Don’t put away those skis and snowboards just yet, it’s going to be a longer-than-usual season on the slopes. Local ski resorts are still digging out from the most recent storms, with more snow possible, but resort operators are looking ahead, announcing Tuesday, March 21, they’ve already extended their seasons thanks to record snowfall. Mammoth…
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Steve Fryer’s list of outstanding baseball players over the past week’s worth of games: Zach Brown, Villa Park, Sr. P Brown struck out six with no walks and allowed one earned run over 5.1 innings of pitching, and hit a double, in the Spartans’ 3-2 win over Foothill in a Crestview League opener. He signed…
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Three Garden Grove High School students will get to showcase an app they developed, a tool to help students study efficiently, to Congress next month. Jessica Nguyen, Henry Vu and Jasmine Chau, all juniors, developed the MnewNote app which combines study techniques with a timer as a way to balance study time with breaks to…
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The Roman Catholic Council of Chalcedon convened in 451. The invited bishops established several doctrines that persist in the Christian and Catholic theologies to this day. One, promulgated by Pope Leo I, states that the Messiah has two distinct natures: divine and human. The World Baseball Classic is bound to few traditions other than the absence…
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Six Flags Magic Mountain remained closed for the second day in a row amid a threat of high winds, heavy thunderstorms and flash floods as the latest in a series of “atmospheric river” storms passes through Southern California. Magic Mountain was closed on Wednesday, March 22 due to inclement weather, according to the Valencia amusement…
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]A man accused of gunning down Los Angeles Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell at his home in Hacienda Heights pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian ordered Carlos Medina, 61, to remain jailed in lieu of just over $2 million bail pending his next appearance May 17 at…
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Rain, if you can believe it, is still in the forecast for today — but clear skies are on the horizon. The latest atmospheric-river system has dumped rain just about everywhere in Southern California in the last day or so, and snow at higher elevations. The system will persist throughout Wednesday, March 22, with rain…
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By Cora Lewis | The Associated Press As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again, credit card debt is already at a record high, and more people are carrying debt month to month. The Fed’s interest rate increases are meant to fight inflation, but they’ve also led to higher annual percentage rates (APRs) for people…
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By Christopher Rugaber | The Associated Press The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system. “The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient,” the Fed said in…
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Cindy Krischer Goodman and Spencer Norris | South Florida Sun-Sentinel After earning a reputation in the early days of the pandemic as floating disease carriers, cruise ships are back in favor with American travelers. With COVID in the general population easing, so too, are cases aboard ships. The number of COVID-19 cases reported on cruise…
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