The driver of a white SUV is being sought by authorities after fatally striking a motorcyclist on the 5 Freeway in Laguna Hills and fleeing the scene, the California Highway Patrol said Monday, Feb. 14. The crash happened Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7:38 a.m. southbound on the freeway, north of La Paz Road, the CHP…
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The CIF Southern Section on Monday updated the boys basketball playoff brackets with times and locations for Tuesday’s game. (*designated home team)
EL SEGUNDO — For the first time in years, downtown Los Angeles will host a championship parade on Wednesday. It’s not for lack of champions. Though only four players from the Lakers’ 2020 NBA title team remain on the roster, some regret lingers: The team that went through a grueling 15-month regular season, punctuated by…
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By Melissa Montalvo | CalMatters Fresno Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula introduced a new bill that would establish a labor trafficking unit within Cal/OSHA to investigate and prosecute people who force or coerce vulnerable people into jobs with little or no pay, often under unsafe working conditions. The bill is co-sponsored by the Western Center on Law…
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The Foothill and Marina boys basketball teams have much in common as they prepare to play each other Tuesday night in the CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs. Neither has a night-in, night-out individual standout. In most games, they usually three or so players score between 12 and 16 points. The Foothill and Marina schedules…
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The Kings were last seen completing a triumphant 4-0-2 road trip with a Feb. 2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, with only the scheduled Olympic break disrupting their roll. They’ll return to the ice on Tuesday, hosting the star-studded but perpetually flummoxed Edmonton Oilers at Crypto.com Arena. Although entering the season Edmonton had so-called…
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During the first year of Biden’s presidency, Democrats were engaged in a politically costly and ultimately vain effort to rally members of their caucus around progressive policies that the public either views as secondary priorities, or in some cases, opposes. Only 1 in 4 Americans (24%), including less than one-half of Democrats (44%), say that…
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The CIF Southern Section on Monday, Feb. 14, released the pre-flip results for the CIF-SS girls soccer playoff quarterfinals.
“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: Tenants are feeling pinched as Southern California rent hikes grow at a pace not seen since 1985. Source: My trusty spreadsheet analyzed a personal favorite benchmark for tracking what landlords are charging — the local Consumer Price Index’s “rent of…
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The Miami Dolphins found their offensive coordinator under first-time head coach Mike McDaniel. Los Angeles Chargers run game coordinator and offensive line coach Frank Smith landed the job on Monday, a league source confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The news was first reported by NFL Network. Smith interviewed for the job on Saturday…
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