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By Ben Finley | Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia said Thursday that the gun he used had been “secured” and that one of his parents usually accompanied him in class but did not the week the shooting occurred. The family’s statement…
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Rams general manager Les Snead said he hasn’t received confirmation from star defensive lineman Aaron Donald about playing next season, but he’s aware of Donald tweeting he has no intentions of retiring. “I guess you can follow Aaron Donald on Twitter,” Snead jokingly said Thursday during his end-of-season news conference. “My kids did tell me…
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When it comes to Mother Nature, horse racing isn’t your father’s or grandfather’s sport anymore. The days of battling heavy rain by holding the Daily Racing Form over your head while you hurry to the turnstiles are history. Santa Anita was forced to cancel two of its four racing days last weekend, including special holiday…
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Westminster police were searching for two suspects who walked into a T-Mobile store, stole cellphones and Apple watches and then fled in a vehicle Wednesday night, Jan. 18, authorities said. About 6:35 p.m., the men walked into the store, in the 6700 block of Westminster Boulevard, and one of them started talking with an employee,…
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Every day Roy Rausch heads out in what he’s called his “Owl Mobile” to look for a lost bird that has called a quarter mile of suburban houses in Cypress home for about a month. The bird, suspected to be a young female, is at least 3,000 miles from her home in the Arctic tundra.…
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A 50-mile funeral procession from Murrieta to Rancho Cucamonga is scheduled for slain Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun on Saturday, Jan. 21. The public is invited to line the streets, but the interment will be private, a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department news release states. It was not immediately clear Thursday morning, Jan. 19, if…
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Thirteen Orange County jail inmates have pleaded not guilty to charges they beat a drunken-driving suspect in an attack that left the 44-year-old victim comatose. Prosecutor filed charges of conspiracy, attempted murder, torture, kidnapping and participation in gang activity, all felonies, with sentencing enhancements for gang activity and causing great bodily injury. The defendants range…
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Looking for a job that could potentially pay up to six figures? Walmart announced this week it’s expanding its Associate-to-Driver training program, which touts a salary as high as $110,000 annually. Unveiled last year, the program has so far trained just 56 Walmart employees from various supply chain roles in the Dallas, Texas, and Dover,…
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An 80-year-old man was killed in a two-car crash on Beach Boulevard while pulling out of a private driveway in Huntington Beach Thursday morning, Jan. 19, authorities said. Officers were called to the area of Beach Boulevard and Knoxville Avenue about 9 a.m. after a Porsche had crashed into a Toyota Corolla, Huntington Beach police…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, January 20, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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