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There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering. I can happily report …

There have been innumerable ups and downs in the history of homebuying across Southern California. The Southern California News Group will now be chronicling home sales and pricing swings using data from a new provider, Irvine-based Attom. The company tracks …

California is nothing if not innovative. The state government found a way to pull $28 billion out of greenhouse gases and deposit all of it into a slush fund. More specifically, the money was pulled out of utilities, oil companies, …

“Nation can’t believe it’s on Harvard’s side” was the headline on a spoof story in The Onion last week. Too true. Americans, stereotyped as We’re No. 1 types who love a winner, who speak loudly and still carry a big …

Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades Pastor John Shaver addresses church members as John Dean holds a cross during a Good Friday cross walk from the church that the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades destroyed to bluffs overlooking the …

By Kacie Goff, Bankrate.com Per the 2024 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Member Profilec, a typical agent had 10 transactions in the last year. With roughly one deal closing per month, the agent you hire should theoretically have bandwidth to …

Why is a Los Angeles-based foundation funding soil testing of 1,200 homes for toxic substances such as lead and arsenic in the Palisades and Altadena fire zones? Because federal agencies overseeing fire debris cleanup of 16,000 properties are not doing …

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Her first panic attack came at a company-wide meeting, right before her scheduled presentation. Carolina Lasso had given many similar talks about her marketing team’s accomplishments. When her name was called …

By Natalie Skowlund, KFF Health News SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — When Adolfo Román García-Ramírez walks home in the evening from his shift at a grocery store in this central Colorado mountain town, sometimes he thinks back on his childhood in Nicaragua. …

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program for lower-income people. Depending on how states respond, a Republican proposal that would slash the 90% federal contribution …

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is attempting to raise your energy costs right under your nose, hoping you won’t notice — until you realize how much it costs to purchase a new “all-electric” furnace or water heater. …

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, April 19, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

In the aftermath of the pandemic, industrial lease negotiations entered uncharted territory. But unlike the Great Recession, this period saw a surge — not a collapse — in rental rates, particularly in Class A logistics warehouses throughout Southern California. Rents …

The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival kicked off its second weekend on Friday, April 18, with a more relaxed and toned-down version of last weekend’s Friday, with some similarities and differences. Lady Gaga delivered the same campy but fancy …

UCLA wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer runs with the ball during the team’s Friday Night Lights spring practice on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Drake Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) Head coach DeShaun Foster of the UCLA Bruins …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ja Morant shrugged off a sprained right ankle to score 22 points and add nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks, 120-106, on Friday night to advance to the NBA playoffs. Memphis secured the …

LOS ANGELES — Angel City Football Club’s shot at team history came up short Friday night. Last season, Angel City won consecutive games on just two occasions in the 26-game season. . After opening with consecutive draws this season, Angel …

Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa plays her shot from the 16th tee during the second round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Friday at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Minjee Lee putts on …

A different energy set the vibe for the outfits at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 18. Moto boots and Doc Martens have replaced the mirage of cowboy boots usually seen on the festival grounds. Where white, …

Victims of financial fraud are getting hit again — by those pretending to be FBI agents. Since December 2023, the FBI has received over 100 complaints from victims of financial fraud who say they were victimized again, the second time …

ANAHEIM — On the night Zach Neto made his season debut, it was Tyler Anderson who once again set the Angels straight. Neto did his part with an RBI double in his first at-bat, but it was Anderson who turned …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been paid like an ace since he set foot on U.S. soil. Now he’s also pitching like one. Yamamoto pitched seven scoreless innings, outdueling two-time Cy Young Award winner and re-animated ace Jacob deGrom …

ANAHEIM — Early in Zach Neto’s minor-league injury rehab assignment with the Salt Lake Bees, the shortstop took a cutoff throw in shallow left field and fired a throw to the plate. Then he waited for the pain. When no …

Shelling out for eggs If you don’t see a lot of Easter eggs this weekend, it could be because of rationing and high prices. Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According …

ARLINGTON, Texas — International star, three-time MVP, two-way unicorn – Shohei Ohtani is adding a new descriptor this weekend. He’s becoming a father. Ohtani did not travel to Texas with the Dodgers for their three-game series against the Texas Rangers. …

Gordon Jones, the popular handicapper and horse-racing writer for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, died Friday, four days after his 95th birthday, his daughter Joanne said. Jones, a Whittier High and Whittier College alumnus, taught journalism at several universities before …

A new video analysis by a coalition of attorneys investigating the Eaton fire appears to show molten material falling from an idle tower conductor into dry brush below — more evidence that Southern California Edison equipment sparked the monstrous blaze …

Last week, Homeland Security agents showed up unannounced and without a warrant at two elementary schools in our district. They attempted to question students, young children, without legal authority. Agents claimed to have permission from guardians to visit these children …

Change is coming hard for Wayne Wolff, whose left leg was amputated last year after what was supposed to be a routine knee surgery at UCI Medical Center in Orange. More than eight times, Wolff, 58, has fallen down the …

The Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is closing the baseball infields at Washington Park and Victory Park until the results of soil lead testing are available, the city announced Friday, April 18. “We are taking proactive steps to …

Archbishop José H. Gomez presided over the Good Friday Mass on Friday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Christians around the world mark the endurance and suffering of Jesus before death on the cross …

EL SEGUNDO — During the regular season, Lakers coach JJ Redick would often reference a meeting he had with LeBron James the morning of the team’s blowout loss to the Miami Heat on Dec. 4 as an inflection point. The …

By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported prisoner and the American senator, sitting and chatting. …

The 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass will undergo a massive repaving job that will take four years to complete and is set to begin in the next few months, Caltrans announced. The repaving covers a 10.2-mile stretch of 405 …

By CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees. The U.S. Equal …

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is scheduled to deliver her State of the City speech Monday, outlining her priorities as the city continues its wildfire recovery efforts while navigating budget constraints and other external pressures. Bass is expected to speak …

Gates are open and the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has officially kicked off at the Empire Polo Club in Indio Friday, April 18. Emmely Suarez enjoys the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in …

By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana to be brought to Vermont by May 1 for a hearing over what her lawyers say was …

By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University, sending students fleeing from the student union and putting the Tallahassee, Florida, campus under lockdown. Authorities have identified …