The OC Health Care Agency reported 702 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Feb. 15, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 533,499. There were 14,861 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. That’s down from 26,744 reported for the two weeks ending Thursday. There were…
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The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: TJ McDonnell School: Fountain Valley Sport: Wrestling Year: Junior Noteworthy: McDonnell continued his outstanding season in the CIF-SS Individual Championships by winning the Central Division title at 182 pounds. He won all five of his matches by fall. McDonnell, ranked third in California in his weight…
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Nearly 10 years after it opened, an “underperforming” Walmart Neighborhood Market in Garden Grove will close by late March. The company made the announcement Tuesday, saying all 114 employees at the grocery store at 10912 Katella Ave. would have the opportunity to switch to jobs at other Walmart stores and markets. “Our decision is based…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Alexandra Lopez School: Marina Sport: Girls wrestling Year: Senior Noteworthy: Lopez earned MVP honors for the upper weights by capturing the 143-pound division with four pins to lead the Vikings to the title at…
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By Devan Cole, Paul Murphy and Paradise Afshar | CNN A Democratic candidate for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, was the target of a shooting Monday morning at his campaign headquarters, authorities said. Democrat Craig Greenberg was the target of the shooting in the city’s Butchertown neighborhood, Louisville Metropolitan Police Department Chief Erika Shields said, adding…
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Oh no. Your vaccine card is missing. You’ve searched your car, emptied your purse or backpack and torn apart your house, but your vaccine card is nowhere to be found. No one could have predicted before the pandemic that a little piece of white paper would hold so much significance. It’s the key to entering…
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NEW YORK — An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo, up from 2021 and capping a stirring playoff schedule for the NFL. Last year’s game had a television audience of 92 million, the lowest since 2006. The Nielsen company said…
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The California Showcase, the annual free one-day combine for overlooked high school and junior college football players seeking to play at the next level, was Terry Donahue’s baby. He felt it was as important to his legacy as his win-loss record during 20 years as UCLA’s head football coach, as important as having the Rose…
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By Rob Gillies | Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa’s police chief resigned Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while demonstrators elsewhere across the country abandoned their blockade at a U.S. border crossing. Trucks with horns blaring rolled out of the southern…
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By Seth Borenstein | Associated Press The seas lapping against America’s coastlines are rising ever faster and will be 10 to 12 inches higher by the year 2050, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days, a government report says. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and six other federal…
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