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For over six weeks, Ken Johnson had an unexpected and unwanted housemate– a 550-pound male bear. But with the assistance of the Lake Tahoe BEAR League, the animal finally exited from under Johnson’s house on Tuesday, Jan. 6, much to …

The All-CIF Southern Section football teams and individual award winners for the 2025 season. These are the official selections and were chosen by the Football Coaches Association. DIVISION 1 Offensive Player of the Year – Trent Mosley, WR, 12, Santa …

When filmmaker and screenwriter Austin James Wolff was scouting locations for a recent movie, Los Angeles should have been the obvious choice. Instead, navigating different permit rules, fees and public safety requirements across multiple cities made shooting locally difficult—and in …

More than two weeks after winter storms hammered the Wrightwood area, Mountain High is scheduled to reopen Saturday, Jan. 10. Karl Kapuscinski, president and CEO of Mountain High Resorts, thanked his staff in a written statement issued Friday. “Without your …

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up an appeal from tech giant Cisco seeking to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong …

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — Days after Nicolás Maduro’s arraignment on drug trafficking charges, a squabble has erupted over who gets to represent the former Venezuelan president in the high-stakes case. Related Articles Supreme …

By MEG KINNARD The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues. Related Articles Supreme Court …

Work on the production floor at Rocket Lab’s Engine Development Complex in Long Beach halted on Friday afternoon, Jan. 9, as more than 200 employees cheered and welcomed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who visited the space company. Hegseth made Rocket …

By GEOFF MULVIHILL A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. …

By JOSE HERRERA City Councilwoman Traci Park on Friday commemorated the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 wildfires with a presentation at City Hall, honoring the lives lost in the Palisades and Eaton fires. Park led a presentation Friday morning …

By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — For House Republicans, the political year started with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a stemwinder of a speech. But by the time lawmakers …

Eyes on Venezuela The United States’ incursion has split Latin America, with leaders aligned with President Donald Trump, mostly from the right, applauding the ouster, and nonaligned leaders condemning it on sovereignty grounds. Here’s a look at Venezuela and other …

LOS ANGELES — UCLA will honor alum Dave Roberts before Saturday’s game against Maryland at Pauley Pavilion. T-shirts displaying the Dodgers manager and Bruins coach Mick Cronin will be given to fans who make a donation to UCLA’s NIL collective …

Bruno Mars is headed out on the road for his first headlining tour in nearly a decade, with a couple of stops in Ingelwood. The Grammy Award-winning artist will stop at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 2 and 3, with Silk …

California lawmakers wasted no time in offering their opinions about Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, an overall spending plan of $348.9 billion, which the governor released on Friday, Jan. 9. The Newsom administration said the …

By ANSELM GIBBS PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Friday. Related Articles Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ …

From big screen to stream Netflix says it will buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion, one of the most colossal mergers in recent Hollywood history. Here’s a look at the beginnings of the Hollywood studios and what the entertainment …

Artists, residents and friends are adding a new image to the historical “Great Wall of Topanga” in Topanga Canyon, to honor resident Arthur Simoneau, a pioneering hang-glider who lost his life in his home in Topanga during the Palisades fire …

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers added infield depth with a pair of moves on Friday. Minor-league journeyman Ryan Fitzgerald was claimed on waivers from the Minnesota Twins in one move. And veteran utilityman Andy Ibañez was signed to a one-year …

By RIO YAMAT and SHAWN CHEN LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens, paper-thin TVs and cars and gadgets that can think for themselves as …

Investors in Altadena and the Palisades area bought two of every five vacant lots sold in the third quarter of 2025, according to a Redfin News report of county data. The report, released Dec. 30 by the online real estate …

If you think you know everything about Disneyland, a new documentary from filmmaker Leslie Iwerks will make you realize you really don’t know anything about the wild, improbable and chaotic birth of Walt Disney’s first theme park. The new “Disneyland …

EL SEGUNDO — When standout left tackle Rashawn Slater suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp in August, Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman said he began waking up at 4 a.m., in order to consider his options without their …

The Dukes-to-Bruins trend continues to roll into Westwood as new Bruins coach Bob Chesney added another former player to UCLA’s transfer class Friday. James Madison offensive lineman Carter Sweazie, a 6-foot-2, 327-pound left guard who started every game for Chesney …

By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered temporary legal protections for more than 10,000 family members of …

By HAVEN DALEY, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars …

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. Related Articles South Carolina …

When Gov. Gavin Newsom first took office in 2019, his first budget proposal called for $144 billion in general fund expenditures. Now, his final state budget proposal, released Friday, is calling for $248 billion in general fund expenditures. Even after …

The Grammy Museum is paying tribute to late Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez with an exhibition made up of very personal items that have never been seen outside of Texas until now. “Even 30 years after her passing Selena is still …

LOS ANGELES — These aren’t the young Rams of 2023, with 40 rookies in training camp and little idea of what to expect from the NFL. They aren’t even the 2024 Rams anymore, a group that was still developing its …

Former USC starting tight end Walker Lyons has committed to BYU. Lyons posted a photo of himself as a toddler in a BYU jersey on his Instagram with the caption “locked in” on Friday morning, officially announcing the move. He …

By PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A use-of-force review board cleared the Ohio police officer who shot and killed 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting, according to a statement from the police …

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, January 9, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

By DEVI SHASTRI, Associated Press Health Writer South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. Related Articles A use-of-force review board clears …

Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. could grow its cash flow by as much as $700 million a year from increasing oil production in Venezuela as the Trump administration seeks to control the South American country’s crude supplies, one analyst …

NFC WILD CARD: RAMS at CAROLINA PANTHERS When: 1:30 p.m. PT Saturday Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. TV/Radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 225, 226 Line: Rams by 10.5 Notable injury designations Rams: OUT: RG Kevin Dotson …

By VESELIN TOSHKOV SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, is a Bulgarian politician and former U.N. envoy to the Middle East who frequently …

By STEVEN GRATTAN BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the …

By TAMMY WEBBER, MICHAEL PHILLIS and M.K. WILDEMAN CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Yvette Lyles thought of the modest brick ranch home as a Christmas present for her family. It was close to a state park where she and her …