Month: October 2019

Ambassador and Oregon hotelier Gordon Sondland faces backlash at home over role in Ukraine scandal

SEATTLE —  President Trump’s man in Brussels found events spinning out of control when he arrived in Washington, D.C., expecting to testify before House committees this week. Gordon Sondland, appointed U.S. ambassador to the European Union after contributing $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, was to be deposed in the impeachment inquiry for his apparent role in…

By JohnValbyNation October 13, 2019 0

Markese Stepp carries a bigger load for USC

SOUTH BEND, Ind. —  For weeks, his carry count remained confusingly stagnant. And so, as an even backfield split continued, the questions kept coming, as well: Why wasn’t Markese Stepp, USC’s redshirt freshman running back, carrying a larger load? Click Here: Newcastle United Shop On Saturday night, those questions were never louder, as Stepp averaged more…

By JohnValbyNation October 13, 2019 0

High school football scores for Saturday, Oct. 12

Saturday’s results SOUTHERN SECTION CAMINO LEAGUE Camarillo 34, Bishop Diego 0 CITRUS COAST LEAGUE Fillmore 38, Hueneme 0 DEL REY LEAGUE Harvard-Westlake 27, St. Genevieve 21 FOOTHILL LEAGUE Golden Valley 31, Saugus 7 GOLD COAST LEAGUE Viewpoint 47, Campbell Hall 34 MISSION LEAGUE Bishop Amat 31, Chaminade 21 OLYMPIC LEAGUE Cerritos Valley Christian 20, Heritage…

By JohnValbyNation October 13, 2019 0

Evacuation orders lifted in Saddleridge fire zone as firefighters make progress

All evacuation orders were lifted Saturday afternoon in the northwest San Fernando Valley as firefighters continued to make progress battling the 7,900 acre-Saddleridge fire that had shut down freeways and sent thousands fleeing from their homes. Slightly cooler temperatures and lighter winds aided crews on their third day fighting the fire, which blackened hillsides from…

By JohnValbyNation October 13, 2019 0