ANAHEIM — It has been a seven-year journey for Matt Thaiss to find himself where, perhaps, he always should have been. The Angels took the catcher’s gear from Thaiss immediately after selecting him with the 16th overall pick in the 2016 draft. After spending a few years trying other positions and mostly failing to hit…
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The upcoming Pride Parade and Festival will fill four blocks of Santa Ana’s downtown. It’ll have a dazzlingly diverse lineup of performers, including a Latin-dedicated stage, a family fun zone, a teen space sponsored by a big gaming company, a trans central zone, health offerings, sponsorships from major corporations and a parade with marchers from…
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By MATTHEW BROWN | Associated Press Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including four people found dead of gunshots in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper killed in an ambush, multiple people firing guns into an Illinois holiday crowd and bullets flying among teenagers partying…
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Centinela Feed and Pet Supplies has leased space next door to the new Aldi in Tustin. The Torrance-based pet retailer has a sign atop the left side of what once was an Orchard Supply Hardware store and previously Tustin Lanes. SEE MORE: Aldi opens in Tustin at former bowling alley, OSH store The new store…
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Cheers wine lovers! A rosé soirée is coming to Calabasas. Rosé Day Los Angeles, a single-day fancy picnic in celebration of popular pink wine, is returning to King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas on Saturday, June 24. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend the 1-8 p.m. event that will include an open bar pouring…
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A bear was killed Monday morning, June 19, on the 14 Freeway in the Santa Clarita area when struck by a car, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported around 5:10 a.m. on the freeway at Soledad Canyon. ABC7 reported two cars hit the animal, which appeared to be a cub, but the…
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Riverside native Denise Booker sees Juneteenth not as a commercial holiday, or even a day off for some — but as a “day of remembrance and togetherness.” “It’s a moment to recognize slavery and celebrate community,” Booker, co-founder of The B.L.A.C.K. Collective, said. She’s been involved with organizing the now-annual Juneteenth Celebration at Fairmount Park in…
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Corina Godoy has an admittedly unorthodox dream. She hopes to adopt a bird. She’s not yet sure what kind of bird, but it needs to have a taste for feasting on the juicy red berries that grow on lycium, a thorny shrub found throughout the deserts of Southern California. Sometime after her bird eats those…
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Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the Assembly and Senate are working on — from committee work to bill passages and more. It hasn’t been an easy year to pass fentanyl-related legislation in the California Legislature. But one effort, meant to prevent more…
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I received more than a few emails regarding the loss of the LA Oldies (aka K-SURF) stream. While the station can still be heard over the airwaves if you have an HD radio and are able to clearly tune in to 105.1 HD4, many listeners used the internet or smartphone apps to listen, and that’s…
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