Paul O’Donnell would walk Huckleberry, his pet beagle, each day through his quiet Ontario neighborhood. Neighbors knew him as an animal lover who also took in stray cats. They had no knowledge of his secret passion for guns — mostly antique firearms. O’Donnell had amassed a valuable military rifle and pistol collections, possessing nearly 1,200…
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Miami Hurricanes standout guard Isaiah Wong will try to turn pro this offseason. Wong said he will enter the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, announcing his career move on his Twitter account Monday morning. “It’s an honor to forever be a Miami Hurricane,” Wong wrote in his message. Wong was Miami’s second-most…
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HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Monday honoring actress Jean Smart for a career in which she has received 11 Emmy nominations for her work on nine series, winning four times. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, who created Smart’s best-known series “Designing Women,” and Hannah Einbinder, who co-stars with Smart on…
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Since the end of the regular season, 243 football players have passed through the transfer portal on their way out of or into the Pac-12. And more could follow. With the May 1 transfer deadline fast approaching, we expect a handful of transfers — and perhaps multiple handfuls — in the final days before the…
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We have all seen the viral videos of brazen looting from stores in California. Organized retail theft rings appear to be on the rise especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. More and more Californians are worried about increasing crime. According to a recent poll by the Institute for Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, 78% of California…
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I am the child of immigrants. The authoritarian shadow of the Chinese Communist Party compelled my parents to summon the courage to leave their home in Taiwan for a chance at a better life in America. My parents believed America was the land of opportunity; a place where their children could live in freedom to…
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Around this time last month, I was minding my own business doing whatever it is that I do when someone sent along what can generously be called a news story about some Bay Area groups whining about Proposition 13. Run-of-the-mill stuff, I know. The piece, which was published over at the San Jose Mercury News…
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By DAVID KEYTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel installations Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia, not far from the Ukrainian border. It was not clear what caused…
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Disneyland visitors no longer need to bring a mask to the Anaheim theme park now that face coverings are no longer mandatory on public transportation — ending one of the last vestiges of the park’s mask policy instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disneyland no longer requires masks on shuttle buses running to and from the…
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By Michael Bacon, Contributing writer Most people have heard of creating a will to leave your legacy or belongings to your family, and know the value of starting that process early. Fewer people have heard of advance directives. Michael Bacon Michael is the inpatient advance care planning facilitator at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center. (Photo…
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