5 Best Free Tools to Monitor Website Changes

In today’s continuously evolving digital landscape where web pages usually change every second or even multiple times per second, web page monitoring tools are the name of the game. Web page change monitoring tools alert you of changes on a given web page according to your configured settings. If you are a savvy online shopper,…

USC’s loss to Colorado hurts conference title hopes

Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, left, looks to pass the ball as USC guard Ethan Anderson defends during the first half of Thursday’s game in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) USC forward Max Agbonkpolo, left, and Colorado forward Jeriah Horne watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game…

The Ruby’s at the end of Huntington Beach Pier will close forever on Friday

A fixture on the tip of the Huntington Beach Pier for almost three decades, Ruby’s Diner will close its doors permanently on Friday, Feb. 26. “The facility was purchased by a new ownership group out of a bankruptcy proceeding,” Huntington Beach City Manager Oliver Chi said Thursday night. Operators of the Ruby’s Diner, then a…

Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games

The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…

Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games

The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…

With Ivica Zubac, Clippers’ Ty Lue pushes right buttons

Tyronn Lue knew just which button to push with Ivica Zubac. Play. During a film session after the Minnesota Timberwolves treated four of Zubac’s five shots like a piñata, swatting them this way and that in the Clippers’ 119-122 victory on Feb. 10, the Clippers’ coach snuck in a clip of his own favorite dunk…

Anaheim Hills briefs: Local libraries have kits-to-go for activities at home

The Anaheim Public Library system recently initiated a new feature for its virtual STEAM Adventures with STEAM on the Go Kits for teens and adults. The kits include all the necessary project supplies and are available to reserve from the Library’s Catalog using your library card. There are more than 100 kits and more than…

Grizzlies pull inside job to dispatch Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George (13) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) and guard Ja Morant (12)in the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots ahead of Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) in…

UCLA cruises past Utah, regains top spot in Pac-12

UCLA guard Johnny Juzang shoots as Utah forward Timmy Allen defends during the first half of Thursday’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah forward Riley Battin, right, and UCLA forward Mac Etienne (12) reach for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in…

Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games

The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…

High schools press state officials for more guidance on COVID-19 testing for football, water polo

CIF State commissioner Ron Nocetti said Thursday the California Department of Public Health is working to update its guidelines for the new COVID-19 testing requirement for football and water polo and for how athletic programs should handle positive tests for athletes on their teams. Coaches and school administrators have been grappling with both issues since…

Aprons become pandemic enterprise for young men with autism

The sewing happens in the kitchen. That seems only fitting given how aprons are the finished product. What might seem surprising, though, is who is sitting at the sewing machines. A group of seven young men, ages 15 to 30. And all of them have autism, with varying degrees of attentiveness and dexterity to apply…

Anaheim Hills briefs: Local libraries have kits-to-go for activities at home

The Anaheim Public Library system recently initiated a new feature for its virtual STEAM Adventures with STEAM on the Go Kits for teens and adults. The kits include all the necessary project supplies and are available to reserve from the Library’s Catalog using your library card. There are more than 100 kits and more than…

With Ivica Zubac, Clippers’ Ty Lue pushes right buttons

Tyronn Lue knew just which button to push with Ivica Zubac. Play. During a film session after the Minnesota Timberwolves treated four of Zubac’s five shots like a piñata, swatting them this way and that in the Clippers’ 119-122 victory on Feb. 10, the Clippers’ coach snuck in a clip of his own favorite dunk…

Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games

The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…

Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games

The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…

High schools press state officials for more guidance on COVID-19 testing for football, water polo

CIF State commissioner Ron Nocetti said Thursday the California Department of Public Health is working to update its guidelines for the new COVID-19 testing requirement for football and water polo and for how athletic programs should handle positive tests for athletes on their teams. Coaches and school administrators have been grappling with both issues since…

Rams’ Sean McVay says goodbye to Jared Goff with a ‘smile’

Sean McVay bluntly criticized Jared Goff during the season, let him twist in the wind during the playoffs, then urged the Rams’ front office to trade him away. But when it came time for the coach to explain his breakup with the quarterback, McVay softened his tone and chose to recall “a lot of things…

Daxon: Raising Cane’s approved to roost in Brea

The Brea City Council last week denied an appeal trying to prevent Raising Cane’s from opening in the Gaslight Square. The council voted 3-2 against the appeal that challenged previous approval given to changing the Conditional Use Permit at the Gaslight Square, so property owner Manley Fanticola Holdings can now proceed to demolish two buildings…

Irvine finalizes ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers

A $4-an-hour pay bump lasting through the summer is expected for workers at larger grocery and drug stores in Irvine starting in late March. The extra hazard, or “hero,” pay is a new mandate the Irvine City Council approved Tuesday, Feb. 23. It makes Irvine the first Orange County city to adopt a pay-boosting measure…