Six Flags Magic Mountain let me turn my twisted fantasies into reality when I got to dress up like a deranged clown at Fright Fest Extreme and torment anyone who dared step foot inside the City Under Siege scare zone. Magic Mountain gave me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity last week to suit up as a clown…
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A Las Vegas man who stabbed his mother to death in an Irvine neighborhood last month was fatally shot by police after lunging toward an officer while armed with a knife, a critical-incident report released by authorities on Tuesday, Sept. 24, shows. Around 2:50 p.m. on Aug. 8, a 911 caller said that a man…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday, Sept. 24, limiting real estate contracts between homebuyers and their agents to three months, imposing a time limit on agreements that became mandatory last month under the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement. The new law will take effect on Jan. 1, making California one of at…
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T.I. and wife Tiny won $71 million in their long-running lawsuit against toy company MGA Entertainment in Chatsworth. The 49-year-old Xscape singer, real name Tameka Cottle, thanked their legal team and the jury for their verdict and “seeing what we’ve been fighting for the last three trials,” in an Instagram Live posted after emerging victorious…
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The Orange County girls volleyball rankings. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10 (Records through Monday, Sept. 23) 1. Mater Dei (21-3): The Monarchs won the Championship Division of the Durango Fall Classic tournament in Las Vegas. 2. Huntington Beach (22-3): The Oilers were champions of the Classic Division of the Durango Fall Classic. 3. Santa Margarita (14-5):…
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The Surfing Heritage and Culture Center is all about preserving surfing’s past – but the San Clemente institution is also setting a new course toward the future. A new executive director, Jeff Alter, was recently appointed and a mostly new board of directors made up of surf industry leaders will tap their insider knowledge gained…
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Gregory C. Scott, President and CEO of Community Action Partnership of Orange County, speaks as members of various agencies gather at Anaheim Indepencia Family Resource Center in Anaheim to celebrate the collaboration that provided $2.5M to sustain the OC Diaper Bank on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Since opening in March 2000, the OC Diaper Bank…
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The Sparks announced Tuesday they have mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Curt Miller after two seasons. On Thursday, the Sparks finished their season 8-32 and in last place in the league. They were 25-55 overall with Miller at the helm and didn’t qualify for the WNBA playoffs in either season. “On behalf…
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LOS ANGELES — UCLA defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe is known for his hands-on coaching. He even wears cleats to practice. He lined up opposite Oluwafemi Oladejo on Tuesday afternoon during individual drills with the defensive linemen, arms stretched out in front of him in a demonstration. Oladejo has been sponging up knowledge lately as he…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Dana Hills’ football team hasn’t slowed after capturing its first outright league championship last season. Several players have raised their performance level to spark the Dolphins’ 4-0 start, the best under fourth-year coach Tony Henney. “(The) kids are playing hard,” said Henney, whose…
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