Andrew J. Campa is a member of the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times, having previously covered the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley. Before, he worked at several medium and small daily newspapers and has covered education, sports and general news. He’s a proud University of Alabama (#RollTide), Cal State Fullerton and Pasadena City College alumnus. He hopes the Chicago Bears will get back to the Super Bowl before he dies.
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani reached rarefied air Thursday in becoming baseball’s first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season in a sport that dates back to 1876.
Sept. 22, 2024
Cal Fire engineer Robert Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of committing arson on forest land in the areas surrounding Geyserville, Healdsburg and Windsor.
Sept. 20, 2024
A 100-foot yacht burned outside Marina del Rey’s harbor on Wednesday evening. It was loaded with 1,000 rounds of unspent ammunition and fireworks, according to its owner.
Sept. 19, 2024
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
Sept. 19, 2024
Days of missed programming ended Saturday as Disney and DirecTV reached an accord, thus ending a 13-day blackout a day before ABC was set to host the Emmys.
Sept. 15, 2024
The National Park Service announced that the historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite would close on Dec. 2 to allow the agency to conduct a comprehensive assessment.
Sept. 12, 2024
A single ticket snared the $810-million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday. It was sold at a gas station and convenience store in Sugar Land, Texas.
Sept. 11, 2024
Twelve years ago, Sandra Hernandez-Cazares lost two sons to a drunk driver who ran over their tent at a campground. Now she is charged in the death of her 3-year-old daughter.
Sept. 11, 2024
The Los Angeles Rams and Chargers kick off their seasons Sunday with high hopes from somewhat different vantage points.
Sept. 8, 2024
Online fraudster on the loose after bilking investors out of millions with fake inventions, websites
Santa Clara County fraudster Dennis Fountaine fled sentencing last month. Fountaine was convicted of three felony counts of grand theft by fraud. He also admitted to the aggravated white-collar enhancement for defrauding four victims of over $350,000.
Sept. 5, 2024