By JOHN COON The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The USC women’s basketball team was done in by a familiar face on Friday night. Alissa Pili, who spent her first three seasons at USC before transferring to Utah, scored 21 points and Kennedy McQueen added 17 behind five 3-pointers to lead the ninth-ranked Utes…
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BREA — The El Modena boys basketball team entered its North Hills League game against Brea Olinda on Friday knowing a victory would put the team in control of the race for the league title. The Vanguards got it done with long-range shooting, defense and rebounding in a 60-54 victory over the Wildcats at Brea…
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A man and woman were arrested this week after they allegedly tossed 30,000 fentanyl pills from a car during a pursuit that began in Costa Mesa, police said. Police pulled over a 2016 Ford Edge shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, near Santa Ana Avenue in Costa Mesa for not making a traffic stop,…
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Leaders of Southern California law enforcement agencies spoke out Friday evening, Jan. 27, following the video release of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Because of the actions of “five former law enforcement officers, an inexcusable tragedy transpired in Memphis, Tennessee, that resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols,” LA County Sheriff Robert…
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Five days after the Star Ballroom Dance Studio mass shooting, businesses along Monterey Park’s Garvey Avenue have steadfastly remained open amid shattered nerves and foot traffic that is unusually light. A space that should be vibrant, still basking in the shine of Lunar New Year celebrations is instead wrapped in somber apprehension as well as…
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By Colleen Slevin | Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — A man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket nearly two years ago remains mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge said Friday. Court proceedings against Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 23, have been paused for more than a year after Judge Ingrid Bakke first…
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SAN JOSE — At 3:26 p.m. PST on Friday afternoon on the corner of West Santa Clara Street and Barack Obama Boulevard, American figure skating’s Ilia Malinin era officially began. “I think it is here,” Malinin said later “and it will be here for a long time.” Malinin, the 18-year-old self-proclaimed “Quad God” from Washington,…
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The Star Ballroom Dance Studio sits just off of bustling Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, overshadowed by TS Emporium, a supermarket for medicinal herbs and specialty foods that dominates the block. A sign just beneath the emporium’s logo beckons: “Star Dance … Tango, Waltz, ChaCha, Salsa,” with a big, red arrow pointing the way to…
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LA JOLLA — “Rickie, you’re a legend!” “Nice poke, Rickie!” “Rickie, let’s gooo!” “Rick-IEEE!” That electric reception on every hole along Torrey Pines’ South Course on Friday wouldn’t typically go to the world’s 111th-ranked player – even if he was steadily climbing the leaderboard, shooting up 45 places with a 5-under-par 67 that put him…
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By GEORGE RICHARDS The Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — The Kings will need to grind their way to wins at times to keep pace in a tight Pacific Division race, and they were up to the task Friday night. Adrian Kempe had a short-handed goal and an assist, Pheonix Copley made a career-high 45 saves…
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