The OC Health Care Agency reported 476 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, Feb. 17, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 534,608. The county has reported about 10,382 new cases in the last two weeks. One month ago, the 14-day average for new cases was about 93,148. On Thursday,…
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By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav | CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a stopgap bill to avert a shutdown at the end of the week ahead of a looming Friday deadline when government funding has been set to expire. The House of Representatives voted last week on a bipartisan basis…
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Winning the Super Bowl is earning some Rams assistant coaches bigger jobs with new teams. Three joined the Denver Broncos on Thursday, with Ejiro Evero hired as defensive coordinator, Dwayne Stukes as special teams coordinator and Marcus Dixon as defensive line coach under new head coach Nathaniel Hackett. Evero coached the Rams’ secondary and coordinated…
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Activist Laurie Girand says she’s bowing out of the 74th Assembly District race after Democratic party leaders told her they plan to back San Clemente Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan in the race against GOP incumbent Laurie Davies. The news comes after the California Democratic Party held a virtual Pre-Endorsement Conference on Saturday to vote…
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By Steve Peoples | Associated Press SMETHPORT, Pa. — Some Democrats in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they’re Democrats. The party’s brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers and yard signs and refuse to acknowledge publicly their party affiliation. These…
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Los Alamitos is the latest community to become part of an automated, 24-hour surveillance network capable of tracking vehicles across Orange County, with the recent placement of license plate readers throughout the city. The devices began going up on Feb. 2, Los Alamitos Police Capt. Wayne Byerley said. A total of 12 plate readers have…
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UCLA has announced Bill McGovern as the new defensive coordinator on coach Chip Kelly’s staff. McGovern has close to 40 years of coaching experience at both the college and NFL level. He replaces Jerry Azzinaro, who worked in the role since Kelly was hired in 2017. Azzinaro had reportedly resigned in January, according to multiple…
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Emotions are running at a fever pitch after plans for demolishing the Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre in south Montclair to make room for eight warehouse buildings were submitted for approval to City Hall in January. The proposal has prompted an online petition by Robert Wilkiewicz, of Pomona, who is asking folks to sign if they…
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Orange County Rescue Mission desperately needs hygiene items for the formerly homeless living in its transitional facilities in Orange County. Jim Palmer, the nonprofit’s president, said the need is “dire” for the 178 residents at Village of Hope, Tustin Veterans Outpost and Double R Ranch. These are the items the Rescue Mission is seeking soap/shampoo,…
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The Miami Dolphins signed wide receiver and return specialist River Cracraft on Thursday. Cracraft spent the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers under new Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. McDaniel was offensive coordinator last season with the 49ers and run-game coordinator before that. Also playing with the Denver Broncos in 2018 and 2019, Cracraft…
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