A second round of king tides land this weekend, with high tides nearing 7 feet. The National Weather Service has issued warnings for low-lying areas along Orange and Los Angeles counties through Monday morning. “The morning high tides could result in minor tidal overflow, bringing some ponding of sea water to vulnerable areas, including parking…
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By Michael Phillis and Adam Beam | Associated Press ACAMPO — On Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy rain storm drenched California. Emergency crews showed up with boats to float Starks and other residents of his rural mobile home park in Acampo…
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Snow Valley Mountain Resort in Running Springs has been purchased by the Colorado-based owner of sister ski resorts Bear Mountain and Snow Summit in Big Bear Lake. In a news release Friday, Jan. 20, Jared Smith, president and CEO of Alterra Mountain Co., called the acquisition “a continuation of our ongoing mission to build a…
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The family of slain Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun will receive a mortgage-free home. The nonprofit Tunnel of Towers Foundation provides such homes for the families of first responders and veteran families. “Darnell and his wife were high school sweethearts who were saving money to purchase a home of their own,” Frank Siller, the…
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California is among the states being hit hardest by flu, according to the most recent data, but its numbers have improved steadily since Thanksgiving. The Centers for Disease Control report for the week ending Jan. 14 puts four states in the range of high flu activity: New Mexico, California, North Dakota and Texas. The District…
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By Alli Rosenbloom Legendary rocker Neil Young has paid tribute to former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate David Crosby. “David is gone, but his music lives on. The soul of CSNY, David’s voice and energy were at the heart of our band,” the statement, posted to Young’s website, read. Crosby’s family announced Thursday that…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange Lutheran’s girls water polo team is ranked No. 1 in Orange County with a 16-1 record, a major tournament title on its resume and at least a share of a league championship secured. Yet in the Lancers’ two matches against No. 7…
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By Kristine Sgueglie and Steve Almasy | CNN The father who sexually and psychologically manipulated a group of college students for years after moving into his daughter’s college dorm room in New York was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday, according to the US Department of Justice. Lawrence Ray, 63, was convicted in April…
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President Joe Biden began the new year with the political winds at his back: Inflation was finally slowing, the Republican congressional caucus was in disarray, and Democrats’ strong showing in the midterm elections was bolstering Biden’s once-tenuous electability argument for 2024. However, the recent discoveries of classified documents at Biden’s private home and personal office…
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By Julian Jones and Elizabeth Hsrtfield | CNN Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos is strongly denying claims that he once performed as a drag queen. “The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” the New York congressman tweeted Thursday after…
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