An electrical problem caused the house fire that cost a Los Angeles County firefighter his life in Rancho Palos Verdes in January, a fire official said on Wednesday, March 23. The fire stemmed from electricity in a wall, Los Angeles County fire Capt. Raul Ramirez said. Fire officials declined to elaborate on Wednesday, March 23,…
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PHILADELPHIA — Survive and advance. It doesn’t get more cliché than that at this time of the year. But it’s exactly what fourth-seeded UCLA and eighth-seeded North Carolina did to get to Friday’s NCAA Tournament regional semifinal, better known as the Sweet 16. The Bruins (27-7) and Tar Heels (26-9) will tip off at 6:40…
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La mayoría de votantes de Los Ángeles creen que la calidad de la educación de las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado (LAUSD) es peor ahora que antes de la pandemia de covid-19, reveló una encuesta publicada este martes. El sondeo, encargado por la organización sin fines de lucro Great Public Schools Now, halló que 58%…
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A company executive has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging his fogging disinfection business applied pesticides inconsistent with their intended use to purportedly kill the coronavirus in Culver City. Prosecutors have recommended that David Earl Gillies, managing partner of Utah-based Mountain Fog, receive two years probation and be ordered to pay a $10,000…
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Southern California residents experienced a short hot streak early this week, but forecasters predict a cool-off with possible rain coming soon. For inland areas, temperatures are expected to remain above normal through Saturday. Riverside, Brea, Los Angeles International Airport and San Bernardino had temperatures in the high 80s and lower 90s Wednesday, according to the…
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ANAHEIM — The NHL on Wednesday invalidated the trade between the Ducks and the Golden Knights that it had approved before Monday’s deadline, which means sending Evgenii Dadonov and a conditional second-round draft pick back to Vegas and John Moore and Ryan Kesler back to Anaheim. The league announced in a two-sentence statement that “the…
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By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women, died Wednesday of cancer, her family said. She was 84. A lifelong Democrat who nonetheless…
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It will be another busy Saturday for Crean Lutheran senior Jack Fairchild. He is entered in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and the long jump and triple jump in the Orange County Championships track and field meet Saturday at Mission Viejo High. He did well in those four events this past Saturday in the Laguna…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 111 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, March 23, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 546,019. There had been 4,277 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 14 days as of Wednesday. There were 123 people reported in Orange County hospitals with…
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California has not effectively used surplus properties owned by the state to help alleviate the affordable housing crisis, according to an audit that recommends agencies hire more staff and accelerate the rate at which parcels are offered for development. Michael Tilden, the acting state auditor, reviewed California’s compliance with a 2019 executive order by Gov.…
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