UC Riverside officials have denied that Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara attended the university, as Mizuhara claimed in his publicly distributed resume — in one of multiple questions raised about the recently fired Mizuhara’s credentials. RELATED: Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money, told lies A story published in The Athletic quoted a UCR spokesperson saying the school’s “records do not show a student by the name of Ippei Mizuhara having attended UC Riverside.” In February, UC Riverside spokesperson Sandra Martínez told ..read more

Incumbent Rep. Linda Sánchez appears to have taken a comfortable lead in the 38th congressional district race Tuesday night. The first round of votes released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters and L.A. County Clerk/Registrar-Recorder shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, put the 11-term Democrat from Whittier well ahead of the pack and Eric Ching, a Republican from Walnut, in second place. Pastor John Sarega and entrepreneur Robert Zhang Ochoa are also vying for the seat. Results will be updated regularly until the counting is complete. The top two vote-getters in th ..read more

By David Downey | Contributing Writer Not long after Shohei Ohtani began mesmerizing Southern California baseball fans with his prowess on the pitching mound and at the plate, Tyler Baugh got a text message from one of his best friends. The friend was watching Ohtani pitch on TV when an Angels coach walked out for a chat. RELATED: Shohei Ohtani homers in his Dodgers spring debut He did a double take when he noticed who joined them at the mound. Could that be one of his friends from high school? The friend snapped a cell phone photo and texted it to Baugh. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hit ..read more

There’s a bit of a rematch happening in California’s 38th congressional district. Rep. Linda Sánchez, a Democrat from Whittier who is serving her 11th term, is being challenged by Walnut City Councilmember Eric Ching, pastor John Sarega and entrepreneur Robert Zhang Ochoa. She faced Ching and Sarega in the midterm election in 2022. Voter Guide Series Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series breaking down each of the six congressional races in 2024 in Orange County. We explore the districts and candidates’ platforms. For more, check out our comprehensive voter guide here. Sánchez’s seat is ..read more

  The 2024 Kingdom Day Parade is on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles. In the file photo, members of the KIPP school cheer leading squad rehearse for the Kingdom Day Parade on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)   Here is a sampling of things to do in the greater San Gabriel Valley area, Jan. 12-19. The San Gabriel Valley NAACP and the city of West Covina present the 25th annual “SGV Tribute to MLK Day,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 15. The 2024 theme is “Together We Thrive” and local youth, citizens, community groups, service providers and local businesses will ..read more

A driver was charged Thursday with killing a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s recruit and injuring other recruits after driving the wrong way and plowing into a group of them in South Whittier last year. Twenty-five people were injured in the crash. One later died and nine others suffered serious injuries. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and nine counts of reckless driving on a highway causing a specified injury against Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez. If convicted as charged, the 23-year-old Gutierrez faces a possible ma ..read more

  (Left) Grand marshal Desiree Lee garnered cheers on Oct. 21 from the crowd lining the route of the 51st annual Rowland Heights Buckboard Days Parade. The longtime librarian led the celebration of the history of Rowland Heights. (Right) Rowland Heights Buckboard Days Parade grand marshal Desiree Lee in her natural habitat, the Rowland Heights Library. (Photos courtesy of the Malkin Family)   The 51st annual Buckboard Days Parade and Festival was one for the books. Desiree Lee may have a lot to do with that. The Rowland Heights Library manager rode down the crowd-lined Colima Road la ..read more

A Diamond Bar man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 26, to a federal criminal civil rights charge for disrupting a “Stop Asian Hate” rally in March 2021 when he ran a red light and drove through a crowded crosswalk of peaceful demonstrators as he shouted racial slurs. Steve Lee Dominguez, 57, pleaded guilty on the third day of trial to one felony count of bias-motivated interference with federally protected activities, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In March 2021, a “Stop Asian Hate” rally was held in Diamond Bar to raise awareness about the increase in hate crimes and incidents again ..read more

DIAMOND BAR — County authorities identified a man Wednesday who was killed in a collision with a big rig while riding a motorcycle on the 57 Freeway. The collision was reported at 1:46 a.m. Tuesday, and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the southbound freeway at Sunset Crossing Road, where they found the motorcyclist, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City News Service. Mingyuan Zhang, 24, was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were called to the scene, where they pronounced Zhang dead. A SigA ..read more

A Diamond Bar man was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in federal prison for intentionally touching the inner thigh of a sleeping woman seated next to him on a flight from Cleveland to Los Angeles in February 2020. Mohammad Ansari, 50, was also ordered to pay a $33,750 fine, $1,600 in restitution, a $100 special assessment and an additional $5,000 special assessment. Furthermore, Ansari was ordered to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Ansari was found guilty in May of one count of abusive sexual contact. Evidence presented at the four-day trial showed that on ..read more