Category: Regional News

Milt Larsen, Co-Founder of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Dies at 92

May 30, 2023
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Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s, has died at the age of 92, club officials announced Monday. “It is with heavy hearts that the Academy of Magical Arts shares the sad news that Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen has passed away,” Chuck Martinez, chair of the board of directors…

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Man Killed in Huntington Beach Hit-and-Run; Driver at Large

May 30, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle Monday morning in Huntington Beach. Officers were dispatched to Beach Boulevard, north of Knoxville Avenue, at about 4 a.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department reported. The victim had been struck in the northbound lanes of Beach Boulevard. Police had no description of the…

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Arson Suspect Arrested, Possibly Connected to 20 Recent Car Fires in Tujunga

May 30, 2023
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Following a string of vehicle fires in the area, police Monday said they’ve arrested a suspect caught on camera setting fire to a truck in Sunland-Tujunga, California, In video footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department, a male suspect on a bike pulls up to a blue pickup truck parked on Greeley Avenue and…

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2 Marines Beaten by Crowd of Teens Near San Clemente Pier

May 30, 2023
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Investigators were continuing a search Tuesday for suspects in the weekend beating of at least two Marines by a large group of people, mostly teens, near the San Clemente Pier. The melee began about 9:15 p.m. Friday near the pier at the end of Avenida del Mar, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mike…

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Man Falls to Death After Breaking California Hospital Window With Oxygen Tank

May 29, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—A man in police custody died Thursday in Northern California after he broke a hospital’s window with a metal oxygen tank and fell off a ledge following an altercation with an officer and a nurse, authorities said. The man was in custody because he had allegedly violated a court order, according to San…

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Dodgers Hold Christian Event Amid Backlash Over Trans ‘Nuns’ Invite

May 28, 2023
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will host a “Christian Faith and Family Day” in July, amid backlash over the team’s Pride Night invite to a group of self-described “queer and trans nuns.” “Join us at Dodger Stadium on 7/30 for Christian Faith and Family Day. Stay after the game to celebrate and be part of a…

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New App Helps Users Practice Their Faith

May 27, 2023
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The use of social media and smartphones doesn’t have to be a bad habit. At the National Religious Broadcasters conference, co-founder of pray.com, Mike Lynn, spoke about a new app that has revolutionized how people pray. In a world that has become addicted to social media, the app’s creators believe they have found a healthy…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Impeached by GOP-Controlled State House

May 27, 2023
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The Republican-controlled Texas House has voted to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and sent 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. It makes Paxton only the third sitting official in Texas’s nearly 200-year history to have been impeached. “BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, That Warren Kenneth…

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Grand Opening Marks Milestone for Newport Beach Animal Shelter

May 26, 2023
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif—The new Newport Beach Animal Shelter opened May 26 after six years of fundraising and $2.5 million raised for its construction. The shelter replaces the city’s old animal shelter, and sits adjacent to the old facility. Private funding for the shelter was facilitated by the non-profit Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter, then…

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San Clemente’s Casa Romantica Reopens After Recent Landslide

May 26, 2023
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—As construction crews moved dirt and rocks with heavy equipment at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a short line of people formed before the establishment’s May 26 reopening after being closed for repairs since April 27, when a section of the property’s ocean view patio area collapsed from a landslide. “We are…

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