LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three leading legal scholars testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump's attempts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rivals are grounds for impeachment, bolstering the Democrats' case as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made sure they're prepared for that momentous next step.
Meeting behind closed doors ahead of an initial Judiciary Committee hearing...
TEMECULA — Springs Charter Schools is saddened to announce the death of Sue Miller Hurst, principal of Springs’ iShine Student Center. She died of cancer on Thanksgiving Day.She was an experienced teacher and administrator and had worked for Springs since 2013. iShine is a TK-8 charter school serving 500 students; among Hurst’s accomplishments was overseeing the relocation of the...
JURUPA VALLEY (CNS) - A big rig overturned Wednesday morning on state Route 60 in Jurupa Valley amid heavy downpours, blocking and damaging a transition bridge.The accident happened about 10:20 a.m. on the eastbound 60 connector to Interstate 15, according to the California Highway Patrol.The tractor-trailer jackknifed just after it entered the ramp. The driver suffered minor injuries but...
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Angels to buy Angel Stadium, stay in Anaheim through 2050
ANAHEIM (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have reached a proposed agreement to stay in Anaheim through 2050 as part of a deal in which they will pay $325 million to buy Angel Stadium and its surrounding parking lots from the city.
The Angels and the city government announced the deal...
BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Dutcher's San Diego State Aztecs might be on their way to another special season.
The Aztecs are 8-0 heading into Mountain West Conference play, their best start since Kawhi Leonard led them to a 20-0 start and a 34-3 record in 2010-11, when they made their first appearance in the Sweet...
MODESTO (AP) — A Central Valley county will try to deter illegal marijuana cultivation by imposing hefty administrative penalties.
The Modesto Bee reports the fines taking effect Dec. 19 in Stanislaus County are $1,000 per day per plant and will be assessed between the time a citation is issued and the growers remove the plants from the site.
The county Board...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former trustee pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to charges involving embezzlement of funds from charitable trusts.
Earl Nelson Feldman pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and filing false tax returns, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Prosecutors said Feldman admitted stealing more than $1.6 million from trusts he managed for years.
The money was spent on...
JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The email looked legitimate, so Danielle Radin clicked on the link it contained, expecting to have her products included in a holiday gift guide.
"I instantly regretted it," says Radin, owner of Mantra Magnets, a website that sells wellness products. "It took me to some random website that looked like those...
HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press
UIJEONGBU, South Korea (AP) — Song Hong Ryon looks like any other young woman in South Korea. But three years after her arrival from China, the half-North Korean, half-Chinese 19-year-old has made only two South Korean-born friends and says she's often been hurt by little things, like when people ask if she's from China because of...
GEOFF MULVIHILL
Associated Press
The judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will consider Wednesday whether the company's CEO should get a bonus equal to half his $2.6 million salary.
Attorneys general representing about half the states say the company's chief executive Craig Landau shouldn't get a bonus, arguing in court filings that he bears some responsibility for...