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Newport Harbor baseball crushes Trabuco Hills in Division 2 playoffs
Newport Harbor's offense goes off in a one-sided victory over Trabuco Hills in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.
JSerra softball gets past Yucaipa in first round of playoffs
JSerra puts the ball in play and that approach pays off in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.
CIF-SS softball playoffs: Thursday’s first-round scores, Friday’s schedule
The scores from Thursday's CIF-SS softball playoff games and the schedule for Friday.
Softball playoffs roundup: Huntington Beach wins on walk-off single; El Toro’s Hayden Jo Stofle throws no-hitter
OCVarsity's highlights from Orange County games in the first round of the CIF-SS softball playoffs Thursday.
Clarence Carter, soul singer known for ‘Patches’ and ‘Strokin’,’ dies at 90
Carter was known for raunchy songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa.”
Costco customers warned: Don’t wear those fancy socks
They use a rechargeable battery pack that powers a heating pad at the ball of the foot.
Laguna Beach Unified selects replacement for ousted superintendent
Don Austin, a former superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School District, will begin at the district in July.
Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots
Lawyers for the groups made their arguments Thursday during a hearing before a federal judge.
Southwest pilot says landing at JWA aborted because of small plane
A close encounter occurred as a Southwest flight from Phoenix was about to land at the airport, the pilot said.
Armed man shot by police at end of pursuit in Beaumont awarded $3.62 million by jury
A trial found a CHP officer liable for negligence and other claims by wounded man George Gonzalez, who previously settled with the city of Hemet.