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Thursday, May 21, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, May 21, 2026

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SuperLotto Plus ticket worth nearly $32,000 sold in the Southland

Lottery/SuperLotto Plus— Someone bought a hot SuperLotto Plus ticket in Orange County for last night’s draw, and it’s worth $31,922, according to the California Lottery. The ticket missed the jackpot by one number, the Mega; however, the ticketholder will most likely be celebrating this Memorial Day weekend. As they say, “a win is a win,” and this one will add […]

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Winning Mega Millions ticket for nearly $1 million sold in Southland

No one hit the jackpot in Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw, but one lucky ticket, worth nearly $1 million, sold in southern Orange County. The ticket was purchased at United Pacific gas station, 26871 Aliso Creek Road, in Aliso Viejo. It has five of the winning numbers but missed the Mega. That ticket is worth $929,886, according to the California Lottery. […]

Friday, May 31, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, May 31, 2013

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Employee accused of setting off two dry-ice blasts at Disneyland

Disneyland employee/soft drink vendor, 22-year-old Christian Barnes, reportedly pleaded not guilty to possessing a destructive device in a public place. Barnes was arraigned in Orange County Superior Court yesterday and is due back in court next Friday, June 7, for a pretrial hearing. During the court proceeding on Thursday prosecutors revealed, Barnes is the suspect in not one but […]

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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UPDATED: Earthquake: Did you feel it?

12:20 p.m. Wednesday More rattling and rolling in So Cal — and again, most of it near Yorba Linda. At around 9:33 a.m. this morning, a 4.5 quake near that city — followed by a 3.4 shaker also not far from Yorba Linda. No reports of damage or injuries, but probably a lot of frayed nerves in that town. Did […]

Thursday, March 19, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 19, 2009

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President Obama gets cheers and applause in the OC

Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times President Barack Obama and his team today are probably doing a quick review of his performance at yesterday’s town hall meeting at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. It seems to me that the president pretty much rocked the place. The one thousand or so folks in the auditorium cheered and applauded like so […]

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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President Obama arrives in the Southland today

Folks in the ticket line pass the time by doing the “wave” yesterday. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times Despite spending hours in line just for a chance at a ticket for President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting at the Orange County Fairground and Event Center in Costa Mesa, many folks were in the mood to have a bit of fun by […]

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Hundreds line up for tickets to see President Obama in the OC

Allen J. Schaben/ Los Angeles Times At the Orange County Fairgrounds today, a long line of hopefuls waited for hours to get tickets to President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting tomorrow. Some media reports say as many as a thousand people were in line. KNX 1070 newsradio reported that some arrived as early as 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, even though the […]

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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News & General Info

The Southland gets pounded by a deadly storm

Gina Ferrazzi/Los Angeles Times A tragic Southland highway accident scene where a CHP officer was struck and killed by an out of control car yesterday. The first serious winter storm to swoop down on Southern California turned out to be a real doozie. The most powerful portion came through late Sunday and yesterday, but it’s not over yet. The Arctic […]

Monday, November 17, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, November 17, 2008

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News & General Info

Fire crews gain ground on stubborn Southland wildfires

Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times In the fire-damaged Oakridge Mobile Home Park hundreds of homes were destroyed, but some survived. “We have found no human remains at this point.” That was the conclusion today from a Los Angeles County Coroner official about the search for victims at the fire-ravaged Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar. L.A. County Coroner spokesman Ed […]