Huntington Beach baseball coach Benji Medure says this year’s team could be the school’s best in his 25 seasons running the program. “Could be,” Medure said, and added for emphasis … “Could be.” The “could be” is because there are plenty of goals ahead. The Boras Classic tournament is one. The Oilers got off to…
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ANAHEIM — The Dodgers announced Tuesday that they have accepted an invitation to the White House when they visit the Washington Nationals during their opening road trip of the season. “In keeping with long-standing baseball tradition, President Trump has invited the 2024 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House when they play in…
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Mapping fire threats Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under local authority more than a decade ago, the new maps now include “high” and “moderate” zones as well. The state…
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ANAHEIM — The Angels made the final day of spring training an eventful one by announcing a litany of roster moves. Angels general manager Perry Minasian delivered a clear message to players and fans during his press conference on Tuesday: if a player can help the team win games, they will be on the team…
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When California motorists fill their tanks, they are often paying the nation’s highest gas prices, an average of $4.65 a gallon currently and about $1.50 above the national average. One component of California’s high gas prices is the state’s gas tax, which ranges between 60 and 70 cents a gallon and is also the nation’s…
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The alarming security breach by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealing war plans just demonstrates what everyone who isn’t a Trump acolyte has known for a long time. Trump’s picks to run our top government departments are incompetent, reckless, and ignorant about what is needed to do the job. Blind fealty to the president is…
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USC freshman quarterback Husan Longstreet throws during the first day of USC spring practice on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) USC head coach Lincoln Riley looks on during the first day of USC spring practice on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)…
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Although Mahmoud Khalil is a legal permanent resident of the United States, the Trump administration says, he is “subject to removal” because Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has determined” that his “presence or activities” would “have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences.” That vague rationale, which alludes to Khalil’s participation in anti-Israel protests as a…
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ANAHEIM — In an exhibition game that carried some heft to it, the Dodgers and Angels finished out their spring training schedules on Tuesday night. The final spring game, which typically provides prospects the chance to play the back half of the game in a major league stadium in front of a large crowd, took…
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In almost everything he did, Jose Mantecon found a way to include his family, family members said. When he went surfing, dirt biking, boating or participated in other adventurous activities, he brought his family with him. Over the summer, his wife, Carla Mantecon, and their two kids, Maddie, 12, and Logan, 9, traveled with him…
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