Defensive end Keir Thomas and running back Jashaun Corbin were among six former Florida State players to land with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. Edge rusher Jermain Johnson was the only FSU player selected in the 2022 NFL Draft when the New York Jets chose him with the No. 26 pick in the first…
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Two people were killed in a suspected street racing crash on the 91 Freeway in the Compton area, and authorities were looking for the suspected hit-and-run driver Sunday. A 911 call was received about a crash on the eastbound 91, west of Acacia Avenue, at 12:37 a.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The…
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Q. My father, age 80, was diagnosed with dementia in 2016 and eloped with his wife in 2020. It was out of character for him to marry without informing his children, so early on we saw some red flags. With the pandemic, he became increasingly isolated and was told by his wife that his kids…
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The remains found during a search in December belonged to missing Houston woman Taylor Pomaski, officials confirmed Saturday. The 29-year-old woman vanished on April 25, 2021, after a party at her home in Spring, Tex. Witnesses reported that Pomaski and her then-boyfriend, former NFL tight end Kevin Ware Jr., got into a “violent fight” in…
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Doug Chaffee is being challenged from both the left and the right as he seeks a second four-year term representing District 4 on the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Sunny Park, currently serving as mayor of Buena Park, and Steve Vargas, a Brea councilman, also are hoping to win the seat in the June 7…
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MLB’s broadcasts aren’t just play by play and commentary of the action on the field. We get all the things you missed during those benches-clearing moments. We get live animals at the ballpark. We get fans’ hilarious attempts at catching foul balls. We get weird mic’d up conversations between the players. So every week this…
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The Miami Heat will start their second-round NBA playoffs series the same way they ended their first round matchup, again shorthanded. At the top of an extended injury report issued Sunday by the team for Monday night’s Eastern conference semifinal series opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Heat have listed point guard Kyle Lowry as…
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You could say that Danielle Silver has one foot in the past, the other in the present, and both are headed toward the future of dance. When she dances, the senior at Orange County School of the Arts tries to meld a studied knowledge of dance history and its great performers and choreographers with modern…
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There’s nothing like a live performance or presentation. With the easing of pandemic-related mandates, this year’s Artist of the Year contenders regained the opportunity to show off their creativity in front of a panel of judges rather than by virtual evaluation, as in the past two years. And what a welcome experience it was for…
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As an Army Ranger, Stephen Broadus didn’t flinch in the face of fierce combat training exercises. However, early on Easter Sunday, the 25-year-old who had been honorably discharged from the military just days earlier indicated he had been uncharacteristically defeated. In a text message to a friend about 20 minutes before he was fatality struck…
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