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There’s finally some good news in the horror of deaths from fentanyl overdoses in California, which have taken the lives of so many of our friends and family members.A new analysis by the Center for Disease Control, based on provisional data as of Dec. 1, found overdose deaths for the 12-month period ending in July 2024 dropped 14% from a year earlier. In California, about 59% of overdose deaths are from fentanyl, a synthetic opioid of high potency commonly mixed with other drugs.California fatalities remained high at 11,145. But this was the first downturn since overdose deaths began rising in…

INGLEWOOD — On Wednesday night, UNLV beat Cal, 24-13, in the 2024 Art of Sports LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium for its first bowl victory since 2000. Here are some of the sights and sounds from the game. Key plays Cal and UNLV showcased tough defenses and offensive creativity throughout the game. UNLV converted one of the most impressive fake punts this season in a key turning point early. On fourth and 7, the Rebels lined up for a seemingly routine punt with 13:52 remaining in the second quarter. Punter Marshall Nichols dropped down, and instead of kicking the ball,…

CHARGERS (8-6) vs. BRONCOS (9-5) When: Thursday, 5:15 p.m. Where: SoFi Stadium TV/Radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/Prime Video; 98.7 FM; 105.5 FM/94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Chargers by 3 points Notable injury designations Chargers: OUT: TE Will Dissly (shoulder), CB Cam Hart (concussion). DOUBTFUL: DB Elijah Molden (knee). QUESTIONABLE: TE Hayden Hurst (hip), LG Zion Johnson (ankle), DL Otito Ogbonnia (pelvis), LB Denzel Perryman (groin). Broncos: OUT: RB Jaleel McLaughlin (quadriceps), CB Riley Moss (knee). What’s at stake: A victory for the Chargers over the Broncos would give them the head-to-head tiebreaker and put them on a better path to finishing second…

The California Baptist University men’s wrestling team made sure West Virginia knows what it means to ‘Lance Up’.Two months after CBU’s men’s soccer team narrowly lost 3-2 to then No. 1-ranked West Virginia in Riverside, the Lancers wrestlers handed the currently nationally-ranked Mountaineers their first loss of the season in New Cumberland, W.V.“This Lancer team came to fight,” CBU head coach Derek Moore said. “They did not give up anything easy and wore out their opponents.”True freshman Richard Murillo earned a surprising pin, and Elijah Griffin defeated two-time NCAA qualifier Jordan Titus as CBU came from behind to beat No.…

LOS ANGELES — At a Newport Beach hotel in April, in a conference room packed full of USC luminaries and donors and donor luminaries, Lincoln Riley first uttered the words he has come to restate profusely over the past couple of weeks: “This is a business.”He was speaking as part of a USC coaches’ panel at a fundraising event hosted by third-party collective House of Victory, with sheer zeal. He had taken this very job, he professed to the room, in large part because of how well-positioned USC was “to take advantage of this.” The implication there, on a night…

CSUN’s Marcus Adams Jr., right, handles the ball while under pressure from USC’s Saint Thomas during the first half on Wednesday night at the Galen Center. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) USC’s Desmond Claude (1) goes up for a layup as CSUN’s Festus Ndumanya, right, defends during the first half on Wednesday night at the Galen Center. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) The USC bench reacts to a 3-point shot by USC’s Matt Knowling (3) during the first half of their game against CSUN on Wednesday night at the Galen Center. (Photo by David…

ANAHEIM — In their biggest victory of the season to date, the Ducks dominated early and rallied late to beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets, 3-2, on a Troy Terry goal with 24.2 seconds left on Wednesday night at Honda Center.The Ducks had won just one of their previous six games while the Jets entered the evening with the league’s best point total and best goal differential. That didn’t stop the Ducks from dominating possession, scoring chances and nearly every barometer for most of a match that saw them circle the wagons and surmount a 2-1 deficit with two goals in…

UNLV wide receiver Jacob De Jesus flips after running for a touchdown during the first half of the LA Bowl against Cal on Wednesday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) Cal tight end Jack Endries lunges short of the goal line during the first half of the LA Bowl against UNLV on Wednesday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) Cal wide receiver Josiah Martin (17) celebrates with fellow receiver Mavin Anderson after scoring a touchdown during the first half of the LA Bowl against UNLV on…

A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who allegedly advanced on the deputy while clutching rocks in each hand during a confrontation along a set of train tracks in Redlands on Monday, officials said.The encounter took place just before 7:30 a.m. on a rail line between Nevada and California streets, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.A deputy was called to a report of a trespasser on the tracks when he encountered Jefte Vargas Ramirez, 37, of Redlands, the agency said in a written statement.Vargas Ramirez became “confrontational” when the deputy told him to leave…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider South Carolina’s move to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the latest abortion-related case since the justices overturned Roe v. Wade. The court agreed to take up the state’s appeal of a lower-court ruling focused on whether Medicaid patients can sue over their right to choose their own qualified provider. The case will be argued in the spring. South Carolina moved in 2018 to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. The organization uses Medicaid funding for family planning health services rather than abortions,…