Charlie Colin dies at 58 after falling in shower; bassist was founding member of band Train - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

NEW YORK — Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” has died. He was 58.
Colin’s sister Carolyn Stephens confirmed her brother’s death to The Associated Press on Wednesday. He died after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium, celebrity website TMZ.com reported.
Colin grew up in Calif

Diamond Club: Pacifica’s Annika Sogsti wins voting for top playoff performers in softball

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowA closer look at the top vote getter in Dan Albano’s poll for best performers from the CIF-SS softball finals last week:
Name: Annika Sogsti
High school: Pacifica
Position: First base
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: Sogsti bounced back from having a home run taken away by a spectacular catch by Kai Minor of Orange Lutheran to drive in the first run in the Mariners’ 3-0 win in the Division 1 final. Th

Dodgers’ bullpen cracks in 6-run inning, losing streak reaches 3 games

CINCINNATI — Ever tried making a king-sized bed with a queen-sized bedsheet? Then you know how Dave Roberts feels about his bullpen these days.
Undermanned since Evan Phillips and Joe Kelly joined Ryan Brasier and Brusdar Graterol on the injured list, the Dodgers have cycled pitchers through their roster on a nearly daily basis – they’ve used 27 already this season, 19 just in the 13 games before Friday. The search for relievers capable of handling high-leverage situations is o

Trail-blazing Caitlin Clark has offered to mentor USC’s JuJu Watkins

LOS ANGELES — In late April, Lindsay Gottlieb met Caitlin Clark for the first time, the next face of the WNBA humbly passing her collegiate crown to Gottlieb’s 18-year-old USC freshman.
They ran into one another at the Wooden Awards at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, JuJu Watkins a finalist for the Wooden Award trophy that Clark eventually took home. It was brief, Gottlieb remembered, Clark telling Watkins and Gottlieb she wished she and Iowa had the chance to play USC in the NCAA Tou

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Could trail-blazing Caitlin Clark be a mentor for USC’s JuJu Watkins?

LOS ANGELES — In late April, Lindsay Gottlieb met Caitlin Clark for the first time, the next face of the WNBA humbly passing her collegiate crown to Gottlieb’s 18-year-old USC freshman.
They ran into one another at the Wooden Awards at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, JuJu Watkins a finalist for the Wooden Award trophy that Clark eventually took home. It was brief, Gottlieb remembered, Clark telling Watkins and Gottlieb she wished she and Iowa had the chance to play USC in the NCAA Tou

Huntington Beach man charged with making antisemitic threats against North Carolinians

A Huntington Beach man was arrested Friday, May 24, in California on federal charges relating to sending antisemitic threats to individuals and knowingly making false bomb threats, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.
Kevin Dunlow, 62, was charged in a criminal complaint Friday in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina, prosecutors said.
Dunlow allegedly made several threats while residing in California, targeting an elected official, members of law e

Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen clash in Pre’s Mile of the Century

Since at least the 1940s and Sweden’s Gunder Hagg and Arne Andersson, interest in a sport second only to soccer in global popularity has been driven by the rivalry of two men, often polar opposites, and their pursuit of the track and field’s most revered and storied standard – the mile world record.
These rivalries have produced barrier-shattering performances and showdowns with billings that reflected the public’s interest and demand.
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Bottom of Dodgers’ lineup still not holding up its end offensively

CINCINNATI — There are going to be ups and downs offensively over the course of the season. The Dodgers were definitely in a down cycle when they headed on the road for this six-game road trip.
Over their 14 games before Friday, the Dodgers had averaged 3.69 runs per game while batting .213. They have especially slipped in the clutch, batting .217 with runners in scoring position.
“Simply put, we’re missing fastballs and I think mistakes in the middle of the hitting zone, spin,

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Burglary gangs are literally planting cameras in Southern California yards to spy on residents, police say

A Temecula electrician was left scratching his head this month when he discovered two devices, including a camera with a lens poking through a leaf taped to it, hidden in the planter in his front yard. The camera was pointed toward a neighbor’s home.
“Why is this here?” said the man, who declined to provide more information about himself out of fear for his safety. “What is the purpose? Is this here for a kidnapping? Is this here for a home invasion?”
The spot where

Hundreds kick off Day 1 of LA Fleet Week, with much more to come this weekend

LA Fleet Week officially kicked off on Friday, May 24, with hundreds of people converging at San Pedro’s waterfront to get an opportunity to meet visiting service members, go on ship tours, interact with equipment and more.
The star of this year’s ninth annual Fleet Week was the USS Carl Vinson, one of 11 mega warships in the nation’s Navy fleet. The show-stopping aircraft carrier being in the lineup for the first time in 13 years, it drew in crowds of hundred – causing t

Who is running Congress?

Reflect on the words of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) in his Washington Post article titled “Why Is Congress So Dumb?” Thereby hangs a tale of congressional anemia and languor. The veteran congressman laments, “our available resources and our policy staff, the brains of Congress, have been so depleted that we can’t do our jobs properly. … Congress is increasingly unable to comprehend a world growing more socially, economically and technologically multifaceted —

‘Wave Watch’ christened for service with Laguna Beach lifeguards

Lifeguards from up and down the Southern California coast were on hand Friday, May 24, when Laguna Beach Mayor Sue Kempf broke a bottle across the bow of Wave Watch, a new vessel that will help the city’s Marine Safety department close a gap in protection along its 7.5-mile stretch of sand.
“It was among the most fun things I’ve done as a mayor,” Kempf said about christening the 33-foot Crystalline vessel, which will have a crew of two: a boat operator and a lifeguard who

How California and EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence

By Khari Johnson | CalMatters
While the federal government appears content to sit back and wait, more than 40 U.S. states are considering hundreds of AI regulation bills.
California, with its status as a tech-forward state and huge economy, has a chance to lead the way. So much so, in fact, that the European Union is trying to coordinate with the state on AI laws. The EU opened an office in San Francisco in 2022 and dispatched a tech envoy, Gerard de Graaf, to better communicate about laws and

Santa Ana College’s Learning Center gives students the tools to meet their educational goals

In 2019, 26-year-old Bridgette Fox was hit by a car, leaving her with a traumatic brain injury. Her injury slowed her comprehension and, when she entered Santa Ana College to study medical assisting, she struggled academically.
Then a friend suggested she get help at the Learning Center on campus. She did, and it has made all the difference.
Fox received tutoring in medical terminology, front and back office, and billing and coding, along with assistance with her English and Spanish classes.She

Angels’ Zach Neto expected to return to lineup on Saturday

ANAHEIM — Zach Neto could measure his relief by the hours that he slept.
The Angels shortstop underwent an MRI exam on Thursday that showed only inflammation in his right elbow.
“I got a really good night’s sleep last night,” Neto said on Friday. “I slept about 12 or 13 hours. Hearing the good news was definitely a relief for me.”
Neto said he hadn’t slept very well on Wednesday, when the Angels returned from Houston and Neto had come out of the game wit

More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT
DES MOINES, Iowa — Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, just days after a deadly twister devastated one small town.
The large storm system began overnight in Nebraska before traveling across central Iowa and into Illinois. A weak tornado touched down in suburban Des Moines, according to the National Weather Service, which was also assessing damage from several other reported tw

Rare Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly released in San Pedro as Navy rear admiral takes part

Three-star Rear Admiral Brad Rosen, in town for LA Fleet Week, releases a Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly. He was recognized with a conservation award from the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy on behalf of the U.S. Navy’s ongoing commitment to the conservation of the rare butterfly and recover efforts over the pas 25 years. (Photo courtesy of PVPLC.org/)
Adrienne Mohan, left, presents award to U.S. Navy Capt. Jessie O’Brien and Rear Admiral Brad Rosen. (Photo courtesy of PVPLC.org/)
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Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel ‘The Alienist,’ dies at 68

By HILLEL ITALIE | AP National Writer
NEW YORK — Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat, Masha, has died at 68.
Carr died of cancer Thursday, according to an announcement from his publisher, Little, Brown and Company.
“Caleb lived his writing life valiantly, with works of politics, history and sociology, but mo

Involuntary manslaughter allegation against Alec Baldwin advances toward trial

By MORGAN LEE
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” keeping the case on track for a trial this summer.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday upheld an indictment charging Baldwin with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. The judge rejected defense arguments that prosecutors flouted the ru

California state legislature makes historic new strides towards reparations

This week the California state Legislature advanced a series of bills to confront the harm caused by slavery and that lay the groundwork to compensate families who had their property unjustly seized by the government.
Los Angeles area legislators Senator Steven Bradford and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer are at the forefront of this effort. They both served on the California Reparations Task Force, which spent two years studying the state’s historic injustices and provided policy recom

A woman took her dog to a shelter to be euthanized. A year later, the dog is up for adoption again.

By MARGERY A. BECK
Exhausted and short on options after consulting two veterinary clinics, Kristie Pereira made the gut-wrenching decision last year to take her desperately ill puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized.
So she was stunned last week to find the dog up for adoption at the same pet rescue organization where she had gotten it.
“I have a lot of questions, but first and foremost, I want him back with me,” Pereira told The Associated Press on Friday.
FAMOUS DOG: Kabosu,

LAFC rolls into Atlanta seeking 5th consecutive victory

Mateusz Bogusz grew up hungry to win. After joining the Los Angeles Football Club early last season, the attacking midfielder has happily had his fill.
“That’s the best you can do,” said the 22-year-old Bogusz, a starter in 14 of 15 LAFC games this year, tallying four goals and three assists to support an 8-4-3 overall record. “When you compete and especially when we win, it’s amazing. So that’s what we’re doing.”
Exiting a losing situation in Spai

Memorial Day: Three heroic soldiers gave their lives but it took decades for them to be fully honored

No greater sacrifice
Memorial Day honors the men and women who have given their all for their country. Here are a few who gave everything on the battlefield and were not fully recognized for their valor until decades later.George Watson, World War II
Pvt. Watson, of Birmingham, Alabama, was the first African American to receive the Army’s second-highest decoration — the Distinguished Service Cross — in World War II, and in 1997 he was one of seven African American World War II

Kings sign Reign’s Taylor Ward and Joe Hicketts to 1-year deals

The Kings signed three players to two-way contracts, both the Kings and their minor-league affiliate the Ontario Reign announced Friday in simultaneous news releases.
Defenseman Kaleb Lawrence, the Kings’ 2022 seventh-round selection; defenseman Joe Hicketts, who tied Brandt Clarke for the Reign team lead in postseason scoring by a blue-liner; and forward Taylor Ward, who has played two full seasons and part of a third in Ontario since finishing his NCAA career, were all signed to two-way

Special burgers and deals for International Hamburger Day on May 28

International Hamburger Day falls on Tuesday, May 28, perhaps making it a little easier for some people to end a long weekend.
Here are what a few burger chains have planned for the event, according to their websites or news releases.
Farmer Boys: Big Cheese burgers will sell for $4 after 2 p.m. at participating locations on May 28. farmerboys.com
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All-Orange County girls swimming team led by Teagan O’Dell of Santa Margarita

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowALL-COUNTY GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING TEAM 2024
Teagan O’Dell of Santa Margarita High School competes in the girls 200-yard individual medley for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 swimming championships, beating her own record on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Mt. San Antonio College Aquatic Center. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
GIRLS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Teagan O’Dell, Santa Mar

Galaxy looks to start compiling points at home

The Galaxy has become a bunch of road warriors through the first 14 games, playing nine games on the road.
Now it is time for a little bit of home cooking.
Starting with Saturday’s game against Houston Dynamo FC, the Galaxy will play four of its next five games at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The Galaxy closed out last week’s three-game in eight-stretch with consecutive road draws at Minnesota United and Charlotte FC.
“In this league, I think we take positives (from the trip),&r

Porto’s Bakery founder Raul Porto Sr. dies at 92

Raul Porto Sr., the co-founder of Porto’s Bakery and Cafe, died on Wednesday, May 22. He was 92.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Porto’s Bakery founder and beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Raul Porto Sr.,” read a statement his family posted to the bakery’s official Instagram page. “He passed away peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his loving family.”
Raul Porto Sr., arrived in California from Cuba with his w

Kraftwerk dazzles fans in the third of 9 nights at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Twenty years ago, a reviewer for the Britain’s New Music Express argued that the German electronic band Kraftwerk – currently in the midst of a nine-night residency at Walt Disney Concert Hall – was one of the two most influential bands in rock history.
The other? The Beatles.
You can debate that – you can debate anything in rock and roll – but considering the German group’s influence on bands such as New Order and Daft Punk, and genres including techno and ho

Hitting the road? Expect higher gas prices over Memorial Day

By Taryn Phaneuf | NerdWallet
Memorial Day weekend promises to be a big one for road trips, and that means gas prices are going to jump.
As of May 20, a gallon of regular gas costs $3.58 on average in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Through the summer, gas prices are expected to average $3.70 per gallon nationally.
Summer driving season kicks off
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the U.S. Factoring in all forms of tran