ANAHEIM — At around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Kevin Pillar was an unemployed baseball player, sitting at home in Arizona, playing with his son. Then his phone rang, and within five hours he was in the clubhouse at Angel Stadium, with a spot on the Angels’ roster. “It’s kind of a crazy day, but exciting,”…
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Punk rockers who prefer the sweaty intimacy of a smaller venue are in for a treat ahead of the No Values Festival at the Pomona Fairplex on Saturday, June 8. The Garden Amp in Garden Grove announced a series of shows that will include some legendary bands who are also scheduled to play one of…
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By Todd Richmond | Associated Press MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — Witnesses described children fleeing amid the sound of gunshots near a Wisconsin middle school where authorities said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside the building Wednesday. There were no reported injuries to those inside the school. For panicked kids and their parents, the incident was…
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A 4.1-magnitude earthquake centered on the border of Orange and Riverside counties was felt throughout much of Southern California on Wednesday, May 1, afternoon. The earthquake struck at 1:49 p.m. about six miles southwest of Corona, the U.S. Geological Survey said, placing the epicenter in the mountains between the counties. People in inland and coastal…
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Beachgoers who visit the San Clemente Pier area this summer should see some extra towel space on the sand. While the grains are a bit darker in color – sediment pulled from the bottom of the ocean off Surfside Beach about 30 miles away – the soft sand is a welcome sight for the coastal…
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Chef Carlos Gaytan keeps three dishes on the menu at his new Paseo restaurant in Downtown Disney that hark back to a decade ago when his Chicago restaurant Mexique was honored with a Michelin Star. A trio of Gaytan’s new restaurant concepts held a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, May 1 at Downtown Disney. The…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now IRVINE — Coach Marcus Natividad’s eyes sparkle with excitement as he scans his neatly printed practice schedule, which includes a picture of him wearing sunglasses and a whistle. The 2023 graduate of Woodbridge High helps guide his alma mater’s Unified Sports swimming team,…
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Associated Press NEW YORK — Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn” helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians, has died at age 86. Eddy died of cancer Tuesday at the…
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Spend any time thinking or talking about insurance in California these days and you’re bound to hear the word “mitigation.” Fire officials, lawmakers, insurance agents and others are asking homeowners to help lower the risk of devastating wildfires by making improvements to their properties — in some cases at great expense — and often in the…
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Some folks have gone so far as to call it a form of human trafficking — “body brokers” bribing folks with good private health insurance to come to California for addiction treatment, whether folks really want treatment or not. The brokers and patients get paid thousands of dollars by the rehabs. The rehabs then bill…
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