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LOS ANGELES — A driver allegedly responsible for fatally injuring a 24-year-old woman at a South Los Angeles street takeover on Christmas Day was arrested in New Mexico, authorities said Tuesday. Dante Chapple-Young, 28, of Orange County, was arrested near Albuquerque, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Chapple-Young is believed to have been the…
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LOS ANGELES — The Sparks made their first significant offseason move by trading with the Connecticut Sun for former All-Star point guard Jasmine Thomas and the 10th overall pick in the April’s WNBA draft. The Sparks traded away three young players: center Olivia Nelson-Ododa, forward Jasmine Walker and the reserved rights to guard Kianna Smith.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orangewood Academy’s girls basketball team could have focused on the promising freshmen who chose another school, the teammates who transferred away or its season-ending injuries. The Spartans instead picked another route. The squad focused on itself, and improving on the court. Orangewood…
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Steve Fryer’s Fab 5 outstanding boys basketball players last week, Jan. 17: Brandon Benjamin, Canyon, Sophomore, Forward He scored 31 points in an 83-29 win over Brea Olinda and scored 20 points in an 81-47 win over Esperanza. Benjamin is averaging 22 points and nine rebounds a game while shooting 59 percent from the field.…
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Black Lives Matter co-founders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah are demanding that Los Angeles police officers no longer be dispatched to minor traffic incidents and are calling for additional actions following the cardiac arrest death of Keenan Anderson, Cullors’ cousin, after he was tased repeatedly by police this month. A preliminary toxicology-blood screen of Anderson’s…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls water polo rankings for this week: GIRLS WATER POLO TOP 10 (Records through Monday, Jan. 16) 1.Orange Lutheran (15-1): The Lancers lost in the semifinals at Santa Barbara TOC to Laguna Beach, who they beat earlier in season.…
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It’s not a boys basketball league where there are high-flying dunks or shots blocked near or above the rim. Every season, though, high-speed and spirited games are common in the Garden Grove League. “Our league is always very competitive, top to bottom,” said Ed Prange, a veteran coach at Loara, which is in its fifth…
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Every city and county in California is required to plan for adequate housing across income levels. However, just a fraction of those planned homes actually end up getting built. Through a process called the Regional Housing Needs Assessment, or RHNA, the state housing department and regional councils of government allocate housing production goals every five…
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When producers were casting Season 25 of “Worst Cooks in America,” they weren’t just looking for culinary failures. They were looking for social media success. “They didn’t know anything about my cooking skills,” said Tina Kim of Koreantown in Los Angeles. “They just contacted me and, lo and behold, they were lucky. I didn’t know…
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Rubio’s Coastal Grill has sold nearly 300 million fish tacos since 1983, according to co-founder Ralph Rubio. The Carlsbad-based chain is apt to build on that number on Wednesday, Jan. 25, when the chain marks its 40th anniversary. On that date, its Original Fish Tacos will cost 99 cents each, their original price, according to…
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