A stolen-vehicle suspect led Orange County sheriff’s deputies on a chase until he hit a dead end in San Clemente and then held them at bay for several hours Friday, March 5, before being taken into custody. Deputies attempted to stop the driver of a Cadillac Escalade about 1 p.m. in Laguna Hills, said Carrie…
Day: March 6, 2021
CIF State offers interpretations of new guidelines to help coaches, athletic directors
CIF State executive director Ron Nocetti knows keeping up with the latest guidance for high school sports is challenging for coaches and athletic directors, and may seem to be getting tougher. “There’s no question that it’s a difficult experience for them,” he said Friday, March 5. “That’s why we’re trying at least provide them some…
CIF State offers interpretations of new guidelines to help coaches, athletic directors
CIF State executive director Ron Nocetti knows keeping up with the latest guidance for high school sports is challenging for coaches and athletic directors, and may seem to be getting tougher. “There’s no question that it’s a difficult experience for them,” he said Friday, March 5. “That’s why we’re trying at least provide them some…
Kings allow late equalizer, lose to Blues in OT
St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso, bottom, stops a shot under Kings right wing Dustin Brown during the first period of Friday night’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk, left, collides with Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown during the first period of an NHL hockey…
Will new COVID-19 vaccine rollout bypass hardest-hit communities served by health clinics?
Long lines of people wait to get their COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru event at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson in February. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) This war-time mobilization can inspire awe: Giant sports stadiums transformed into massive COVID-19 vaccination sites. Cars snaking along city streets for miles. Uniformed military troops wielding computer…
New York cinemas reopen after almost a year
By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Shortly after noon at the Angelika…
New York cinemas reopen after almost a year
By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Shortly after noon at the Angelika…
Ducks fall to depleted Avalanche in OT
DENVER, COLORADO – MARCH 05: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks advances the puck against Devon Toews #7 of the Colorado Avalanche in the first period at Ball Arena on March 05, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Colorado Avalanche left wing Andre Burakovsky, left, pursues the puck with Anaheim Ducks…
Surge in anti-Asian hate crimes raises fears in Southern California
For several weeks last April, Garden Grove resident Linda Nguyen didn’t leave her home. She worked remotely. She ordered her groceries and food online. She didn’t take walks in the neighborhood. What Nguyen says “paralyzed” her was not the coronavirus. It was the fear that she, like many other Asian Americans, would be physically attacked…
Senior Living: Reopening of long-term care facilities is ‘an absolute necessity for our well-being’
For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer groups and physicians. They’re calling for federal health authorities to relax visitation restrictions…
After 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, college graduation is in sight
There’s a moment Jimmie Gardner has rehearsed in his head for more than three decades. The scene first came to him in the late 1980s, when he was playing minor league baseball. Between seasons, he enrolled in his first college classes, imagining the day when he’d walk across a stage, flip his tassel, and take…
New York cinemas reopen after almost a year
By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Shortly after noon at the Angelika…
Will new COVID-19 vaccine rollout bypass hardest-hit communities served by health clinics?
Long lines of people wait to get their COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru event at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson in February. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) This war-time mobilization can inspire awe: Giant sports stadiums transformed into massive COVID-19 vaccination sites. Cars snaking along city streets for miles. Uniformed military troops wielding computer…
Surge in anti-Asian hate crimes raises fears in Southern California
For several weeks last April, Garden Grove resident Linda Nguyen didn’t leave her home. She worked remotely. She ordered her groceries and food online. She didn’t take walks in the neighborhood. What Nguyen says “paralyzed” her was not the coronavirus. It was the fear that she, like many other Asian Americans, would be physically attacked…
Senior Living: Reopening of long-term care facilities is ‘an absolute necessity for our well-being’
For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer groups and physicians. They’re calling for federal health authorities to relax visitation restrictions…
After 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, college graduation is in sight
There’s a moment Jimmie Gardner has rehearsed in his head for more than three decades. The scene first came to him in the late 1980s, when he was playing minor league baseball. Between seasons, he enrolled in his first college classes, imagining the day when he’d walk across a stage, flip his tassel, and take…
Affidavit: Man found Tiger Woods unconscious after SUV crash
By STEFANIE DAZIO | The Associated Press ROLLING HILLS ESTATES — A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday. The man, who lives near the site in Rolling Hills Estates, heard the crash and walked to…
Senate leaders reach agreement on virus bill benefits
By Alan Fram | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The compromise, announced by the West Virginia lawmaker and a Democratic aide, seemed to clear…
District attorney drops investigation into $400K paid to Inglewood mayor’s assistant and girlfriend
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has concluded Inglewood did not break the law by paying the mayor’s former assistant and ex-girlfriend more than $400,000 annually in salary and benefits, according to a newly released closing memorandum. Deputy District Attorney Michele Gilmer found the city increased Melanie McDade-Dickens’ salary through simultaneous “acting” and “assignment”…
The Plain English Guide to Demand-Side Platforms (DSP)
As a marketer, you might be focused on creating organic content most of the time. But you should keep in mind that paid advertising is just as important. When you manage the paid ads for your business, you can go through individual ad managers such as Google Ads or Facebook Ads. However, that’s not the…