Rough winter It’s been a tough winter for Californians, but here’s a story of one of the worst. The families of brothers George and Jacob Donner and businessman James Reed left Springfield, Missouri, on April 14, 1846. It was two years before gold would be discovered in California and 10 years before Chinese workers would…
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SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Thursday) JOCKEYS / WINS Juan Hernandez / 33 Edwin Maldonado / 12 Frankie Dettori / 10 Tiago Pereira / 10 Two tied / 9 TRAINERS / WINS Bob Baffert / 17 Doug O’Neill / 12 Philip D’Amato / 11 Steve Knapp / 11 Mark Glatt / 10 WEEKEND STAKES AT SANTA…
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About 10,000 people and businesses harmed by the 2021 oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach – a group that includes local fishermen, tourism companies and some homeowners – will split an additional $45 million in damages, bringing their total to $95 million according to a proposed legal settlement announced Thursday, Feb. 9. The…
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Mount San Antonio College has no plans to take action against Brian Crichlow, the school’s women’s basketball coach, who has been accused by three women since 2021 of sexually abusing them in the 1990s while they were students at Pomona High School while he was a teacher at the school. Crichlow, who has led Mt.…
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX — While the fight song for the Philadelphia Eagles may be “Fly, Eagles Fly,” the offensive formula that carried the team to the Super Bowl was more grounded. With a trio of capable running backs, one of the best running quarterbacks and a dominating offensive line, the…
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Huntington Beach City Council meetings switched off the option for making public comments virtually as of Tuesday, Feb. 7. Councilmember Natalie Moser tried Tuesday night to have the option reinstated, but the council majority of Mayor Tony Strickland and councilmembers Pat Burns, Casey McKeon and Gracey Van Der Mark instead supported a return to the…
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A Mexican autopsy revealed Orange County lawyer Elliot Blair suffered injuries suggesting he had possibly been dragged, conflicting with the official conclusion that he died in a drunken fall from a third-story hotel walkway, his family said Thursday, Feb. 9. The official autopsy report and photos, obtained by Blair’s family, showed scrapes or floor burns…
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Much ado is being given to the recent surge in oil company profits. Even the Wall Street Journal is getting into the act with headlines like “Chevron Rides High Oil Prices to Record $35.5 Billion Annual Profit” (Jan. 27, 2023). No doubt, headlines like this will kindle more talk in Sacramento about raising “excess profits…
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Every time Melsik Baghdasaryan goes to earn a paycheck, someone is trying to knock him out. Or his opponent might be looking to apply a submission hold that is either so painful or puts him on the edge of consciousness that he concedes the fight. For Baghdasaryan, it’s just another day at the Octagon. But…
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An announcement from pro surfing’s governing body to allow transgender surfers who have low testosterone levels to compete in women’s divisions has stirred a firestorm of debate. The World Surf League’s new policy was announced Monday, Feb. 6, promoting response from surfers around the globe, some in support of the guidelines and others against the…
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