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San Bernardino County veterans received most in federal benefits in stateMarch 22, 2019 at 5:51 PM Veterans in San Bernardino County were awarded more than $50 million in federal benefits last year — more than veterans living in other counties, according to a .
The staff of 25 working at the three San Bernardino County Veterans Affairs‘ offices see about 30,000 veterans and their families a year, assisting them with the paperwork they need in order to secure their benefits, from disability compensation claims to college tuition/fee waivers for the children of veterans.
“We like to be thoroug...Tags: Local News, Politics, Top Stories Breeze, Top Stories IVDB, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories LBPT, Top Stories OCR, Top Stories PE, Top Stories PSN, Top Stories RDF, Top Stories SGVT, Top Stories Sun, Top Stories WDN, Veterans 42 people like this. Like Carter back from injury to lead A&M against Wright StateMarch 21, 2019 at 7:45 PM COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M star Chennedy Carter will return for the No. 4 Aggies when they host 13th-seeded Wright State in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday, less than three weeks after having finger surgery. The sophomore, who led the Southeastern Conference in scoring at 22.5 points a game, […]Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Ncaa, Carter, Wright, Texas AP, Aggies, Chennedy Carter 9 people like this. Like IndyCar Classic set for debut race at US home of F1March 21, 2019 at 5:08 PM  Tags: Texas, News, US, Sports, Ap, Auto Racing, Austin Texas, Circuit of The Americas 113 people like this. Like Perris Auto Speedway is growing its legacy for short track racingMarch 21, 2019 at 5:21 PM Short track racing has always been popular and well attended in Southern California. The center was the half-mile Ascot Speedway in Gardena, run by the late J.C. Agajanian. The track opened in 1957 and remained active until 1990. The sport suffered for six years until Perris Auto Speedway opened March 30, 1996, in Riverside County.
Since its opening, PAS has operated under Oval Entertainment and the Kazarian family on the SoCal Fairgrounds, a stretch of 18 years. And, if Oval Entertainment has i...Tags: Texas, Sport, Indianapolis, Austin, Soccer, Long Beach, Nevada, William, West Coast, Riverside County, Nascar, Eric Schmidt, St Petersburg, Sao Paulo, Southern California, Nbc Sports 2 people like this. Like 2020 Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl – NHL’s Southernmost Outdoor GameMarch 21, 2019 at 9:20 AM  Tags: Texas, Sport, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas, Nashville, Hockey, NHL, Oklahoma, TCU, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, Gary Bettman, Tyler Seguin, Ben Bishop, Jamie Benn, John Klingberg 130 people like this. Like Only as good as your name? You Beto believe it!March 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM When it comes to evaluating people we don’t know much about, typically the first thing we judge them by is their name. Fair or not, somebody’s name causes us to make certain assumptions about their age, gender, where they come from or even what their religion might be — as there generally aren’t too many Millie’s under the age of 80, women named Bob, or Mormons named Muhammad.
The cues in a name can lead us to positive reactions, or make us skeptical and suspicious.
This is human nature, and no ...Tags: Texas, Minnesota, California, Opinion, Mexico, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Ted Cruz, House Of Representatives, Fox News, Associated Press, Bob, Usa Today, Lebanon, Cruz 32 people like this. Like Five spring training trends you might have missedMarch 20, 2019 at 7:26 PM Spring training doesn’t count, right?
The wins, losses and ties sure don’t, but every now and then something happens on a back field in Florida or Arizona that baseball hasn’t seen before. It might be a trend, a fluke, or a subtle signal of change. These things don’t stand out in box scores, but they’re more important than the box scores.
Here are five interesting wrinkles you might have missed from the past month.
1. SLOW PLAYS
The Red Sox brought back eight of the 10 pitchers who contributed...Tags: Florida, Texas, Angels, Sports, Sport, Soccer, Arizona, Rangers, Mlb, Tokyo, Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 7 people like this. Like Mother charged with murder in death of 9-year-old Trinity Love JonesMarch 20, 2019 at 1:27 PM  Tags: Murder, Texas, Crime, News, California, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Graham, Customs, Jones, Hunt, Border Protection, Los Angeles County, Nissan Armada, San Diego International Airport 138 people like this. Like Prosecutors charge mother of Trinity Love Jones with murderMarch 20, 2019 at 1:27 PM  Tags: Murder, Texas, Crime, News, California, Uncategorized, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Graham, Customs, Hunt, Border Protection, Los Angeles County, Nissan Armada, Hacienda Heights 53 people like this. Like Southern California mountain lions face possible extinction, study findsMarch 20, 2019 at 10:01 AM  Tags: Florida, Hollywood, Texas, News, California, Environment, Uncategorized, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, 101, UC Davis, Orange County, San Diego County, Pacific Ocean, Southern California 116 people like this. Like Ex Colombia soccer star arrested for drug shipmentsMarch 20, 2019 at 10:40 AM BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant, officials said Wednesday. Colombia’s chief prosecutor’s office said that prosecutors in Texas believe Viafara was part of a criminal network tied to the nation’s feared Gulf cartel, which for a decade moved […]Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Colombia, Soccer, Nation, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bogota, Gulf, Colombia AP, Jhon Viafara, Viafara 15 people like this. Like Osetkowski leads Texas over S. Dakota St. 79-73 in NITMarch 19, 2019 at 11:33 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dylan Osetkowski had a career-high 26 points as Texas defeated South Dakota State 79-73 in the NIT first round on Tuesday night. Osetkowski shot 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Courtney Ramey had 13 points for Texas (17-16). Kerwin Roach II added 12 points. Mike Daum had 25 points and […]Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Ap, South Dakota, Austin Texas, Dakota, Mike Daum, Osetkowski, Kerwin Roach II, Courtney Ramey, Dylan Osetkowski 17 people like this. Like Business briefly: US stocks give up an early rally; JLL buys HFF in TexasMarch 19, 2019 at 7:14 PM U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday after a late-afternoon splash of selling erased early gains, ending a weeklong rally. Banks accounted for much of the decline, along with utilities and industrial companies. Those losses offset gains in health care, technology and consumer products stocks.
The S&P 500 index slipped 0.37 points, or 0.01 percent, to 2,832.57. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 26.72 points, or 0.1 percent, to 25,887.38.
The Nasdaq composite gained 9.47 points, o...Tags: Europe, Business, Elon Musk, Texas, US, Tesla, Sport, Chicago, Soccer, Treasury, Manhattan, Dallas, SEC, Securities And Exchange Commission, Musk, Commercial Real Estate Mother arrested in death of 9-year-old found dead along Hacienda Heights hiking trailMarch 18, 2019 at 9:09 PM Police on Monday, March 18, arrested the mother of Trinity Love Jones, the 9-year-old girl found dead earlier this month along a hiking trail in Hacienda Heights, on suspicion of killing her.
Taquesta Graham, 28, had been extradited to Los Angeles last week after being arrested in Texas for a parole violation. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said she’s now been booked on suspicion of murder.
Emiel Hunt, Graham’s boyfriend, is also suspected in Trinity’s death and was charged with mur...Tags: Texas, News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Graham, Trinity, Homicide, Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department, Hacienda Heights, Top Stories SGVT, Crime + Public Safety, Trinity Love Jones, Taquesta Graham, Emiel Hunt Graham 47 people like this. Like Alexander: You may want to consider UC Irvine when making out your bracketMarch 18, 2019 at 6:51 PM The world according to Jim:
• We are all … Anteaters?
From the desert to the sea, from the Tehachapis to the Mexican border, there is one men’s NCAA Tournament team for all of Southern California. It’s UC Irvine, and it might hang around for a bit.
The Anteaters, who swept through the Big West and take a 30-4 record to the Dance, have size (as always), experience and stubbornness on defense. They’ve received a fairly favorable draw – by Big West standards, anyway – a No. 13 seed and a first game...Tags: Texas, Sports, America, Cbi, Sport, Soccer, San Diego, College sports, Ncaa, SEC, San Jose, Spike Lee, Cal State Fullerton, Usc, Ucla, Lakers 6 people like this. Like Whicker: Here’s one very bustable NCAA tournament bracketMarch 18, 2019 at 5:45 PM These NCAA tournament picks should go viral. If so, get plenty of rest and fluids:
FIRST FOUR:
Prairie View over Fairleigh Dickinson: At the home of Steve Alford’s final NCAA tournament game (probably).
Arizona State over St. John’s: Back-to-back First Four trips is a dubious honor, but this time ASU gets it right.
N.C. Central over North Dakota State: NCCU coach LaVelle Moton’s son VJ idolizes Larry McKnight Jr., to the point where he wanted to do his Black History Month project on him.
Belmont...Tags: Florida, Texas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Maryland, Minneapolis, Montana, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Virginia, Sports, LSU, Tech, Georgia, Sport 15 people like this. Like Two Texas A&M-Commerce football players shotMarch 18, 2019 at 5:34 PM Authorities say two Texas A&M University-Commerce football players were shot during a robbery Saturday morning. Both are recovering in a Florida hospital.Tags: Florida, Texas, Football, Commerce, University Commerce 29 people like this. Like Texas A&M-Commerce football players shot, wounded in FloridaMarch 18, 2019 at 4:11 PM MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say two Texas A&M University-Commerce football players are recovering in a Florida hospital after being shot during a robbery. A Miami police statement says the robbery occurred Saturday morning. The school identified the players as redshirt junior linebackers Jay Bias and Xavier Morris. A statement from the university says Bias and […]Tags: Florida, Texas, News, Sports, Ap, Nation, Commerce, Miami, College sports, University Commerce, Jay Bias, Xavier Morris 6 people like this. Like As Bay Area moves left, some conservative voters move outMarch 18, 2019 at 2:42 PM Retired engineer Stewart Tagg spent four decades in the Bay Area — appreciating the blue skies, good schools and strong economy.
But in recent years, his home changed too much for his liking: higher taxes, an open immigration policy and no end in sight to the state’s liberal direction.
Tagg, 69, sold his San Jose home and moved his family to Arizona in 2014. He used a simple calculation to justify it: 70 percent politics, 30 percent taxes.
“I’m a good old Republican,” Tagg said. “I just saw the...Tags: Florida, Texas, Ge, Colorado, California, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sport, Thailand, Soccer, Brooklyn, Gop, Arizona, Venezuela, San Jose, Republican Party 3 people like this. Like Abilene Christian gets 1st trip to NCAA TournamentMarch 17, 2019 at 4:39 PM  Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Ncaa, Wildcats, Corpus Christi, Southland Conference, KATY Texas AP, Abilene Christian, Breanna Wright, NCAA Tournament Abilene Christian 79 people like this. Like Manziel signs with new Alliance league, will join MemphisMarch 16, 2019 at 8:52 PM Johnny Manziel has been signed by the Alliance of American Football and will join the Memphis Express. The quarterback’s rights belonged to San Antonio of the spring league, but that team declined to sign him and Manziel then was free to join any of the other seven clubs. The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner at Texas […]Tags: Texas, News, Sports, NFL, Memphis, Johnny Manziel, San Antonio, Manziel, Alliance of American Football, Memphis Express 19 people like this. Like Heisler: In Duke’s Zion Williamson, the worst NBA draft class in years has the most exciting prospect in yearsMarch 16, 2019 at 11:31 AM In the nick of time, at the height, or depth, of the NBA’s dog days, here comes the NCAA Tournament to let us all scout the future.
Not that college basketball is an adjunct to the NBA … even if NBA people think it is, as when former Bulls great Scottie Pippen, speaking for the mercenary way, advised Duke phenom Zion Williamson to shut down his college career in February after spraining a knee.
“If I was going to sit out,” Williamson said, “I wouldn’t have gone to college.”
Happily for all excep...Tags: Twitter, Texas, Virginia, Sports, Sacramento, Sport, Soccer, Gm, Nba, Kansas, Ncaa, Lebron James, Syracuse, North Carolina, Duke, Usc 2 people like this. Like Nottingham carries Texas St. over South Alabama 79-67March 15, 2019 at 10:38 PM NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tre’Larenz Nottingham posted 19 points as Texas State topped South Alabama 79-67 in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney on Friday. Alex Peacock had 17 points and nine rebounds for Texas State (24-8). Nijal Pearson added 12 points and six rebounds. Jaylen Shead had 11 points and seven assists […]Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Ap, New Orleans, South Alabama, Texas State, Alex Peacock, Nijal Pearson, Larenz Nottingham, Jaylen Shead 40 people like this. Like Drivers’ games get out of hand as Austin Dillon takes pole at NASCAR Auto Club 400March 15, 2019 at 9:46 PM  Tags: Texas, Sport, Indianapolis, Soccer, Fairfield, ACS, San Jose, Johnson, Redding, Kurt Busch, Nascar, Xfinity, Truex, Walk Of Fame, Busch, Miller 140 people like this. Like Supervisor Hahn’s office review to determine if the killing of Trinity Love Jones was preventable, citing ‘red flags’March 15, 2019 at 9:48 PM Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office pledged to review the homicide case of 9-year-old Trinity Love Jones to see if county agencies could have prevented her death, officials said Friday.
Jones’ body was dumped near a trail in Hacienda Heights and was discovered on March 5. With Jones’ mother facing possible charges stemming from the homicide case, and her mother’s boyfriend already charged with Jones’ murder, some residents have begun to ask questions on what could have been done.
...Tags: Texas, News, California, Sport, Soccer, San Diego, Graham, Homicide, Local News, Jones, Malibu, Gavin Newsom, Hunt, LA County, Hahn, Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department 45 people like this. Like NASCAR's Scott Miller discusses group qualifyingMarch 15, 2019 at 7:54 PM NASCAR's Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller discusses the final round of group qualifying at Auto Club and that by Texas there will be "something different in the queue."Tags: Texas, News, Nascar, Motor Racing, Scott Miller, Auto Club 7 people like this. Like Texas A&M fires basketball coach Kennedy after 14-18 seasonMarch 15, 2019 at 6:51 PM HOUSTON (AP) — Texas A&M has fired basketball coach Billy Kennedy. The school announced the move Friday, a day after the Aggies finished the season 14-18. Kennedy was 151-116 in eight seasons at the school after coaching Murray State for five seasons. Texas A&M finished 11th in the Southeastern Conference with a 6-12 record and […]Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Ap, Houston, Kennedy, Southeastern Conference, Aggies, Murray State, Billy Kennedy 48 people like this. Like Weirdo O’RourkeMarch 15, 2019 at 2:12 PM  Tags: Texas, News, Senate, White House, Virginia, New York City, Elizabeth Warren, NFL, America, Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Normandy, Ted Cruz, New York Times, Bill Clinton, Dallas Former Texas football standout and Olympian Jones dies at 60March 15, 2019 at 2:28 PM  Tags: Texas, News, Sports, Austin, Jones, Texas AP, Southwest Conference, Former University of Texas, Johnny Lam Jones 92 people like this. Like Texas icon, NFL WR Johnny 'Lam' Jones dies at 60March 15, 2019 at 1:28 PM Former Texas football and track star and NFL receiver Johnny "Lam" Jones has died at age 60.Tags: Texas, NFL, Johnny Lam Jones 13 people like this. Like |
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