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Notre Dame target JaDon Blair’s decision will come down to the wire
Notre Dame football will soon find out if it will add another elite prospect to its 2025 recruiting class. North Carolina safety JaDon Blair will make his announcement on Friday, but it seems like he still hasn’t made up his mind. According to Rivals Sam Spiegelman, the 6-foot, 4-inch and 190-pound prospects decision will “go down to the wire.” The nation’s No. 160 overall player and 13th ranked safety according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings has been viewed as an Irish lean, but things could change as other teams try to jump to the top of his list. Blair took seven official...
Former California senator slams lawmakers ‘pushing out’ Biden: ‘Please spare me your five minutes of fame’
Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) on Thursday bashed lawmakers who have called for President Biden to drop out of the race after last week’s presidential debate against former President Trump. “I disagree with these members who are coming on TV for their five minutes of fame and pushing out a man who has been…
Calimesa's Concerts on the Green begin on July 18
At the Calimesa City Council meeting on June 17, Steve Negrete, President of the Calimesa Cultural and Performing Arts Association, spoke to the city council during the communications from the public portion of the meeting to ask for funding for the Calimesa Cultural and Performing Arts Association’s Concerts on the Green for the Summer of 2024.
California AG Rob Bonta returning $155K of Duong contributions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Attorney General is returning $155,000 of campaign contributions given to him by members of Oakland's Duong family, who were raided by the FBI in June. In an email to KTVU on Wednesday, Nathan Click, a spokesman for Rob Bonta's campaign, wrote that the attorney general...
Jason Mackey: Paul Skenes, Jared Jones and their lone battle for high school ‘bragging rights’
PITTSBURGH - Long before they carried the hope and excitement of a fan base on their 22-year-old shoulders, the buzz around PNC Park attracting a national audience and their electric performances depicted on novelty T-shirts, Paul Skenes and Jared Jones were staking out similar turf in Southern California. Born and...
California mulls millions in reparations costs after Newsom declares budget emergency
(The Center Square) - California is considering spending $12 million on pending reparations-related legislation after the governor declared a budget emergency, an act that allows the use of state rainy day funds to plug the deficit. At the low end, reparations bills with finite costs add up to approximately $4.3 million per year. However, with some potential programs such as spending savings from prison capacity reductions on gun violence reduction programs or making food a public health benefit for millions of Californians having unknown cost...
‘Really triggering’: SF bartenders have mixed feelings about new drug testing law
As revelers bar hop over the holiday and weekend, they might notice something new at their local watering holes: signs warning them about getting “roofied” and offering test strips to check for spiked drinks. Roughly 2,400 bars and nightclubs across California must now, by law, offer and advertise...
Calif. program connects inmates with post-release employment
VACAVILLE, Calif. — With just 70 days left of his prison sentence, Fausto Basso is anything but scared to take on a new career post-release after participating in the new Entry to Education program at California State Prison, Solano. “This program is a blessing to have,” said Basso. “It...
Fireworks shows across the region will light the night sky
-- Banning, Nicolet Middle School, 101 E. Nicolet St.;. -- Beaumont, Town Center, Sixth and Eighth streets;. -- Lake Elsinore, Lakepoint Park, 420 Lakeshore Drive;. -- Lake Elsinore, Diamond Stadium, 500 Diamond Drive;. -- Palm Desert, Civic Center Park, Fred Waring Drive and San Pablo Avenue;. -- Palm Springs, Sunrise...
Fireworks spark small vegetation fire in Dana Point Harbor
Orange County firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze on a Dana Point hillside on Friday after a fireworks display started the small inferno. It started above the Dana Point Harbor, below some homes and businesses. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to a quarter of an acre. "We urge the community to help keep everyone safe. While the work of our firefighters and @OCSheriff deputies prevented injuries and saved property today, fireworks can have tragic consequences," the Orange County Fire Authority posted on Instagram.
Police shoot at hit-and-run suspect during pursuit in Orange County
Anaheim police opened fire twice during a chase with a hit-and-run suspect on Friday, which finally came to an end when they executed a PIT maneuver. The chase is said to have started at around 3:45 a.m., when officers witnessed a hit-and-run crash. They attempted to stop the suspect, but he instead drove away, starting the pursuit, according to a statement from Anaheim Police Department officials. During the chase, he allegedly struck their patrol car and pointed a gun at them, police claim. Officers continued chasing the suspect into a McDonald's parking lot, located in the 1100 block of N. State College Boulevard,...
Orange County judge, accused of shooting and killing wife during argument, pleads not guilty
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson pleaded not guilty Friday in downtown Los Angeles to a murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing his wife during an argument in their Anaheim Hills home last August.Ferguson, whose case is being heard in Los Angeles due to his ties to the Orange County court, was previously ordered to stand trial in the case.He remains free on bond. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for Sept. 20.Ferguson is charged with murder and sentencing enhancements for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death and the personal use of a firearm. He is accused...
Three LA County men charged for killing New Zealand woman during Fashion Island robbery
Three Los Angeles County men have been charged with murder after they killed a 68-year-old New Zealand woman during a robbery at Fashion Island in Newport Beach earlier this week. Prosecutors on Friday said that the three men, one of which is a third striker, will be charged with special circumstances murder for the deadly incident in which the woman, identified as Patricia McKay, was thrown into the street by the suspects after they robbed her on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Orange County District Attorney's Office. They then ran her over with their car as they fled the scene,...
Can you spot this alleged Orange County binocular thief?
This alleged thief may have been a little short-sighted with this plan. In a post to X, formerly Twitter, the Irvine Police Department made some chirps while asking for the public for information regarding a man suspected of stealing an expensive set of binoculars from a bird-watching equipment store. The post, full of bird-related puns, […]
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