California
UC police are asking for pepper balls, sponge rounds, launchers, drones and other weapons in their annual requests. UC says they are mostly for training.
Sept. 19, 2024
Sports
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani doesn’t have his 50-50 home run ball. Neither does the Marlins fan who nearly caught it twice. Expert says it may be worth $500,000 or more.
Dodgers
Tony Voda couldn’t hold on to Shohei Ohtani’s historic 40-40 home-run ball, but he’ll always cherish the support Dodgers fans gave him afterward.
Sept. 1, 2024
Chargers
Equipment assistant Chad Jessop shows what the Chargers do to prep balls for games and practices.
Aug. 18, 2024
Politics
Georgia election officials praised by Trump carried a vote to require poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from the Nevada Green Party to be put on state’s November presidential ballot.
Sept. 20, 2024
While the Golden State’s Democratic leanings in the presidential contest are well known, California is home to several swing districts that make the state critical this year in determining which party controls the U.S.
A ballot measure that would mandate “a new approach to expand programs that are proven to prevent homelessness and increase housing affordability” is a sales tax increase. But you wouldn’t know it from a flier arriving in mailboxes around the county.
Sept. 16, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Michaela DePrince, whose dance career spanned several ballet companies and collaborations with Beyoncé and Madonna, died last week. She was 29.
Angels
Angels manager Ron Washington, a longtime third base and infield coach with the Oakland Athletics, still feels fondly about the franchise and the city.
July 21, 2024