Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford throws a pass against Seattle during the first half on Tuesday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Stafford shook off four sacks to throw for 244 yards and a pair of second-half touchdown passes in their 20-10 win. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Rams receiver Odell Beckman Jr. is…
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A possibly gang-related shooting in Anaheim left a man dead Tuesday, Dec. 21. Callers reported gunfire on the 2100 block of East Balsam Avenue at about 4:15 p.m., Anaheim Police Sgt. Shane Carringer said. Responding officers found a man on a sidewalk between two apartment buildings who had been shot. The victim was a 22-year-old…
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s top aide is facing a misdemeanor public intoxication charge following his arrest earlier this month during a traffic stop by Azusa police. Joseph Iniguez, 36, was taken into custody at 11:35 p.m. on Dec. 11 after officers pulled over a vehicle for an undisclosed traffic violation in the…
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LOS ANGELES — Finally, the Lakers are seeing their case count moving in the right direction. The team learned Tuesday morning that Dwight Howard and Talen Horton-Tucker had tested out of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. Horton-Tucker started against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, while the Lakers held Howard out of the first half. The…
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INGLEWOOD — This could have been a trap game for the Rams, an assignment against a Seattle Seahawks team destined to miss the playoffs overlaid with the complications of a COVID-19 outbreak that forced the game to be delayed two days. But Tuesday’s 20-10 Rams victory might have come down to a couple of sequences…
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Justin Fields is the Chicago Bears franchise quarterback — or at least the hope is he will be once he is named the starter. We’re tracking the first-round pick’s performance in every game of his rookie season. Preseason game No. 1: Bears 20, Dolphins 13 The first big boost to Justin Fields mania didn’t arrive…
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While Southern California’s shores weathered a few tough blows this year, the local coast also saw key steps toward safeguarding its future. On the downside were the oil spill in waters off Huntington Beach, pollution generated by backlogged port ships, the Hyperion sewage spill in Playa del Rey, and the extension of the life of…
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What would Frank Zappa think? It’s a question I often ask when it comes to matters of free speech, culture war spats and the overall arc of American politics. Zappa, the late, great Southern California composer and social critic, lived in a world much different from today – having lived from 1940 to 1993 —…
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President Joe Biden and the Democratic leadership were far from gracious in their response to the news that Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has decided to vote “no” on the administration’s $2 trillion Build Back Better plan. The moderate Democrat, who represents one of the most conservative states, was the swing vote in…
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The Bengals are slight favorites over the Ravens ahead of their rematch Sunday in Cincinnati, according to Las Vegas sportsbooks. In a matchup of AFC North leaders, the Bengals (8-6) are favored by 2 ½ points after a 15-10 win Sunday over the Denver Broncos. The Ravens (8-6) have lost three straight games and could…
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