LOS ANGELES — On a practical level, Caleb Williams understands he won the Heisman Trophy. The USC quarterback sees the hardware every day in the dining room of his two-bedroom apartment. He knows it means that USC will eventually retire his No. 13 jersey, and it will sit on the east end of the Coliseum…
Read more
A convicted sex offender, accused of carrying out the serial killings of four Orange County women with his best friend nearly a decade ago, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Dec. 15. Franc Cano, with the help of co-defendant Steven Gordon, kidnapped, raped and murdered four women in 2013 and 2014, authorities said — a trail of…
Read more
Die-hard Disneyland fans will be watching closely over the next few weeks to see if the Happiest Place on Earth tests higher Genie+ prices during the busy Christmas holiday season. Disneyland has quietly raised prices 50% on the Genie+ front-of-the-line service since October with even higher fee hikes possible during the busy Christmas season that…
Read more
By Jake Bleiberg and Kebin McGill KEITHVILLE, La. — A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were blown into pieces. Elsewhere, heavy snow and…
Read more
Nurses at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank picketed the hospital Thursday, Dec. 15, claiming they’re understaffed and seeing incidents of workplace violence due to lapses in security. Service Employees International Union 121 RN represents more than 900 nurses at the facility. They began negotiating for a new contract in July and were still…
Read more
By Farnoush Amiri and Danica Coto | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence, in a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate. The bill,…
Read more
Most highway projects make good sense. Others are nothing but head scratchers. One causing a lot of head scratching is OC Public Works’ project to widen less than two miles of Brea Canyon Road (Brea Boulevard turns into Brea Canyon) from two lanes to four lanes. The widening project would go from Canyondale Drive to…
Read more
Editor’s note: This is the Thursday, December 14, edition of the “Game Day with Kevin Modesti” newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Good morning. UCLA’s move – with USC – from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten has been approved by the University of California Board of Regents in a…
Read more
Let’s remember how we got into this latest housing affordability pickle: It’s largely the Federal Reserve’s fault. The pandemic era’s homebuying frenzy grew into bubble status primarily due to historically low mortgage rates. Cheap financing made giant price gains more palatable than you might think. But with those mortgage-rate gifts now a distant memory, a…
Read more
Postino WineCafé opened its first California location at Park Place shopping center in Irvine on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The Arizona-based wine bar and restaurant concept started in 2001. It expanded with more than 20 locations in Texas, Colorado, Georgia and Arizona. The 5,200-square foot wine bar restaurant at Jamboree Road and Michelson Drive is housed…
Read more
