A Huntington Beach police officer injured in a Saturday night helicopter crash in Newport Beach that killed a colleague was released from the hospital, the police department announced Sunday morning. “He’s doing well, but there’s still a lot of recovery ahead,” said Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Carey. “They are optimistic about his recovery.” The…
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The daunting stretch of six games in 12 days hasn’t seemed so daunting through the first two games. UCLA’s margin of victory over Washington State and Washington was 20 and 26, respectively. Tyger Campbell didn’t play Thursday night. Johnny Juzang and Cody Riley didn’t play Saturday night. In the two games, only two players have…
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Celebrate Gospel turned Disneyland into a church complete with soaring choirs, stained glass windows and plenty of praise and worship as the Anaheim theme park celebrated Black History Month with wall-to-wall music. The Fantasyland Theatre hosted church and community choirs, a cappella groups and headliner Kierra Sheard on Saturday, Feb. 19 as the first of…
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More than 42 years ago, California voters overwhelmingly enacted Proposition 13 in response to out-of-control property taxes. Even with the passage of time, Prop. 13 remains very popular among citizens of all political stripes. Nonetheless, many politicians and bureaucrats hate Prop. 13 because it prevents them from taking unlimited cash from the taxpaying public. In…
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An NFL roster constantly evolves, especially in the offseason. Add a new head coach, and new coaching staff to the mix, which is what the Miami Dolphins are doing after the hiring of Mike McDaniel, and change is expected. That means players who safely made it onto the 53-man regular-season roster last year shouldn’t feel…
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Agatha Christie was the master of mystery: Books like “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile” made her the world’s best-selling author (two billion copies sold) and have been adapted into scores of films, attracting directors such as Billy Wilder, Sidney Lumet and Kenneth Branagh. And she also wrote the world’s longest-running…
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Two people were killed and another person was critically injured in a six-vehicle crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway Sunday morning in Seal Beach that may have been triggered by a wrong-way driver, authorities said. The crash on the southbound freeway at the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway occurred a little before 1:30 a.m.,…
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It’s been years since people were able to head to L.A.’s Natural History Museum after hours and listen to live music, party with a DJ and attend scientific lectures in person at the venue’s festive First Fridays series. COVID-19 derailed the event in 2020 and 2021, but now nightlife at the museum is back as…
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Q: I am an amateur gardener who is trying to grow grapes. I planted two vines. One was flourishing and the other was not looking as good. Now they both look nearly dead. It doesn’t help that I had to leave their care in someone else’s hands for a week. My main questions are: What are…
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Marine Corps veteran, Elliott McKenzie sings the National Anthem during the new exhibit at the Heroes Hall Museum at the OC Fairgrounds Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 titled, “Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II,” featuring photographs, artifacts and stories of the challenges and achievements of African Americans during World…
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