Try these strategies to help picky eaters get better nutrition

It’s not unusual for children to be selective or “picky” eaters and go through challenging eating phases that they eventually outgrow. Selective eating can be a risk for nutritional deficits and weight concerns. So what happens when kids don’t outgrow selective eating? Is it possible for adults to overcome the challenges of selective eating? The…

Dodgers use 6-run 8th inning to beat Reds in home opener

The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman reacts to the cheering, chanting crowd after hitting a double during the eighth inning of their home opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler throws to the plate during the first inning of their 2022 home…

Convergence of NBA playoffs, Ramadan have Heat’s Omer Yurtseven fasting, fulfilled

The hunger and the thirst for the game have never waned for Omer Yurtseven, even as the playing time dwindled after a breakout month in the Miami Heat’s absence of Bam Adebayo. But now, as the Heat complete preparations for their Sunday 1 p.m. NBA playoff opener at FTX Arena, another hunger and thirst has…

Ex-Westminster Police Department investigator pleads guilty to theft

A former Westminster Police Department civilian investigator pleaded guilty to putting in bogus requests for overtime and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service, according to court records. Nadia Arlett Alvarez Poblete altered time sheets to show she worked twice the amount of hours she actually put in, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office…

Kris Bryant always will be grateful for his time with the Chicago Cubs: ‘I’m not ever going to close that chapter’

Four cameras staked out a spot in front of Kris Bryant’s locker in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse, a sight that was hard for him to miss as he approached after pregame batting practice. The Chicago Cubs’ four-game series against the Rockies isn’t Bryant’s first time facing his former team with which he earned every notable…

Southern California grocery workers ratify contract with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions

Southern California grocery workers voted overwhelmingly late Thursday to ratify a three-year labor contract with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions. The employees, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), approved a deal that was outlined in a tentative agreement reached with the supermarket chains on April 4. The contract will go into effect…

Yankees shutout Jays after hanging on in high-wire 9th inning

Luis Severino dealt, Isiah Kiner-Falefa came into himself and Michael King cleaned up a ninth-inning mess and saved the day, but the Yankees held on to beat the Blue Jays 3-0 at the Stadium Thursday night. The Yankees split the four-game series and leave the Bronx with a little more of an idea of who…

4th suspect arrested in fatal shooting of man in Anaheim in 2020

ANAHEIM — A 21-year-old Fullerton man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting an Anaheim man in August 2020. Miguel Urbina Pelaez is the fourth person arrested in the Aug. 15, 2020, killing of 28-year-old Edwin Richard Ramirez Hernandez, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said. A second man was shot in the gang-related…

1 dead after Huntington Beach hit-and-run, police looking for driver

A 70-year-old man died after a hit-and-run collision on Yorktown Avenue, east of Newland Street, on Thursday, April 14, Huntington Beach police officials said. Police responded to the scene just before 5 p.m. where they found the man in the roadway. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Investigators…

1 dead after Huntington Beach hit-and-run, police looking for driver

A 70-year-old man died after a hit-and-run collision on Yorktown Avenue, east of Newland Street, on Thursday, April 14, Huntington Beach police officials said. Police responded to the scene just before 5 p.m. where they found the man in the roadway. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. Investigators…

Ex-Westminster Police Department investigator pleads guilty to theft

A former Westminster Police Department civilian investigator pleaded guilty to putting in bogus requests for overtime and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service, according to court records. Nadia Arlett Alvarez Poblete altered time sheets to show she worked twice the amount of hours she actually put in, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office…

Convergence of NBA playoffs, Ramadan have Heat’s Omer Yurtseven fasting, fulfilled

The hunger and the thirst for the game have never waned for Omer Yurtseven, even as the playing time dwindled after a breakout month in the Miami Heat’s absence of Bam Adebayo. But now, as the Heat complete preparations for their Sunday 1 p.m. NBA playoff opener at FTX Arena, another hunger and thirst has…

Try these strategies to help picky eaters get better nutrition

It’s not unusual for children to be selective or “picky” eaters and go through challenging eating phases that they eventually outgrow. Selective eating can be a risk for nutritional deficits and weight concerns. So what happens when kids don’t outgrow selective eating? Is it possible for adults to overcome the challenges of selective eating? The…

4th suspect arrested in fatal shooting of man in Anaheim in 2020

ANAHEIM — A 21-year-old Fullerton man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting an Anaheim man in August 2020. Miguel Urbina Pelaez is the fourth person arrested in the Aug. 15, 2020, killing of 28-year-old Edwin Richard Ramirez Hernandez, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said. A second man was shot in the gang-related…

Equipment tax is hobbling state’s manufacturers

California, which leads the nation in innovation, attracts no more than 1% of new manufacturing investment in the United States. Why? Because it double-taxes production. By that we mean our state taxes both the production equipment and the product. California can attract new production investment if the state removes the tax that burdens manufacturers trying…

Santa Ana police blasted Disney songs to prevent a resident from filming them

Santa Ana police cranked up some Disney tunes during a recent late night investigation, apparently in an effort to prevent a local blogger from filming them while they worked. The idea, according to the videographer and others, was that because social media platforms remove home-made videos with copyright-protected music, any video made by the blogger…

5 coaches who could be up to leading the Lakers

Coaching searches are a flat circle. Three years ago when the Lakers were looking for a new head coach, Southern California News Group put out a list of five possible candidates (none of whom were Frank Vogel) who were linked to the job by media reports. Fast forward to the search for Vogel’s replacement: Three…