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Southern California ports shut Friday due to worker shortage, snarling cargo traffic

LOS ANGELES — A dockworker shortage at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports stretched into its second day on Friday, halting cargo traffic at the massive shipping complex while disrupting the local economy and the global supply chain.

Los Angeles Times

Grocery workers oppose Kroger/Albertsons ‘mega-merger’

LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Southern California grocery workers and community supporters held a rally Thursday at a Ralphs grocery in Lakewood to oppose the planned $24.6 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons.

The Orange County Register

5 Southern California artists making their Coachella debut this year

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers made her debut at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2022 and yes, she was wonderful both in the music she made and the excitement she displayed.

The Orange County Register

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Taiwan’s president meets with Kevin McCarthy in California. What her visit says about Taiwan’s future

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In Southern California, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in a show of the strength of relations between Taipei and Washington.

Los Angeles Times

'He's fitting in well': Why Russell Westbrook helps the Clippers more than he did with Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Before catching a flight back to Southern California late Saturday night, the player who spent high school in Lawndale and college in Westwood threw on a Dodgers cap.

Los Angeles Times

Why the Colts Prefer Scouting Top QBs Privately Over ‘Dumb’ Pro Days

Indianapolis has sent strong contingents to Southern California to check out Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud. Plus, more on the ‘Thursday Night Football’ flex debate and the collapse of the running back market.

Sports Illustrated

Ricochet, San Diego’s surfing therapy dog, dies at 15

A beloved Golden Retriever who found her calling as a therapy dog when she learned to surf, has died in Southern California

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2,000 kilograms of illegal drugs seized from 'one of the largest labs' in Southern California, FBI says

The FBI executed four search warrants on suspected drug labs in Southern California this week, including busting one location in Orange County that was "one of the largest labs" federal agents have ever seen in the region, according to authorities.

Los Angeles Times

Recent drought-busting storms mean misery for allergy sufferers in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — As Southern California shifts from one the wettest winters on record into spring, many people are showing symptoms brought on by the dark side of the recent storms — a profusion of blossoming trees, weeds and grasses dispersing pollen spores in the wind.

Los Angeles Times

‘Too much loss from the rain.’ How businesses are coping — or benefiting — from recent storms

LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s seemingly endless parade of storms has been disastrous for some businesses: most infamously, the Royal Paper Box Co. in Montebello, which lost its roof last week during a rare tornado.

Los Angeles Times

'Nature gave us a lifeline:' Southern California refills largest reservoir after wet winter

LOS ANGELES — Following a series of winter storms that eased drought conditions across the state, Southern Californians celebrated a sight nobody has seen for several punishing years: water rushing into Diamond Valley Lake.

Los Angeles Times

Humans are the greatest peril to mountain lions. Can that change?

LOS ANGELES — Vehicle strikes. Rat poison. Permitted killings by ranchers and homeowners. The average California mountain lion is more likely to die at the hands of a human than of natural causes.

Los Angeles Times

California jailbreak mastermind sentenced for daring escape

A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner has received additional time for masterminding a daring, elaborate escape from a Southern California jail

The Independent UK

Antisemitic incidents surged in California as conspiracies fueled hate, report says

LOS ANGELES — Antisemitic incidents involving harassment, vandalism and assaults surged in Southern California and the rest of the state in 2022, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League.

Los Angeles Times

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Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter

DUNNIGAN, Calif. — On the heels of one of California’s wettest winters on record, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that he will roll back some of the state’s most severe drought restrictions and dramatically increase water supplies for agencies serving 27 million people.

Los Angeles Times

Destructive tornadoes battered Southern California. They are more common than you might think

LOS ANGELES — Two tornadoes that caused significant damage in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties Tuesday were part of a series of wild weather events across California this week.

Tribune News Service

Adam Minter: Farmers can’t keep hogging the water in parched Southwest

The lush lawns and green golf courses of Southern California are an emblem of the desert Southwest’s dependence on the Colorado River. But they’re just a small part of the demands placed on this crucial water resource in times of both drought and plenty. The far bigger part, as much…

Los Angeles Times

Tornadoes in Southern California's Montebello and Carpinteria damage multiple structures

LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday afternoon, Micaela Vargas stood in front of her Kia Telluride, which she’d parked near her workplace in Montebello.

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‘Bel-Air’ on Peacock is renewed for its third season

PHILADELPHIA — "Bel-Air," starring West Philly native Jabari Banksin as a teenager who moves in with rich relatives in Southern California, has been renewed for a third season on Peacock.

Zenger

Intense Pacific Storm To Hammer Southern, Central California

California has been hit by the most recent significant storm in a string from the Pacific Ocean as of Monday night.

Los Angeles Times

Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley

LOS ANGELES — A weary, storm-soaked California is bracing for another bout of heavy rain, power outages and potential flooding this week as a cold weather system takes aim at the state.

Zenger

Dual Storms To Swipe California With Flooding Rain, Mountain Snow

There won't be any reprieve from the historically turbulent cold season in California with the end of winter.

Los Angeles Times

More rain coming to Southern California in coming days

LOS ANGELES — Soggy Southern California should expect a new storm moving in next week.

The Independent UK

California buildings still in peril from tumbling cliff

Authorities say about two dozen people forced to flee Southern California apartment buildings that are teetering on the edge of a landslide may be evacuated indefinitely

The Independent UK

Southern California jailbreak mastermind convicted

An inmate who organized a daring, elaborate Southern California jailbreak in 2016 has been found guilty of the escape

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