There’s a cow on my bedroom ceiling. Actually, it’s just a head of a cow. I think there may be a scientific name for this phenomenon, something like hallucinatory images. That’s what I thought it was when I first noticed it. But then, not only did it not disappear, it started to self-enhance. It was…
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A 32-year-old man was shot and killed by Corona police officers during a domestic disturbance call after the man fired his gun at a police aircraft Friday afternoon, Dec. 9, authorities said. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Peacock Lane around 2 p.m. and learned the suspect was armed with a firearm and was…
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CHARGERS (6-6) vs. DOLPHINS (8-4) When: 5:20 p.m. Sunday Where: SoFi Stadium TV/Radio: Ch. 4/98.7 FM; 105.5 FM/94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Dolphins by 3½ Notable injury designations: Chargers: CB Bryce Callahan (doubtful, groin), S Derwin James Jr. (doubtful, quadriceps), DL Sebastian Joseph-Day (doubtful, knee), RT Trey Pipkins III (doubtful, knee), TE Richard Rodgers (questionable, knee).…
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Two French bulldogs that were stolen at gunpoint have been reunited with their pregnant owner. Cindy Nelson was walking her dogs when an armed man approached and pointed a gun at her around 10 a.m. Friday in the 4100 block of Kraft Avenue, just south of Ventura Boulevard and west of Tujunga Avenue in Studio…
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Keenan Allen thought about the question for about a nanosecond. “Yes,” he said. Every single one of the Chargers’ final five games is a must-win, starting with Sunday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium. The Chargers are 6-6 and they desperately need to win at least four of their final five if…
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Q: Would you recommend ground cover roses for a planter by the front door that gets half sun and half shade? If so, what kind? Currently, we have some Jupiter’s beard and Santa Barbara daises there, but they look messy. A: I’ve noticed that ground cover roses are a very popular choice for areas that…
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How this US recession index works: If index rises above 67%, that’s a historically reliable indicator the economy has entered a recession. It was 29% for the spring quarter. (Source: St. Louis Fed) “Recession or not?” isn’t California’s big 2023 economic question. Rather it’s more like “how bad will the downturn be?” Yes, certain business…
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Newly sworn-in Assemblymember Avelino Valencia has already filed his first bill — and it’s an attempt to change how redistricting is done in Orange County. Valencia’s bill seeks to create an independent redistricting commission charged with changing the boundary lines for the OC Board of Supervisors. Redistricting, the changing of those boundaries, occurs every 10…
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Perhaps the first thing you should know is that the actor who plays Grandpa also plays Mrs. Devine. And that a great big Santa beard usually springs from his chinny-chin-chin — but, as a hirsute (that’s a fancy word for “hairy”) Mrs. Devine simply won’t do in “Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas,” he made the noble…
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A ginkgo tree in December has the most brilliant golden foliage you will ever see, and I consider myself privileged to have a few of them growing in my neighborhood. The ginkgo is sometimes referred to as a living fossil since the oldest fossil record of any tree belongs to it, with imprints of the…
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