Westminster police seek driver in hit-and-run that injured a woman

WESTMINSTER — A woman in her 30s was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking her dogs Wednesday, sending her to a hospital in critical condition. The woman, who is 30 to 35 years old, was crossing a street at Kalamath Drive and Iroquois Road just before 6:15 a.m. when she was struck by a…

Stolen Olympic gold medal is found in trash behind Anaheim business

The Olympic gold medal reported stolen from USA Women’s Volleyball player Jordyn Poulter in May has been found and handed over to police. Noe Hernandez, 49, and his wife, Maria Carrillo, 50, who have lived in Anaheim around 30 years, turned in the medal to the Anaheim Police Department on Monday night, June 27. The…

The Supreme Court bolsters gun rights by spiking arbitrary restriction

The Bill of Rights to the Constitution applies to every person in every state. That includes the Second Amendment “right of the people to keep and bear arms.” Which is why we commend the  Supreme Court for upholding the right to “concealed carry” — carrying a gun outside the home — in the case New…

Italian veteran Giorgio Chiellini excited to join LAFC

Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has no plans of being anyone but himself. For however long Chiellini wears Black & Gold, Los Angeles Football Club fans should not desire more than that. Joining Major League Soccer at the tail end of his stellar career, the lanky 37-year-old center back, a Juventus legend and Italian national team captain,…

Even libertarians disagree on abortion: John Stossel

Now abortion law is up to states. Some will ban it, while most blue states will allow it in some form. Because libertarians want government out of our lives, people assume we are pro-choice. Some of us are. But like the rest of America, there are principled libertarians on both sides. We freedom-lovers believe women…

Congresswoman Liz Cheney tells crowd at Reagan Library “we forget the price of freedom”

Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection last year, took to the stage at the Reagan library on Wednesday evening, June 29, to once again urge her fellow conservatives to choose country over party – democracy over former President Donald Trump. Cheney’s challenge to Republicans seemed…

Angels still deciding who will manage Sunday, Tuesday

ANAHEIM ― Acting manager Ray Montgomery and interim manager Phil Nevin can watch the Angels’ game in Houston together on Sunday, and do so again Tuesday in Miami. They can even sit wherever they please – as long as it isn’t in the Angels’ dugout. As a result of the overlapping suspensions to Montgomery and…

Will Isaiah Hartenstein, Clippers extend their time together?

The NBA’s old ’90s tagline “I Love This Game” still works. Except that the game now is high-stakes musical chairs. Free agency begins on Thursday (3 p.m. PT), and the Clippers are expected to make at least one notable upgrade to a deep and talented roster that otherwise seems relatively set, with 12 players already…

Column: Freddie Freeman’s free-agent saga could serve as a cautionary tale for Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras

Willson Contreras wants to remain a Chicago Cub. “This is my house, and it’s been my home for 14 years,” the catcher said Sunday in St. Louis. Cubs fans want Contreras to get his extension. He arguably is their most popular player and is on his way to his third National League start in the…

Dodgers’ offense finally wakes up at Coors Field in win over Rockies

DENVER — The Dodgers checked in to Coors Field on Monday. They finally took advantage of its amenities on Wednesday. Home runs by Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Cody Bellinger highlighted an 11-hit night as the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies, 8-4, to avoid a three-game sweep in Denver. The Dodgers were shut out on…