SANTA ANA — The final defendant in the Newport Beach kidnapping and torture of a marijuana dispensary owner, who was sexually mutilated in the Mojave Desert, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor and was spared any more jail time. Noami Josette Rhodus, 41, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and was placed…
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The City of Industry will not have to disclose the closed-session discussions its City Council had regarding a $20 million solar project now at the forefront of a criminal corruption case, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, March 23. Though Industry could waive the confidentiality voluntarily at any time, Judge Michael Pastor determined the city…
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MEMPHIS — What’s chemistry to a team with two of the greatest scorers in NBA history? A make-or-break test on the way to a championship. The Nets were short three rotation players in Wednesday’s matchup against the West’s second-best Grizzlies: Seth Curry (left ankle) and Goran Dragic (left knee) were late scratches and LaMarcus Aldridge…
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The ugliest moment of the Miami Heat season came early in the second half of Wednesday night’s 118-104 loss at FTX Arena and it had to do with far more than the Golden State Warriors’ 19-0 start to the third quarter. Amid that surge by the shorthanded Warriors, Heat forward Jimmy Butler and Heat captain…
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An electrical problem caused the house fire that cost a Los Angeles County firefighter his life in Rancho Palos Verdes in January, a fire official said on Wednesday, March 23. The fire stemmed from electricity in a wall, Los Angeles County fire Capt. Raul Ramirez said. Fire officials declined to elaborate on Wednesday, March 23,…
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PHILADELPHIA — Survive and advance. It doesn’t get more cliché than that at this time of the year. But it’s exactly what fourth-seeded UCLA and eighth-seeded North Carolina did to get to Friday’s NCAA Tournament regional semifinal, better known as the Sweet 16. The Bruins (27-7) and Tar Heels (26-9) will tip off at 6:40…
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La mayoría de votantes de Los Ángeles creen que la calidad de la educación de las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado (LAUSD) es peor ahora que antes de la pandemia de covid-19, reveló una encuesta publicada este martes. El sondeo, encargado por la organización sin fines de lucro Great Public Schools Now, halló que 58%…
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A company executive has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging his fogging disinfection business applied pesticides inconsistent with their intended use to purportedly kill the coronavirus in Culver City. Prosecutors have recommended that David Earl Gillies, managing partner of Utah-based Mountain Fog, receive two years probation and be ordered to pay a $10,000…
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Southern California residents experienced a short hot streak early this week, but forecasters predict a cool-off with possible rain coming soon. For inland areas, temperatures are expected to remain above normal through Saturday. Riverside, Brea, Los Angeles International Airport and San Bernardino had temperatures in the high 80s and lower 90s Wednesday, according to the…
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ANAHEIM — The NHL on Wednesday invalidated the trade between the Ducks and the Golden Knights that it had approved before Monday’s deadline, which means sending Evgenii Dadonov and a conditional second-round draft pick back to Vegas and John Moore and Ryan Kesler back to Anaheim. The league announced in a two-sentence statement that “the…
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