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East L.A.'s patron of souls lost and found donates coffins to families who can't afford them
She is called “Mom” by some of the kids, “Grandma” by others. Juana Jauregui answers to both at the daycare center she runs at her East Los Angeles home. Most of the kids speak Spanish at their own homes, Jauregui told me one morning as she supervised four little ones, with eight more scheduled...
L.A. is holding 2 gun buyback events today
Los Angeles is holding two gun buyback events Saturday in an effort to reduce gun violence in the city. Sponsored by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development, the buybacks allow anyone to surrender weapons anonymously in exchange for gift cards, which are valued at $100...
Cavaliers vs. Celtics: How Cleveland and Boston match up in the Eastern Conference finals
The Eastern Conference finals, which start Sunday, will pit the resilient Boston Celtics against the rebuilt Cleveland Cavaliers. Here’s a look at how the teams match up: 2. BOSTON (55-27): Home 27-17; road 28-13 First round defeated Milwaukee 4-3. Second round defeated Philadelphia 4-1. 4. CLEVELAND...
Dodgers continue to struggle against surging Reds, lose 6-2
He sounded annoyed Thursday. A day later, hours before a 6-2 loss to Cincinnati, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sounded only tired. He understood his words counted for only so much. He sat inside the dugout at Dodger Stadium as his underachieving team scattered across the diamond to take batting...
Angels rookie Justin Anderson can't hold lead in ninth inning of 5-4 loss to Twins
They gave away dolls featuring the likeness of Andrelton Simmons with a bobbling head on Friday at Angel Stadium. Maybe they should have distributed dolls featuring the likeness of an Angels fan, with a shaking head. Because what looked like a victory over Minnesota dissolved into a stinging 5-4...
CdM boys' tennis beats rival Sage Hill, reaches CIF quarterfinals
The No. 3 doubles team can be as important as the No. 1 singles player in a high school tennis match. Corona del Mar High juniors Luke Muradliyan and Tyler Hollander proved it Friday during the Sea Kings’ home match against rival Sage Hill in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division...
Jury will start deliberations in McNair lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday
Six years, 11 months and eight days after Todd McNair sued the NCAA for defamation, the former USC assistant coach and 52 other people crowded into Room 500 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Friday for closing arguments in the trial. Three weeks of testimony led to the final showdown in the stuffy,...
Rising costs threaten L.A.'s homeless housing goal
Skyrocketing development costs and loss of state and federal subsidies are undermining Los Angeles’ goal of adding 10,000 units of homeless and affordable housing in a decade, officials said Friday. At the current rate of spending, the would fall...
2 European cyclists found dead in Mexico were killed, not accident victims
A pair of European cyclists who disappeared in southern Mexico last month and whose remains later turned up in a rural ravine were victims of an armed robbery and not an accident, a Mexican prosecutor said Friday. One cyclist was shot in the head and his companion likely died from a head wound...