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Rams' Bobby Wagner makes his most memorable hit against a fan with a smoke bomb

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bobby Wagner made a team-best 10 tackles for the Rams on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers, but he delivered perhaps his biggest hit on a man who ran onto the field with a smoke bomb.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

Dueling sports betting measures appear headed to defeat despite record spending, poll finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Online sports gambling companies, California tribes and card rooms have spent more than $410 million on a pair of dueling ballot measures to legalize sports betting in person and online.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

Paul Flores 'hunted' Kristin Smart before killing her, prosecutor says

SALINAS, Calif. — Eleven Sundays have passed since the start of the murder trial of Paul Flores, who is accused of killing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart and disposing of her body.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

George Skelton: Republican Dahle is likable, level-headed and highly respected. But he won't win California governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The first thing to know about the Republican candidate for California governor is that he's a good guy, not a jerk or a crackpot.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

49ers 24, Rams 9: Spotlight shines on big-time scores by Samuel, Hufanga

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Deebo Samuel’s first-half touchdown revived the 49ers’ season. Talanoa Hufanga’s second-half touchdown saved the 49ers’ Monday night win.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Debate set for Gavin Newsom and GOP gubernatorial challenger Brian Dahle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, will go head to head later this month in a gubernatorial debate hosted by KQED, the San Francisco radio station announced Monday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Sacheen Littlefeather, Actor Who Declined Brando Oscar, Dies

Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for "The Godfather" on his behalf in an indelible protest of Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans, has died. She was 75. Littlefeather's niece, Calina Lawrence, confirmed that she died peacefully Sunday, surrounded by loved ones at her…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals

MENLO PARK, Calif. — After proliferating globally, a historic wave of avian flu has entered Southern California, where it is worrying farmers and bird lovers and could add to complications with supply chains and food prices.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022

They leaped at the chance to hook mahi-mahi. But LA's hottest fish is hard to catch

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The waning moon glimmered in the shallows of Rainbow Harbor, seagulls still blinking sleep from their eyes as the anglers huddled at the edge of the pier.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022

How the pandemic saved one of California's smallest public schools

KNEELAND, Calif. — In Kneeland, which isn't so much a town as a rural fire station and a smattering of homes in the forest, the school has long been the lifeblood of the community.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022