Southern California Vintage BaseBall League game between the Crestline Highlanders and the Riverside Smudge Pots as they wear uniforms and use replica gear from 1886 at the Riverside School of the Deaf on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Riverside, California. Darren “Sugar” McCanne, left, goes over the rules with both teams during a Southern California…
An examination of Southern California race tracks going back to the beginning of the 20th century reveals a legacy of international innovation. Top speeds of cars in the 1880s were about 10 mph, but by 1910, they were over 80 mph. The Los Angeles Motordrome in Playa del Rey was an elevated, wooden-board track that…
A former youth basketball coach was arrested this week on suspicion of unlawful sex with minors a decade ago, authorities said Friday, April 12. Carlos Juarez, 44, of Costa Mesa. (Photo Courtesy of Irvine Police Department) Carlos Juarez, 44, of Costa Mesa, was arrested Thursday outside his home in the 1300 block of Adams Avenue,…
It’s a family-style gathering that celebrates all aspects of the beach. Ohana Day brought beach-lovers to Seal Beach on Saturday, April 13, an early Earth Day event hosted by the Huntington Beach and Seal Beach Surfrider chapters. Plastic straws that filled up a wheelbarrow were among the 441 pounds of trash collected during Ohana Day…
Boasting a voluminous, salt-and-pepper beard with a matching full head of hair, father Mike Jones thought of his daughter as shears cut through his hair. His daughter Abigail shaved his head every year at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving fundraiser in Seal Beach, since she was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. But two years later,…
At the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach, every day is Earth Day – and sand, ocean and animal day, too. A stuffed Coyote seems to watch as Marti deMetropolis, left, with the California Fish and Wildlife Natural Resource Volunteer Program shows Linda Fillet, a naturalist with the Amigos de Bolsa Chica a card with…
Thousands of people snatched up tickets to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach as high-powered racing returned to Downtown this weekend. Some local residents, however, would gladly swap the sights and sounds of a motorsports weekend for a little peace and quiet. Race organizers are happy to oblige, paying for some downtown Long Beach…
In Boston to face charges in the college admissions scandal two weeks ago, actress Lori Loughlin waved at fans, shook the hands of prosecutors and signed autographs. But since then, Loughlin’s legal troubles have worsened considerably. The actress and her husband were indicted Tuesday on new charges….
PLACENTIA — A 21-year-old special needs student who police say waved a kitchen knife with an 8-inch blade in the front of a school in Placentia was taken into custody Friday after officers fired a foam round at him. The incident happened at around 1 p.m., when officers responded to a call that a student…
On a typical workday, David Acevedo uses his hands, his back and a forklift to move tons of lumber around a warehouse in Van Nuys. His hours are not fixed, because incoming shipments of wood and outgoing orders to customers dictate the flow. He and fellow employees have to be flexible and available…
