The Times' boys' basketball rankings
A look at the top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland: Rk. School (W-L) Comment (previous ranking) 1. RANCHO CHRISTIAN (15-2) at San Ysidro, Friday (6) 2. CORONA CENTENNIAL (14-2) vs. Corona Santiago, Wednesday (3) 3. SIERRA CANYON (15-2) vs. Rancho Christian at PCC, Saturday (1) 4. ETIWANDA (13-2) vs. Los Osos,…
Gonzaga holds off Pepperdine; San Diego State improves to 15-0
Killie Tillie scored 20 points and blocked a potential tying shot in the closing seconds to help top-ranked Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 75-70 on Saturday night for its 32nd consecutive home win. Filip Petrusev scored 16 points and Joel Ayayi had 12 for Gonzaga (16-1, 2-0 West Coast). The Bulldogs have the longest home winning streak…
Alec Martinez returns from skate-blade injury, but Kings fall to Predators
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Small plane crashes near freeway in Santa Clarita, killing one
A single-engine plane crashed near the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita early Saturday, killing the pilot, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. near the freeway’s northbound Newhall Avenue off-ramp, said Sgt. Perry Haggard of the California Highway Patrol. “From witnesses it sounded like smoke was coming from his engine, so it looks…
Homeless man arrested in fatal stabbing at downtown L.A. restaurant
A homeless man suspected of stabbing to death a fellow diner at a downtown Los Angeles Mexican restaurant on New Year’s Day has been arrested, police said. A civilian called police around 4 p.m., after learning about the crime, to report seeing the suspect inside the downtown Central Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street,…
Gusty north to northeasterly winds trigger high-wind warnings in Southern California mountains
Strong, potentially damaging winds are expected across the Southern California mountains from Sunday afternoon through midday Monday or into Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Winds in the local mountains, including the higher peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains, may gust in excess of 60 to 65 mph. High-wind warnings in most areas take effect…
Japanese Hospital — symbol of defiance of racism — honored in Boyle Heights
Before Pearl Harbor and the nationalist hysteria that led to the internment of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, there was a thriving community of Japanese immigrants in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood. Japanese churches in the neighborhood, a section of Evergreen Cemetery and a Japanese language school all have roots…
'OITNB' creator Jenji Kohan mourns son in raw Instagram post
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Classic movies in L.A. this week: 'The Searchers,' 'Moulin Rouge!' and more
Here is a list of classic movies in L.A. for Jan. 5-12: American Neo-Realism, Part One: 1948-1984 This monthlong series kicks off with a restored version of J.L. Anderson’s dark, Ohio-set 1967 family drama “Spring Night, Summer Night” followed by the new companion documentary “In the Middle of the Nights: From Arthouse to Grindhouse and…
This retiree got a big surprise: taxes
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