Much to the chagrin of many growers, the number of giant pumpkins competing this weekend at the Giant Pumpkin Festival in Elk Grove has diminished because of the drought. Pumpkin growing requires plenty of water and some participants in the
The NBA is expected to announce on Monday that they have reached a nine-year television contract with ESPN and TNT worth a staggering $24 billion. NBA to announce $24 billion/9 year deal w/ ESPN and TNT on Monday. Annual average
“Our political class is not comfortable with the idea of using border control and immigration law to protect Americans,” immigration expert Mark Krikorian told Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot Radio. “They don’t
On Saturday at Newark Airport, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials rushed to meet with a United Airlines flight from Brussels and removed a passenger, believed to be from Liberia, suspected of having Ebola. The CDC crew responded
The President of the Private Practice Doctors organization has charged that the U.S. government’s lack of urgency in border and flight security, coupled with West Africa’s inability to properly screen people with fevers, undermines protocols and puts Americans in danger
On Wednesday police were summoned to Donald Sterling’s Beverly Hills home to investigate a possible burglary only to find that the suspect was no other than V. Stiviano. In case anyone has been in a coma for the last six
“I used to beat people up,” Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson writes in an editorial on Derek Jeter’s The Players Tribune website, which launched earlier this week. “I used to beat people up a lot.” Given Wilson’s squeaky clean image,
Caltrans officials admitted on Tuesday that problems continue to arise with the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, which connects Oakland and San Francisco. SFGate reported on Tuesday that new revelations indicate that 423 steel rods that anchor the
The Denver Nuggets mascot Rocky made an unauthorized visit to a Colorado Republican event, which included 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, sparking some ire from the Nuggets owners at Kroenke Sports Enterprises. On Tuesday, KSE made a visit to Ken
A Long Beach child has been infected with enterovirus D-68 this week making it the first confirmed case of the virus in Los Angeles County. Dr. David Michalik, a pediatric infectious disease specialist said that the child was critically ill
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement and the iconic speech delivered by Mario Savio from the top of a police car in Sproul Plaza at the University of California at Berkeley. The vibrant crusader for free
Police in Baltimore arrested Michael Phelps for a DUI on Tuesday at 1:40 a.m. According to multiple reports and confirmed by the Maryland Transportation Authority, police clocked the 29-year-old Olympic swimming marvel driving 84 mph inside the Fort McHenry Tunnel
Considerable snowfall descended on the Sierra Nevada over the weekend bringing a welcome sight to drought weary Californians. The Los Angeles Times reported that the first snow of the season proved to be the largest down fall in many years
According to state officials, a dozen communities in Central and Northern California will run out of water in 60 days. The impact of the state’s drought has reached a critical stage for Colusa and El Dorado County who may run
The resounding loss by the USA to Europe, 16 ½ to 11 ½, at the 2014 Ryder Cup in Gleneagles, Scotland, proved for the third Ryder Cup in a row and the last eight out of ten Cup tournaments that
Gov. Jerry Brown decreed on Friday that, starting in 2016, all of California’s major airports will be required to provide a private room for mothers to breastfeed or pump milk. AB1787, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal of Long Beach,
He’s #2. But Johnny Manziel places #1 in jersey sales. The nationwide “Jersey Report” put out by Dick’s Sporting Goods, reported by Fansided, looked at the top-selling NFL jerseys on a state-by-state basis. Here’s what the the “Jersey Report” found:
Somali pirates have released a Southern California travel and surf journalist after he was held captive for almost three years, reported the Los Angeles Times. Michael Scott Moore, who grew up in Redondo Beach and wrote about surf culture, was
“He talks smack … he talks the way you’re supposed to be talking in the locker room,” said USA captain Tom Watson about American Ryder Cup team member and 42-time PGA tour winner Phil Mickelson. “He talks the locker-room talk
A nationwide federal investigation, known as Operation No Safe Haven, has led to the arrest of 19 fugitives suspected of committing war crimes and other human-rights violations in foreign countries. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, four of the suspects
Day biting mosquitoes capable of spreading yellow fever and deadly dengue disease have surfaced in Exeter in Tulare County and Arvin in Kern County according to officials at the Fresno Mosquito & Vector Control District. One hundred and twenty traps
There was no doubt that California would be ready to “represent” at the People’s Climate March on Sunday in New York to kick off the United Nations Climate Summit. Arriving in NYC aboard the People’s Climate Train, which travelled across
While celebrating a sack that dropped quarterback Aaron Rodgers for a seven yard loss in the Lions 19-7 victory over the Packers on Sunday, linebacker Stephen Tulloch tore his ACL and will be out for the season. Sports Illustrated reported
Director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs, Linda Lopez, tells illegal immigrants in Los Angeles, “You don’t have to fear. We’re here to help you.” The Los Angeles Times reported on Monday that Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed the 44-year-old bureaucrat
Patrick Hogan, running for Assembly in California’s 5th District near Sacramento, is the sole Libertarian candidate who advanced to the November general election and is one of only three minor party candidates on the ballot in California. The Fresno Bee reported
