Francisco Lindor belts three-run homer, Pete Alonso crushes grand slam in Mets win over Marlins

With his No. 1 fan in the house, Francisco Lindor put on a show. Lindor’s mom, Maria Serrano, watched him play at Citi Field for the first time since he signed with the Mets last year. And, in his first at-bat of the night, Lindor belted a three-run home run to straightaway center field, just…

Piper is a heroic bloodhound in LAPD’s K-9 unit, and this week she solved a shooting

By Marianne Love, Correspondent The nose always knows. And that’s what the LAPD’s K-9 unit was banking on when one of their bloodhound sniffers was let loose to hunt down a gunman who allegedly critically wounded a California Highway Patrol officer during a traffic stop on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City. Piper, a four-year-old,…

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…

Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney’s ‘business trip’ home is over

LOS ANGELES ― It is not unusual for a Major League Baseball player to live in one city during the offseason and work in another most of the year. Thousands of miles can separate their personal and professional lives. Therein lies the irony of a minor league rehabilitation assignment taking Andrew Heaney to Oklahoma City.…

Yankees homer 4 times, including Rizzo Grand Slam, in 12-3 rout of Blue Jays

TORONTO —  Anthony Rizzo is willing to take one for the team. Or, the Yankees first baseman will take one for himself actually. Rizzo, who has been hit more times than any other batter in the majors since he arrived in the big leagues, sparked the Yankees big fifth inning by getting plunked. He ended…

Memorial for victims of San Bernardino terror attack opens Monday, here’s what it looks like

On Monday, June 20, after a six-and-a-half year wait, the San Bernardino County memorial to the victims of the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack opens to the public. County Environmental Health Services employees were at an off-site training event on Dec. 2, 2015, at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino when a coworker and…

Aliso Viejo bombing suspect ‘obsessed’ over ex-girlfriend, had access to spa

The suspect in the bombing of a day spa in Aliso Viejo that killed one woman and injured two others had all of the materials necessary to create a bomb at his home, except for a 9-volt battery and a cardboard box, both of which he was captured on camera purchasing just days before the…

Coronavirus: Orange County reported 3,114 new cases and six more deaths, June 17

The OC Health Care Agency reported 3,114 more cases of the coronavirus between Tuesday, June 14, and Friday, June 17, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 589,234. There were 14,148 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Friday. The county is averaging about 31 new cases a…

Juneteenth: The newest federal holiday and trans-Atlantic slavery’s rise and fall

Juneteenth, or June 19, became a federal holiday in 2021. The holiday marks the date in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order Number 3, which ended the enslavement of Black people in Texas — a full 2½ years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. The Emancipation Proclamation…

Aliso Viejo bombing suspect ‘obsessed’ over ex-girlfriend, had access to spa

The suspect in the bombing of a day spa in Aliso Viejo that killed one woman and injured two others had all of the materials necessary to create a bomb at his home, except for a 9-volt battery and a cardboard box, both of which he was captured on camera purchasing just days before the…

Coronavirus: Orange County reported 3,114 new cases and six more deaths, June 17

The OC Health Care Agency reported 3,114 more cases of the coronavirus between Tuesday, June 14, and Friday, June 17, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 589,234. There were 14,148 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Friday. The county is averaging about 31 new cases a…

Memorial for victims of San Bernardino terror attack opens Monday, here’s what it looks like

On Monday, June 20, after a six-and-a-half year wait, the San Bernardino County memorial to the victims of the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack opens to the public. County Environmental Health Services employees were at an off-site training event on Dec. 2, 2015, at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino when a coworker and…

Piper is a heroic bloodhound in LAPD’s K-9 unit, and this week she solved a shooting

By Marianne Love, Correspondent The nose always knows. And that’s what the LAPD’s K-9 unit was banking on when one of their bloodhound sniffers was let loose to hunt down a gunman who allegedly critically wounded a California Highway Patrol officer during a traffic stop on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City. Piper, a four-year-old,…

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…

University’s Conrad Brown, Sunny Hills’ Daniela Borruel named SoCal MVPs for All-American tennis teams

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — They came to accept awards for their outstanding play in high school tennis but ended up turning the spotlight back on the high school game. The many benefits of the high school tennis were highlighted Thursday night by the recipients…

Angels’ Anthony Rendon to undergo season-ending wrist surgery

SEATTLE — Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon, whose right wrist issue had initially been so mild as to keep him out for only 12 games, will now undergo surgery that will cost him the rest of the season. The Angels reported on Friday that Rendon would have surgery “to repair his right wrist.” It will…

Was OC’s 2022 homeless count accurate? Some advocates say no

It’s easy to spot the tattered tents of an encampment, stray shopping carts full of belongings, or someone shouldering an overloaded backpack topped with a bedroll. But figuring out how to accurately measure homelessness so its root causes can be addressed is a challenge for which no perfect solution has been found. Orange County officials…

Hate crime charges added against accused Laguna Woods church shooter

A 68-year-old Las Vegas man accused of a gunning down people at a Taiwanese Presbyterian church event in May, killing a 52-year-old doctor and wounding five other people, has now been charged with hate crime enhancements. David Wenwei Chou, 68, of Las Vegas, was charged with one felony count of murder, five felony counts of…

Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report

Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…