Cypress BMX coach convicted of sexually assaulting 3 boys

A former bicycle motocross coach was convicted Monday, March 1, of sexually assaulting three boys and exchanging child pornography on the internet. Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael J. Cassidy ruled that Mandak Kohn Griffin is guilty of 13 felony charges, including possession of child pornography and lewd acts upon a child along with other…

Sunset Conference teams form league for girls sand volleyball

The Sunset Conference has created a schedule for six-player girls sand volleyball teams. The schools with teams in the league are Corona del Mar, Edison, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Marina and Newport Harbor. The California Department of Public Health guidelines allow interscholastic and youth volleyball to be played indoors only when…

Sunset Conference teams form league for girls sand volleyball

The Sunset Conference has created a schedule for six-player girls sand volleyball teams. The schools with teams in the league are Corona del Mar, Edison, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Marina and Newport Harbor. The California Department of Public Health guidelines allow interscholastic and youth volleyball to be played indoors only when…

Sunset Conference teams form league for girls sand volleyball

The Sunset Conference has created a schedule for six-player girls sand volleyball teams. The schools with teams in the league are Corona del Mar, Edison, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Marina and Newport Harbor. The California Department of Public Health guidelines allow interscholastic and youth volleyball to be played indoors only when…

Garland’s AG nomination clears Senate committee

By Alex Rogers | CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general, setting up his confirmation before the full Senate. The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the nominee. Garland, the former chief…

Garland’s AG nomination clears Senate committee

By Alex Rogers | CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general, setting up his confirmation before the full Senate. The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the nominee. Garland, the former chief…

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake reported near Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday evening

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook just north of Rancho Cucamonga late Sunday evening, Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened at 10:17 p.m. about 4.3 miles slightly to the northeast of Rancho Cucamonga, USGS reported. The earthquake’s intensity was estimated by USGS as being a level three, with “weak” shaking and…

How to Fix DigitalOcean Spaces Access Denied for New Files Uploaded

Digital Ocean’s (DO) Spaces is a Amazon S3 alike storage space that allows you to store and serve files. By default, permission of files uploaded to your Space buckets will be set as Private. If you are trying to access these files (be it .txt, .jpg, .png, .pdf, etc) publically via browser, you will be…

Ducks center Isac Lundestrom growing into a new and enhanced role

ANAHEIM — The game was different. The rink was different. The language was different. The people were different. The food was different. The grocery store was different. The weather was different. The freeway was different. Seven lanes of traffic? Seriously? Isac Lundestrom was 18 when he arrived in Orange County from Sweden, and not just…

Everything you can eat and drink at SeaWorld San Diego’s Seven Seas Food Festival

The return of an international food festival will bring chef-driven menu items, mixologist-crafted cocktails, craft brewed beers and live music to SeaWorld while the San Diego marine park waits to fully reopen after more than 11 months of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. The Seven Seas Food Festival will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at SeaWorld San…

Kobe Bryant’s widow asks court to publish names of deputies who took photos of fatal helicopter crash site

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Dakin Andone | CNN Vanessa Bryant has asked a US court to publicly name four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies she claims took or shared pictures of the remains of her late husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others killed in the January 2020 helicopter crash. The request…

Can the Lakers reign again, or has the league become too fast to rein in?

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Kelly Oubre Jr., right, while shooting as forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, left, and guard Jordan Poole defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Golden State Warriors…

Can the Lakers reign again, or has the league become too fast to rein in?

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Kelly Oubre Jr., right, while shooting as forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, left, and guard Jordan Poole defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Golden State Warriors…

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake reported near Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday evening

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook just north of Rancho Cucamonga late Sunday evening, Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened at 10:17 p.m. about 4.3 miles slightly to the northeast of Rancho Cucamonga, USGS reported. The earthquake’s intensity was estimated by USGS as being a level three, with “weak” shaking and…

How to Fix DigitalOcean Spaces Access Denied for New Files Uploaded

Digital Ocean’s (DO) Spaces is a Amazon S3 alike storage space that allows you to store and serve files. By default, permission of files uploaded to your Space buckets will be set as Private. If you are trying to access these files (be it .txt, .jpg, .png, .pdf, etc) publically via browser, you will be…

Kobe Bryant’s widow asks court to publish names of deputies who took photos of fatal helicopter crash site

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Dakin Andone | CNN Vanessa Bryant has asked a US court to publicly name four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies she claims took or shared pictures of the remains of her late husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others killed in the January 2020 helicopter crash. The request…

Can the Lakers reign again, or has the league become too fast to rein in?

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Kelly Oubre Jr., right, while shooting as forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, left, and guard Jordan Poole defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Golden State Warriors…

Can the Lakers reign again, or has the league become too fast to rein in?

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Kelly Oubre Jr., right, while shooting as forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, left, and guard Jordan Poole defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Golden State Warriors…

Can the Lakers reign again, or has the league become too fast to rein in?

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Kelly Oubre Jr., right, while shooting as forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, left, and guard Jordan Poole defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Golden State Warriors…

Grocery store efforts on plastic reduction too slow, Greenpeace says

Six Southern California supermarkets ranked high for their efforts to eliminate single-use plastics, but still aren’t doing nearly enough, according to a new report by Greenpeace released Monday, March 1. ALDI came in second on the list of 20 of the country’s largest groceries surveyed by the environmental group, followed by Sprouts, Kroger — which…