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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Southland

The Powerball lottery jackpot is still up for grabs, but someone in the Southland recently won big in that game. Earlier this week, one ticket had five winning numbers in Monday’s draw but missed the Powerball. That ticket is worth $161,556. It was sold in Mid-City Los Angeles at Teddy’s Liquor Store and Market, 2112 South La Brea Avenue.  The […]
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Down to the wire for Burbank candidates and measure ABC

  Today is the last day to vote in the November 5 General Election. The national, state, and county measures and candidates are getting most of the attention and campaign ads. However, some local Burbank candidates and a major Burbank Unified School District measure are also on the ballot. Two seats are open on the Burbank City Council. Nine candidates […]
Saturday, November 2, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans celebrate World Series win

The 2024 World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans are probably still on cloud nine after the November first rousing victory parade and rally. In Downtown Los Angeles, a crowd estimated at over 200,000 watched and cheered seven open top double deck buses filled with Dodger players, their families, coaching staff,  and front office types like team co-owner basketball […]
Friday, November 1, 2024

Vote center is up and running in Burbank

Voters in Burbank have a new option for casting their ballots in the November 5 General Election. A Vote Center opened last weekend at the Magnolia Park United Methodist Church, 2828 West Magnolia Boulevard.  According to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office, this is one of 122 vote centers across Los Angeles County. The Vote Centers will be open […]
Monday, October 28, 2024

Shohei Ohtani a go for game 3 of World Series

  A sigh of relief from Dodger nation. The word is superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani, is expected to be in the starting lineup for the Dodgers in game 3 of the World Series tonight in New York. Last Saturday, Ohtani suffered a shoulder injury while trying to steal second base in game 2 of the series. The Dodgers won that […]
Monday, October 28, 2024

New data shows breast cancer on the rise in women under 40

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and experts say in recent years, they’ve seen a rise in diagnoses among women younger than age 40, as well as Asian American women. Patients should discuss their risk factors, such as family medical history, breast density, age, and […]
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Lucky SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in Santa Clarita

The SuperLotto Plus jackpot went unclaimed this weekend. However, one lucky Southland player was the only one to score a prize of $36,089. The ticket was bought at a Shell gas station located at 19161 Skylane Ranch Road in Santa Clarita. That ticket had five winning numbers but not the all-important Mega Ball. Here are all the lucky digits from […]