The Laguna Woods United Landscape Committee on May 12 canceled the controversial $600,000 Canary Island Pine Tree Reduction Project. Trees will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, according to a Village News release. An ad hoc resident advisory committee to oversee the project will continue as planned, and a proposed environmental report will proceed, the…
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We face a long, hot and dry fire season ahead. Southern California’s worst three years of rainfall on record has triggered unprecedented limits on water usage. But now for the bad news: get used to it. Climate change means a new normal. Southern California’s once-reliable sources of water no longer provide a stable, adequate supply…
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In honor of the life lost and those injured in the recent shooting during a luncheon of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, the Third Laguna Hills Mutual board opened its meeting May 17 with a moment of silence. “Anytime there is violence, as it relates to any…
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ST. PETERSBURG — An hour later, Gerrit Cole was still sure he was right, but it didn’t really matter. The pitch to Ji-Man Choi was called a ball and Cole lost him. The Yankees ace couldn’t put away the sixth inning and that cost the Yankees in a 3-1 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field.…
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What Darvin Ham accomplished in the last month should not be short-changed: The 48-year-old parlayed more than a decade of NBA assistant experience to earn a high-profile job by beat out two other former head coaches. Still, Ham is likely to find that, on a relative scale, getting the job was the easy part. The…
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Injury issues are not going away for the Chicago Cubs. Some players are moving in the right direction. Right-hander Alec Mills and left-hander Sean Newcomb made rehab appearances at Triple-A Iowa on Friday while Clint Frazier was activated from the injured list Saturday before the City Series opener against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate…
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PHOENIX — Almost eight months after Jace Peterson ran into his left arm on a play at first base, Max Muncy will take a break from trying to play through the damage that was done. Muncy was placed on the injured list Saturday – officially for left elbow inflammation – receiving a mental and physical…
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ST. PETERSBURG — DJ LeMahieu was back in the lineup Saturday. It was the first time he has played since Monday because of discomfort in his left wrist. The infielder had a cortisone shot on Tuesday and as late as Thursday evening there was a fear he may have to go on the injured list.…
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No sooner had the Miami Heat completed Friday night’s 111-103 victory at TD Garden then teammates praised the bench players for being engaged throughout the win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Turned out they were a bit too involved. Saturday, the NBA issued the Heat a $25,000 fine…
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Brandon Nimmo has been left out of Saturday’s lineup against the Phillies both for rest and because he’s been dealing with a sore right wrist, Mets manager Buck Showalter said before the game. Nimmo was sent for imaging to make sure nothing was structurally wrong. He’s also expected to get a cortisone shot to help…
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