A Newport Beach attorney who admitted that she swindled investors out of $8.7 million in order to bankroll her lavish lifestyle and high-rolling gambling habit was sentenced Monday, May 5 to one year and nine months in federal prison. A luxuriant lifestyle of high-end jewelry, luxury cars, a six-month stay at a opulent Las Vegas…
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First responders and community members in Riverside County gave a final salute to a 22-year-old local Marine who died in a vehicle rollover on a New Mexico road while on deployment to the United States border. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera of Riverside, a combat engineer with the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, was…
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When Altadena’s air pollution monitors burned up in the Eaton fire, Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists installed a network of 25 new ones that measure dust and ash particles for public consumption. This independent work was something government agencies could not do — providing continuous, local data for the public to determine how safe…
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As a young adult, I entered the Jesuits, a Catholic religious order, where among other missions, I worked with orphaned children and internally displaced people in El Salvador during their civil war. It was a dangerous time, and people were frequently “disappeared.” I never thought I’d be watching similar scenes play out here in America.…
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INGLEWOOD — Change to the Clippers’ roster next season, if any, will be small and incremental, done only to boost the talent already in place. Two days after the team’s season ended in what he called “extremely embarrassing and uncharacteristic” way, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank outlined plans for next season. And those…
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In 1974, the Philadelphia Flyers won the championship of the National Hockey League, the prize known as the Stanley Cup. In 1975, they repeated that championship. They were known as the Broad Street Bullies, after the location of their arena and their unique style of play. So why is a 50-year-old hockey team showing up…
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Actress Lisa Lu became the oldest recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday when she was honored at age 98 for a movie career which has included appearances in such films as “The Last Emperor” and “The Joy Luck Club.” Awkwafina, a castmate of Lu’s in “Crazy Rich Asians,” and Janet…
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Disneyland threw a parade on Main Street U.S.A. for first responders who tackled the devastating wildfires that destroyed swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena to thank them for their heroic efforts. Disneyland hosted a Heroes Salute Cavalcade on Monday, May 5 along the entry promenade of the Anaheim theme park to mark the first day…
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A Los Angeles man who killed two Orange County sisters and their childhood friend in a 2023 high-speed crash was sentenced to 26 years in state prison on Monday, May 5. Gregory Black, 34, accepted a plea deal that includes him serving 18 years in prison for violating probation and eight years for three felony…
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The Ducks will select 10th overall in next month’s NHL draft, which will be held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater on June 27-28. The Ducks had the eighth-worst record in the NHL this season but slid back two spots thanks to leaps by the New York Islanders, who will pick first overall, and Utah HC,…
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