Ready’ reality softball series dives deep into travel ball circuit, college recruiting
    Miss the action and drama of the softball season?
    Curious about the pressure-filled journey toward earning a college scholarship?
    Want to listen to new Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady talk about the lessons of softball?
    If so, the recently-released, Orange County-produced travel ball series “Game Ready” on YouTube might make compelling viewing during the coronavirus shutdown.
    Beckman softball coach Lou Simon, also a veteran from the film and television industry, created th
  • Chargers trade with Patriots to draft LB Kenneth Murray at No. 23

    Chargers trade with Patriots to draft LB Kenneth Murray at No. 23
    When Kenneth Murray received a phone call from an Indianapolis number, he had no idea he was headed to Los Angeles.
    Chargers general manager Tom Telesco was on the other end of that surprising phone call for the former Oklahoma linebacker. That was one of many surprises the Chargers had Thursday for the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
    Telesco and the Chargers traded up to select Murray with the No. 23 overall pick, the team’s second first-round pick of the night. The Chargers drafted qu
  • Alexander: Chargers make Justin Herbert a quiet No. 6 pick

    Alexander:  Chargers make Justin Herbert a quiet No. 6 pick
    The Chargers got their quarterback with the No. 6 pick Thursday night, almost stealthily.
    This first virtual NFL draft was weird in so many ways, including the sight of Roger Goodell appearing to interact with fans on a Zoom feed behind him, kids helping their dads with the picks and Jerry Jones making his selections from his $250 million yacht. We’ll refrain from comment on the latter.
    Amid all that, the Chargers had Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert fall to them with the No. 6 pick, befo
  • Rams’ busy Friday in NFL draft could land them a linebacker

    Rams’ busy Friday in NFL draft could land them a linebacker
    After sitting out the first round of the NFL draft without making a trade on Thursday, the Rams will be in line to make four picks in a span of about three hours during the two rounds scheduled for Friday.
    This could be the day the Rams reinforce their linebacker corps, which was hollowed out by offseason losses of Cory Littleton from the inside and Dante Fowler and Clay Matthews from the outside.
    Linebackers should be one of the most available position groups when the Rams draft in the second r
  • Man killed in Anaheim hit-and-run crash

    Man killed in Anaheim hit-and-run crash
    A hit-and-run collision in Anaheim left one man dead on Thursday, April 23.
    The crash happened along Beach Boulevard, between Ball Road and Orange Avenue at about 8:15 p.m., Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Shane Carringer said. The victim may have been standing in the northbound lane closest to the sidewalk when he was struck and suffered serious head trauma.All northbound lanes of Beach Blvd between Ball Road and Orange Avenue are closed for a fatal hit and run traffic collision investigation. T
  • Skiing returns to Mt. Baldy Resort, what about other mountain resorts?

    Skiing returns to Mt. Baldy Resort, what about other mountain resorts?
    Sadie Natividad strictly enforces the parking lot, only those with a season pass or with a reservation can enter Mt. Baldy Resort on Thursday, April 23, 2020. It reopened Wednesday for limited skiing. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
    The ascent to Mt. Baldy Resort is a romantic one, attracting couples to pull to the side of the road and take in the view on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The resort reopened Wednesday for limited skiing. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterpris
  • Federal judge orders Adelanto ICE detention center to release detainees, ensure social distancing amid coronavirus

    Federal judge orders Adelanto ICE detention center to release detainees, ensure social distancing amid coronavirus
    A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday ordered immigration officials to reduce the number of immigrant detainees at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to a level that would allow the remaining detainees to stay six feet apart from each other during the pandemic.
    Judge Terry J. Hatter, in a ruling late Thursday, said the facility must reduce the detainee population, starting with the release of at least 100 immigrants by Monday, April 27.
    The detainee population, the judge wrote in his ruling
  • Adelanto ICE detention center must release 100 immigrant detainees by Monday

    Adelanto ICE detention center must release 100 immigrant detainees by Monday
    A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday ordered immigration officials to reduce the number of immigrant detainees at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to a level that would allow the remaining detainees to stay six feet apart from each other during the pandemic.
    Judge Terry J. Hatter, in a ruling late Thursday, said the facility must reduce the detainee population, starting with the release of at least 100 immigrants by Monday, April 27.
    The detainee population, the judge wrote in his ruling

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