• Updates: Could be a wild finish; Nuggets lead Clippers 88-84, end of third

    Updates: Could be a wild finish; Nuggets lead Clippers 88-84, end of third
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs.  Social media reaction, video highlights of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
    FOURTH QUARTERThe Clippers look nothing like a potential championship team tonight. They look a lot more like a team that will be shocked out of the playoffs by Denver. Ugly turnovers, defensive breakdowns, allowing fa
  • Updates: Clippers fall behind, crawl back, trail Nuggets 59-57 at half

    Updates: Clippers fall behind, crawl back, trail Nuggets 59-57 at half
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs.  Social media reaction, video highlights of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
    HALF: Nuggets 59, Clippers 57Malone is mic'd up — is Doc too? I wanna hear the Clips' huddle. https://t.co/7dDZoSdIRA
    — Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) September 8, 2020
    MPJ hoopin12 points and 6 rebounds i
  • Updates: Both teams red hot, Clippers lead 33-32, end of first

    Updates: Both teams red hot, Clippers lead 33-32, end of first
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs.  Social media reaction, video highlights of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
    FIRST QUARTER: Clippers 33, Nuggets 32Nikola is such a tough cover. But man, Zubac didn’t even get a chance. Nikola flopping all over.
    — LA Clippers Film (@LAClippersFilm) September 8, 2020
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  • Clippers, Nuggets Game 4 updates, social media reaction, highlights (6 p.m.)

    Clippers, Nuggets Game 4 updates, social media reaction, highlights (6 p.m.)
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs.  Social media reaction, video highlights of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
    PREGAME
    Kawhi Leonard, Clippers stymied by Denver Nuggets’ dynamic defensive effortNBA fines Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse” of official
    .@ShannonSharpe on the Clippers losing Game 2 to th
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  • Clippers, Nuggets Game 3 updates, social media reaction, highlights (6 p.m.)

    Clippers, Nuggets Game 3 updates, social media reaction, highlights (6 p.m.)
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs.  Social media reaction, video highlights of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
    PREGAME
    Kawhi Leonard, Clippers stymied by Denver Nuggets’ dynamic defensive effortNBA fines Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse” of official
    .@ShannonSharpe on the Clippers losing Game 2 to th
  • Clippers-Nuggets Game 3: Updates, social media reaction, highlights

    Clippers-Nuggets Game 3: Updates, social media reaction, highlights
    Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs.  Social media reaction, video highlights of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal playoff series between the Clippers and Nuggets.
    PREGAME
    Kawhi Leonard, Clippers stymied by Denver Nuggets’ dynamic defensive effortNBA fines Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse” of official
    .@ShannonSharpe on the Clippers losing Game 2 to th
  • Coronavirus: Here’s the breakdown of Orange County data as of Monday, Sept. 7

    Coronavirus: Here’s the breakdown of Orange County data as of Monday, Sept. 7
    The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 113 new cases of the coronavirus as of Monday, Sept. 7, increasing the cumulative total to 49,445 cases. The current seven-day average for positive cases is 218 cases per day.
    There were no new deaths reported in Orange County on Monday, keeping the death total at 1,053. The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigations and can take weeks to process, officials say. The most rece
  • Southern California national forests temporarily closed as fires rage

    Southern California national forests temporarily closed as fires rage
    The U.S. Forest Service will temporarily close its national forests across Southern California due to the region’s dangerous conditions and limited firefighting resources, the agency announced Monday, Sept. 7.
    The open-ended closures will begin at 5 p.m. Monday and will be re-evaluated daily as conditions change. A combination of extreme heat, significant wind, dry conditions and overstretched firefighting resources prompted the decision.
    “The wildfire situation throughout California
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  • Kamala Harris meets Jacob Blake’s family to kick off Wisconsin visit

    Kamala Harris meets Jacob Blake’s family to kick off Wisconsin visit
    MILWAUKEE — Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met Monday with the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick off her visit to the critical swing state, where Vice President Mike Pence was also visiting as the presidential race enters its final phase.
    FILE – In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign event on the grounds of Kuharchik Construction, Inc., in Exeter, Pa. Labor Day kicks off the unofficial s
  • Enjoy the last weekend of the Taste of Knott’s Berry Farm

    Enjoy the last weekend of the Taste of Knott’s Berry Farm
    Knott’s Berry Farm is the home to all of the wild west fantasies we love, including their Taste of Knott’s food festival. The theme park and rides may be closed, but this new outdoor dining and retail experience is something you need to taste to believe. If you haven’t yet, this is the last weekend to do so!
    The schedule and times are subject to change, but promise to deliver a quality food festival and a shopping experience that brings you into your favorite Buena Park enterta
  • Orange County reports 113 new coronavirus cases Monday, looks at more reopenings Tuesday

    Orange County reports 113 new coronavirus cases Monday, looks at more reopenings Tuesday
    Orange County reported 113 new cases of the coronavirus and no additional deaths on Monday, Sept. 7.
    The county’s death toll remained 1,053; 49,845 people have tested positive since the pandemic began.
    Case numbers typically wane over the weekend because of reporting lags. But still, Monday’s relatively low numbers are another encouraging sign as the county hopes to move up from the purple to the red tier of the state’s monitoring system by Tuesday.
    Orange County has met the st
  • How Derek Fisher is connecting with the Sparks in Year 2

    How Derek Fisher is connecting with the Sparks in Year 2
    Back in April, when everyone was still adjusting to quarantine and virtual socializing, the Sparks were supposed to open training camp for a season that was supposed to begin in May.
    Neither happened. All sports around the country were on freeze as the industry tried to find a way to play in the midst of the pandemic. So there was no telling when or if the WNBA season would happen.
    But Sparks head coach Derek Fisher still wanted to convene his team. So he started a series of Zoom sessions, twice
  • Riverside man arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run that killed woman, dog in Costa Mesa

    Riverside man arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run that killed woman, dog in Costa Mesa
    A 31-year-old Riverside man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally hitting a woman and her dog with his car in Costa Mesa and then fleeing, authorities say.
    The man, Ali Zohair Fakhreddine, was also arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, the California Highway Patrol said.
    A Newport Beach woman walking her dog crossed the street, at Irvine Avenue and Mesa Drive, around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, when the driver of a silver Hyundai sedan ran a red light and hit her, the CHP said in a statem
  • NBA fines Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse” of official

    NBA fines Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse” of official
    The NBA fined Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for “verbal abuse of a game official,” the league announced Monday in a statement from Kiki VanDeWeghe, executive vice president of basketball operations.
    The fine stems from an incident with 1:04 left in the Clippers’ 110-101 loss Saturday, when Beverley was assessed two consecutive technical fouls and ejected from Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal game against the Denver Nuggets.
    With 1:08 to play Saturday and the
  • Justin Upton has heated up after a dreadful start, and brought the Angels with him

    Justin Upton has heated up after a dreadful start, and brought the Angels with him
    Justin Upton stepped to the plate on Aug. 24 mired in an unimaginable slump, one that had seen him collect one measly infield hit in his last 39 at-bats, with nearly half of those at-bats ending in strikeouts.
    It was so bad that Upton, in the middle of a $106-million contract, had been benched for the previous four games.
    Then Upton got a hanging slider from Houston Astros lefty Framber Valdez, and he hit it over the right-center field fence.
    It was the start of Upton getting himself right by &h
  • The Fed’s brilliant plan? More inflation and higher prices

    The Fed’s brilliant plan? More inflation and higher prices
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently announced that the Fed is abandoning “inflation targeting” where the Fed aims to maintain a price inflation rate of up to two percent.
    Instead, the Fed will allow inflation to remain above two percent to balance out periods of lower inflation. Powell’s announcement is not a radical shift in policy. It is an acknowledgment that the Fed is unlikely to reverse course and stop increasing the money supply anytime soon.
    Following the 20
  • Markieff Morris breaks out for Lakers in Game 2 win

    Markieff Morris breaks out for Lakers in Game 2 win
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — His teammates call him “Smooth.”
    Markieff Morris is “Smooth” because of his low-pitched baritone that soft until the moment he needs to start talking tough on the court. “Smooth” wears blue Crocs after games — prioritizing comfort over fashion — and when he walks he takes slow, gliding strides. Most importantly, “Smooth” can shoot, and when he knocks down threes, that’s when he seems to be playing at
  • Evacuations for El Dorado Fire, now at 8,600 acres, spreads into Riverside County

    Evacuations for El Dorado Fire, now at 8,600 acres, spreads into Riverside County
    More than 20,000 people have evacuated due to the El Dorado fire, a 8,600-acre blaze ignited by a gender reveal stunt at El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
    The fire rapidly doubled in size to 7,050 acres Sunday, Sept. 6, then briefly slowed down overnight before picking up again about 3:30 a.m. It jumped from 7,386 acres to 8,600 acres between 8 a.m. and noon. The evacuation area spread into Riverside County by midday Monday.
  • El Dorado Fire in Yucaipa reaches 7,386 acres overnight

    El Dorado Fire in Yucaipa reaches 7,386 acres overnight
    A wildfire started by a gender reveal party at El Dorado Ranch Park, above Yucaipa grew to 7,386 acres overnight.
    The fire had been at 7,050 acres as of Sunday night, Sept. 6. The fire calmed briefly overnight, but then picked up again around 3:30 a.m., according to the San Bernardino National Forest.
    The 619 firefighters working the blaze managed to reach 7% containment as of Monday morning, Sept. 7.
    Containment does not mean how much of a fire has been put out. Rather, it represents a border f
  • Pandemic rebound: New home escrows up 16 of last 19 weeks

    Pandemic rebound: New home escrows up 16 of last 19 weeks
    Local house hunters increased the number of contracts they signed for the 16th week out of the past 19.
    Zillow statistics for the four-county region show Southern California buyers put 3,770 existing residences into escrow in the week ended Aug. 29 — up 0.7% in a week and up 6% in a year.
    New pending listings have grown since mid-spring as the market rebounds from an initial pandemic shock. Buyers, lured in by low mortgages rates, seem to have ignored financial challenges such as Southern
  • Jasmine Roth rescues DIY home renovation disasters on new her HGTV series

    Jasmine Roth rescues DIY home renovation disasters on new her HGTV series
    If you and your spouse thought it would be a good idea to spend the COVID-19 shutdown making your DIY dreams come true and are now consulting divorce attorneys, there’s a new TV show for you to watch.
    “Help! I Wrecked My House” debuts Saturday, Sept. 12, on HGTV. It’s the latest home improvement series starring Jasmine Roth, the Huntington Beach-based creator of the HGTV hit “Hidden Potential” and Emmy-nominated “A Very Brady Renovation.”
    Roth and
  • Jasmine Roth rescues DIY home renovation disasters on her new HGTV series

    Jasmine Roth rescues DIY home renovation disasters on her new HGTV series
    If you and your spouse thought it would be a good idea to spend the COVID-19 shutdown making your DIY dreams come true and are now consulting divorce attorneys, there’s a new TV show for you to watch.
    “Help! I Wrecked My House” debuts Saturday, Sept. 12, on HGTV. It’s the latest home improvement series starring Jasmine Roth, the Huntington Beach-based creator of the HGTV hit “Hidden Potential” and Emmy-nominated “A Very Brady Renovation.”
    Roth and
  • Status Update: Surf City Still Works lands $2.7 million to expand distillery

    Status Update: Surf City Still Works lands $2.7 million to expand distillery
    The craft distillery Surf City Still Works has closed a $2.7 million funding round that will enable the company to expand its Huntington Beach facility.
    Co-founders Josh and Elena Kornoff are building the new facility to meet “significant demand,” according to a statement. The money will be used to build a 25,000-square-foot facility at 16561 Gemini Lane behind the existing distillery and tasting room.
    SCSW says the building will include a new column still capable of producing higher
  • This ‘New American’ crosses the U.S. border to reclaim his life and family

    This ‘New American’ crosses the U.S. border to reclaim his life and family
    In “The New American,” the latest book from Micheline Aharonian Marcom, Emilio is a Berkeley student when an unexpected, and unfortunate, event leads to his deportation. Sent to Guatemala, a country he hadn’t seen since he was a baby, the young man decides to take the dangerous journey through Mexico and back into the United States so that he might reunite with his family and reconnect with the life that he knows.
    “Part of it is that I know people in Emilio’s situat
  • Morning Wrap: Lakers get it done against Rockets; Clippers hope to bounce back against Nuggets

    Morning Wrap: Lakers get it done against Rockets; Clippers hope to bounce back against Nuggets
    The Morning Wrap shares the day’s top five stories from our reporters at the Southern California Newspaper Group. … Sign up to have our top sports stories delivered to your inbox with our daily newsletters
    ONE: Lakers reporter Kyle Goon writes: Full speed was Sunday night, after LeBron James’ clinching bucket with 32 seconds left, a fadeaway jumper, Anthony Davis met him on the other end of the court — the two Lakers stars beamed as they low-fived, confident in their eve
  • Heat wave stresses grid, causes outages throughout Southern California

    Heat wave stresses grid, causes outages throughout Southern California
    The holiday heat wave is taking a toll on the region’s power grid, with more than 90,000 Southern California Edison and LA Department of Water and Power customers without power early Monday, Sept. 7, and electricity for some not expected to be restored until Tuesday.
    The DWP reported at 9 p.m. Sunday that its crews had restored power to 77,000 customers since the extreme heat storm started causing problems on Saturday. But crews were still working to restore power to some 70,000 customers
  • As Nov. 3 election draws near, fears mount of escalating street violence

    As Nov. 3 election draws near, fears mount of escalating street violence
    As a bitterly divided nation barrels toward the Nov. 3 presidential election, experts who study domestic terrorism and extremism are alarmed by the escalating civil unrest across the country, with one warning that “once violence becomes more normalized, it doesn’t go back in the shell.”
    A summer of street protests since the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis is turning more deadly, marked by the Aug. 25 fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, by
  • Legislature ignores fire insurance crisis

    Legislature ignores fire insurance crisis
    As wildfires of record magnitude swept through Northern California last week, destroying thousands of homes and other structures, the Legislature closed its 2020 session without doing something about the fire insurance crisis that afflicts fire-prone areas.
    It ranks near the top of a long list of legislative failures this year, right up there with housing shortages and police reforms.
    Insurers have sustained massive losses, tens of billions of dollars, from wildfires in recent years and are incr
  • How Southern California families are making distance learning work

    How Southern California families are making distance learning work
    It’s been almost six months since Southern California students left their classrooms due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    And many haven’t been back yet. Instead, they’re again doing “distance learning,” taking classes and doing homework from home.
    It hasn’t always been easy for millions of families in Southern California.
    So we asked readers how they were making it work. What clever ideas had they created to make learning from home — often alongside parents
  • 2 slain in Anaheim; suspect is believed to have killed himself in Santa Barbara County

    2 slain in Anaheim; suspect is believed to have killed himself in Santa Barbara County
    ANAHEIM — Anaheim detectives investigating a double homicide Sunday found the suspect in Santa Barbara County dead from an apparent suicide.
    It started about 6:15 a.m. when officers were called to an apartment in the 1800 block of South Haster Street on a report that two people had been shot, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer.
    “Officers arrived on scene and located the bodies of 47-year-old, Maria Ernestina Ramirez of Anaheim, and 40-year-old Efrain Hernandez-Ramirez o
  • Matt Kemp ruins Dodgers’ night with game-winning home run for Rockies

    Matt Kemp ruins Dodgers’ night with game-winning home run for Rockies
    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)
    Colorado Rockies’ Garrett Hampson, right, celebrates with third base coach Stu Cole after hitting an RBI triple during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles
  • Galaxy turn in big second half to defeat LAFC in third El Trafico meeting

    Galaxy turn in big second half to defeat LAFC in third El Trafico meeting
    CARSON >> Both LAFC and the Galaxy experienced the highs and lows of soccer in the first half of Sunday’s third El Trafico meeting.
    After dominating the first 45 minutes, LAFC left the field unlucky, unable to breakthrough on the scoreboard even though it forced the Galaxy defense into work early and often.
    On the other side, the Galaxy went into halftime, had to feel lucky for the game to be scoreless.
    However, that all changed early in the second half as the Galaxy (4-3-2, 14 point
  • Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Monday, Sept. 7

    Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Monday, Sept. 7
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Monday, September 7 for racing at Del Mar.
    Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks
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  • Horse racing: Princess Noor, Victor Espinoza win Del Mar Debutante

    Horse racing: Princess Noor, Victor Espinoza win Del Mar Debutante
    When a trainer is as successful as Bob Baffert, they are always looking for their next big thing. They’re hoping to uncover the next American Pharoah, Songbird, Justify or Authentic.
    Baffert’s next big thing could be the 2-year-old filly Princess Noor, who put on a show while winning Sunday’s $250,000 Grade I Del Mar Debutante.
    The daughter of Not This Time, a $1.35 million yearling purchase, was dazzling in her debut at Del Mar on Aug. 22, winning a maiden special weight by 2
  • Lakers race by Rockets as Anthony Davis, LeBron James overpower on offense

    Lakers race by Rockets as Anthony Davis, LeBron James overpower on offense
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In the bubble, it’s taken the Lakers a few extra steps to get top speed.
    But once they’ve played their best, it’s been hard for anyone to catch them.
    Full speed was Sunday night, after LeBron James’ clinching bucket with 32 seconds left, a fadeaway jumper, Anthony Davis met him on the other end of the court — the two Lakers stars beamed as they low-fived, confident in their eventual 117-109 triumph over the Houston Rockets to even up t
  • Lakers, Rockets rely on scout teams to plot out series adjustments

    Lakers, Rockets rely on scout teams to plot out series adjustments
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Lakers-Rockets series might have four of the NBA’s players who are next to impossible to imitate.
    That doesn’t stop coaches from trying.
    Both the Lakers and Rockets have used scout teams to prepare their strategies for the series, using end-of-the-bench players to replicate All-Star counterparts. Houston coach Mike D’Antoni acknowledged, for example, that he used Chris Clemons (4.9 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists) to replicate LeBron James.
  • Sparks shut down Sky in fourth quarter to take win

    Sparks shut down Sky in fourth quarter to take win
    The Sparks were down two starters. They had trailed by double-digits early in the first half. Toward the end of this compact WNBA season, exhaustion was clearly something the team was fighting through in the fourth quarter against the Chicago Sky on Sunday.
    But the Sparks powered through not with overwhelming offense, but through smothering defense.
    The Sparks held the Sky to 5 of 20 shooting in the fourth quarter, including five misses to end the game, to take an 86-80 win.
    Los Angeles (14-5) w
  • Dodgers’ Joe Kelly sees MLB discipline decisions as ‘fishy’

    Dodgers’ Joe Kelly sees MLB discipline decisions as ‘fishy’
    LOS ANGELES — Joe Kelly is still a little sore.
    The Dodgers reliever has not pitched since August 8 due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder. That’s not it, though. That has cleared up and Kelly could return soon.
    But the Dodgers reliever was suspended for eight games after throwing at — but not hitting — two batters during the Dodgers’ July series in Houston and then prompting a benches-clearing confrontation with a pouty-lip pose directed at Astros shortstop C
  • Game 2 photos: Lakers even series with Rockets

    Game 2 photos: Lakers even series with Rockets
    Check out these photographs of the Lakers and Houston Rockets in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals series. The series at 1-1.
    Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo (9) scores a three-point basket against Houston Rockets’ Austin Rivers (25) during the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo (9) celebrates with LeBron James (23) after scoring a
  • Game 2 photos: Lakers blitz Rockets in first half

    Game 2 photos: Lakers blitz Rockets in first half
    Check out these photographs from the first half of Game 2 between the Lakers and Houston Rockets:
    Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo (9) scores a three-point basket against Houston Rockets’ Austin Rivers (25) during the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo (9) celebrates with LeBron James (23) after scoring a three-point basket against the Housto
  • Billie Jean King, Original 9 mark 50 years of women’s pro tennis tour

    Billie Jean King, Original 9 mark 50 years of women’s pro tennis tour
    NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams could send a thank-you note to Long Beach’s Billie Jean King and eight other players who signed $1 contracts to launch a new women’s pro tennis circuit 50 years ago.
    The bold move by King and her peers, known as the “Original 9,” led to the lucrative prize funds and multimillion-dollar endorsement deals enjoyed by top women today.
    They were tired of second-class treatment at tournaments. They’d been squeezed out of events by pro
  • Rams acquire a linebacker to try to ease the pain of injuries

    Rams acquire a linebacker to try to ease the pain of injuries
    Linebackers were a worry when the Rams went to training camp, and they were still a worry for different reasons as the team began the final week of preparation for the regular season.
    Late-August knee injuries to inside linebacker Travin Howard and rookie outside linebacker Terrell Lewis have robbed the Rams of depth at positions where they’d already lost star power in free agency.
    They acted Sunday to shore things up both inside and outside linebacker with one move, claiming Justin Hollin
  • Angels complete sweep of Astros, run winning streak to five

    Angels complete sweep of Astros, run winning streak to five
    ANAHEIM — During his media session a couple hours before the Angels game on Sunday, after yet another question about preparation for 2021, Joe Maddon dropped this comment.
    “We’re still not out of this thing,” the Angels manager said before his team won its fifth straight game, beating the Houston Astros 9-5.
    The Angels overcame an early three-run deficit and broke the tie with four in the eighth, including Jared Walsh’s go-ahead RBI single. Luis Rengifo drove in a r
  • More than 2 million acres – a modern-day record – have burned in California so far in 2020

    More than 2 million acres – a modern-day record – have burned in California so far in 2020
    More than 2 million acres of California have burned since the first of the year, a record since the agency began gathering such information from all areas in 1987, the State fire agency Cal Fire said Sunday.
    Sunday morning, the burned acreage since Jan. 1 was at 2,094,955, agency spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff. Since then, a new fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest, she said.
    “The number is certain to grow,” she said of the acreage tally.
    Fires burning in the state this summer
  • Coronavirus: Orange County reports 223 new cases and 2 new deaths as of Sept. 6

    Coronavirus: Orange County reports 223 new cases and 2 new deaths as of Sept. 6
    The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 223 new cases of the coronavirus and two new deaths in Orange County as of Sunday, Sept. 6. According to county figures, the seven-day average of 216 new cases on Aug. 22 signifies a 74% decline from its Aug. 11 high of 851.
    According to an analysis in the Southern California News Group state tracker, similar declines in cases, deaths and hospitalizations are occurring statewide.
    The number of total cases as of Sunday for Orange County is 49,732, and

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