Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week Athlete: Daniela Leon School: Walnut Sport: Softball Noteworthy: The Mustangs’ senior pitcher has a been a major factor for some of their biggest wins this season. And for a team that won just three games last year, the Mustangs are suddenly ranked No. 7 in Division 5 due…
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Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week Athlete: Landon White School: San Dimas Sport: Baseball Noteworthy: Landon White, the Saints’ sophomore infielder, is off to a great start batting .417 and was key in last week’s two-game sweep over Charter Oak to open the Valle Vista league. White doubled home both runs in the Saints’…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Vietnamese automaker announced plans Tuesday to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to bring 7,500 jobs and ending the state’s streak of near-misses for landing carmakers. VinFast will build its first North American plant in Chatham County southwest of Raleigh, with production expected to start…
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On the same day that state legislators shot down one bill to increase penalties for selling fentanyl, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Noris pitched another that would send the worst fentanyl dealers to prison for 20 years to life. But Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach, acknowledged that even with the rise of synthetic, cheap fentanyl — sparking a wave of…
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DALLAS — With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, it’s as important as ever for the Lakers to keep any small flicker of hope alive. So even though Coach Frank Vogel didn’t expect LeBron James and Anthony Davis to be available Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks, the Lakers didn’t officially rule out…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, March 29. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. TUESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL SURF LEAGUE Los Alamitos 10, Fountain Valley 4 SOUTH COAST LEAGUE Dana Hills 7, Mission…
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At the conclusion of the annual NFL meeting Tuesday afternoon at The Breakers Palm Beach, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey met with media members for 20 minutes. McCaskey spoke about his early impressions of new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus, the Arlington Heights stadium project, the league’s playoff overtime rule change and…
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The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended March 27 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Paris Apartment: Lucy Foley 2. Pure Colour: Sheila Heti 3. A Sunlit Weapon: Jacqueline Winspear 4.…
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Thursday, March 31, is the deadline to apply for rent relief, and there could be a couple of added benefits for completing your application by then. The state has approved additional funding for the program should federal dollars run out. And the state Legislature is considering a measure to extend eviction protections for relief applicants…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Brusdar Graterol’s fastball (an average of 99.5 mph last season, third in MLB) and nickname (he prefers“Bazooka” though he will also accept “Buffalo”) scream “closer.” It’s a role Graterol would gladly fill for the Dodgers – “If they give me the opportunity, yeah, absolutely,” he said through an interpreter.But that isn’t his…
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