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Decades after a mutilated body was found in a wooded area in northern Alabama, officials have identified the cold-case victim as a California man through intensive DNA technology and genetic genealogy.The body, found April 15, 1997, in Union Grove, Ala., was discovered along a creek, with its head, feet and hands removed, as well as other parts of the body mutilated, apparently in an attempt to make forensic identification more difficult, according to a news release this week from Alabama's Marshall County Sheriff's Office.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A new storm moved into Southern California on Wednesday, the latest in a series of storms during a wet and snowy 2023.Coasts and valleys from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles could get up to an inch of rain, while foothills and mountain areas could see up to 3 inches.

The entire town of Montecito has been evacuated.The order comes exactly five years to the day after a deadly mudslide destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes there after rain washed out a wildfire burn scar.Part of Santa Barbara and the nearby communities of Carpenteria and Summerland were also ordered to evacuate yesterday.Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED
Where Might California See Budget Cuts This Year?

The structure of benzene, Google and Frankenstein: What do these icons of science, technology and literature all share?They are among the numerous discoveries and inventions that are said to have been inspired through the act of dreaming.For decades sleep scientists have mulled over the link between dreaming and creative inspiration.

Two and a half years of meager rain have shriveled crops, killed livestock and brought the Horn of Africa, one of the world's poorest regions, to famine's brink.Millions of people have faced food and water shortages.Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes, seeking relief.A below-normal forecast for the current rainy season means the suffering could continue.

Breweries have had an interesting evolution.As a result of the pandemic, more brewery owners and operators have shifted their operations to create spaces - beyond a simple tap room - that create a sense of space and place.Even if their customers were happy with approaching the counter before just to get a taste of the newly released draft, they know that to stay successful, like any business, they must evolve.

A dispute over rent increases at an apartment complex in Alameda has brought renewed scrutiny to an obscure housing law used by landlords to pass on millions in costs onto tenants and left the City Council scrambling to find solutions.The controversy began last week when tenants responded in outrage to a potential rent spike ranging from $100 to $500 a month at a 400-unit apartment complex on the southern edge of Alameda.

Though Chardonnay has long been one of America's favorite white wines, consumers are clearly interested in exploring other varieties and expanding their white wine palates.Sales of Sauvignon Blanc have recently surgedso much so that California vineyards can't keep up.And though Pinot Grigio has been an American go-to for the last 20 years, fans of crisp white wines may want something new to sip on this season.

Starbucks employees strike outside their store in Mesa, Ariz., on Nov. 17.(Matt York/AP)Union membership in the United States fell last year to a new low even as the labor movement scored a string of significant victories at high-profile companies that have long evaded unionization, such as Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, Chipotle and Trader Joe's.

Chris Strachwitz.Credit: Tom Pich/National Endowment for the Arts The first time that Chris Strachwitz blew my mind open was in the mid-1990s.It was my first pilgrimage to Down Home Music, the El Cerrito record store that serves as home base for Arhoolie Records, the label that Strachwitz founded in 1960.

Heavy rain and mountain snow are returning to California on Tuesday, continuing a relentless weather pattern across the West that has proved dangerous, deadly and disruptive to millions of people in recent months.The latest powerful Pacific storm will move inland early Tuesday and linger through Wednesday, delivering rain over the Central California coast, the National Weather Service said.

California's 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow and sending thousands of residents once again scrambling for higher ground.At least 16 locations along major rivers were overflowing their banks as the high-impact storm moved south through the state, including areas along the Salinas, Sacramento and Merced rivers.

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DIVISION 2
Second round, Saturday
Orange Lutheran d.Long Beach Wilson, 25-19, 29-31, 21-25, 25-19, 16-14
Upland d.Los Alamitos, 25-18, 15-25, 25-21, 26-24
Redondo d.Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-15
Santa Barbara d.Aliso Niguel, 25-18, 25-20, 25-14
Tesoro d.

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BASEBALL
Adelanto 3, Victor Valley 1
Agoura 6, Thousand Oaks 2
Ambassador 10, Compton Early College 6
Animo De La Hoya 21, Camino Nuevo 7
Arlington 4, Hillcrest 1
Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 18, California Military 6
Bishop Amat 2, La Salle 1
Bosco Tech 5, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 4
Buckley 10, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 0
Chino 5, Chaffey 1
Citrus Hill 7, West Valley 2
Cobalt 6, Academy for Academic Excellence 5
Contreras 13, Los Angeles Kennedy 1
Dana Hills 6, Trabuco Hills 1
Desert Chapel 8, Weaver 1
Don Lugo 5, Montclair 4
Edgewood 12, Bassett 0
Etiwanda 6, Damien 5
Fontana 22, Arroyo Valley 12
Foothill Tech 8,Nordhoff 1
Franklin 8, Eagle Rock 7
Granada Hills 4, Chatsworth 1
Granada Hills Kennedy 10, Van Nuys 0
Great Oak 13, Chaparral 2
Irvine University 8, Sage Hill 4
Jurupa Valley 15, Rubidoux 0
Kaiser 5, Summit 1
La Mirada 2, Gahr 1
Laguna Hills 9, Irvine 0
Liberty 6, San Jacinto 1
Loma Linda Academy 17, La Verne Lutheran 0
Los Angeles Hamilton 2, Los Angeles University 0
Los Angeles Marshall 10, Lincoln 0
Milken 10, Yeshiva 0
Mission Viejo 10, El Toro 9
Norco 10, Corona Centennial 2
North Hollywood 20, Grant 1
Nuview Bridge 24, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac 7
Oakwood 5, de Toledo 1
Ontario 3, Baldwin Park 2
Palm Desert 8, Palm Springs 4
Paramount 18, Dominguez 0
Portola 5, Beckman 3
Ramona 1, Patriot 0
Rim of the World 4, Colton 0
Riverside Notre Dame 13, Eisenhower 3
San Fernando 6, Reseda 2
Santa Margarita 9, St. John Bosco 4
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 2,St.

Associated Press Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the seeds of knowledge, their journeys all cut short.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Two tornadoes that caused significant damage in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties Tuesday were part of a series of wild weather events across California this week.But they were not as uncommon as you might think."People feel like we don't get tornadoes in California, but we do actually get them here," said Carol Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

Surging rivers.Sliding rocks.Flooded towns.The 11th atmospheric river storm of the season left a trail of soggy misery in California as it broke decades-old rainfall records and breached levees this week.In the Tulare County city of Porterville, residents on both sides of the Tule River were ordered to evacuate Wednesday morning as levels rose at Lake Success, sending water running over the spillway at Schafer Dam.

For many Americans, the next few days are among the most entertaining of the year.They will be filled with dozens of college basketball games, featuring major surprises and thrilling finishes.When a team loses, its season is over.The main portion of the men's March Madness starts today, and the women's tournament follows tomorrow.

BASEBALL
Academy for Careers and Exploration 18, Lucerne Valley 0
Adelanto 6, Victor Valley 2
Alemany 7, Chaminade 6
Alhambra 10, Bell Gardens 2
Animo Leadership 8, Shalhevet 7
Anza Hamilton 8, Borrego Springs 0
Arlington 8, Patriot 0
Baldwin Park 5, Montclair 3
Birmingham 7, Cleveland 2
Bloomington 9, San Gorgonio 1
Bonita 2, Alta Loma 0
Buena 2, Ventura 1
Burbank 4, Pasadena 0
Calabasas 4, Camarillo 0
Capistrano Valley 7, Ocean View 6
Capistrano Valley Christian 14, Katella 1
Carter 6, Colton 2
Chaparral 6, Great Oak 2
Cobalt 16, Victor Valley Christian 0
Corona del Mar 3, Edison 2
Crespi 13, Loyola 2
Cypress 4, Tustin 0
de Toledo 10, Buckley 2
Diamond Bar 9, Colony 6
Don Lugo 7, Chaffey 3
Dos Pueblos 3, San Marcos 2
El Dorado 12, El Modena 6
El Rancho 11, California 7
El Toro 3, San Juan Hills 2
Estancia 8, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 3
Fontana 15 , Eisenhower 5
Foothill Tech 12, Cate 0
Fullerton 16, Minden (Nev.)

Etiwanda High's baseball team has two Ebel brothers and that means trouble for opposing teams.The sons of Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel are elite hitters.On Tuesday, freshman Trey Ebel went four for four with four RBIs and sophomore Brady Ebel was four for five with three RBIs and also struck out four in five innings to lift Etiwanda (2-0) to an 11-3 win over Foothill.

The sight of Carlos Marcias lying on the ground in front of home plate at Birmingham High after getting hit by a pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday was worrisome.There was blood after he apparently suffered a broken nose.He'd be taken to the hospital.All his teammates could do would be deliver victory as a present.

Blizzard warnings.Whiteout watches.Avalanche threats.The alerts are startlingly unusual for Southern California, a region typically defined by its sunshine, palm trees and temperate weather.But Los Angeles and other nearby counties are bracing for a snowstorm unlike any seen in decades - or possibly ever.

Forget everything you think you know about being singlestarting with the assumption that it means ready to mingle.More people than ever before are living solo: Nearly 40% of adults in the U.S. are unpartnered, up from 29% in 1990, according to the Pew Research Center.And about half aren't interested in dating or a relationship.

Not every unidentified spherical object in sight is a spying device, people.Case in point: A giant metal ball that washed up on a Japanese beach, drawing suspicion from the authorities and wonder from the public this week.After the rusty yellowish sphere, about the size of a wrecking ball, drifted ashore in Hamamatsu, Japan, officials in helmets and hazmat suits cordoned off the area, even planting a traffic cone on the sand to ward people off.

In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, Sonos' head of hardware design Dana Krieger explains how its new Era 300 speaker allows users to experience sound in three dimensions.Today, Sonos is announcing the launch of two new smart speakers: Era 100 and Era 300.The Era 300 smart speaker is the first Sonos speaker to offer spatial audio.

Gusty winds reaching nearly 100 mph tore through Los Angeles County early Monday, and strong gale-like conditions could continue through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.The National Weather Service issued a high-wind warning through 9 a.m. for Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains and warned of hazardous driving conditions, possible power outages and downed trees as northern and northeastern winds pounded Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties late Sunday into Monday.

When the Golden Globes returned to NBC on Tuesday night after last year's telecast was canceled amid concerns about the organization that gives out the awards, it was an open question whether Hollywood's biggest stars would come back.Plenty did, making the evening feel in many respects like a return to shows of the past.

Most people assume that a warmer planet will be a buggier, more parasite- and disease-ridden place.There are plenty of examples to justify this fear.Climate change is already expanding the range of ticks that spread Lyme disease; mosquitoes that transmit malaria and Zika; and nocturnal, biting kissing bugs that drive Chagas' disease infections.

I felt lucky when our flight landed in Dallas.It was Dec. 21, and meteorologists were forecasting a winter storm that we'd later learn would leave more than 50 people dead.My parents picked my wife and me up after our Southwest flight from Burbank landed perfectly on time at Dallas Love Field.Our four bags - checked free! - full of Christmas gifts arrived unscathed.

A major rainstorm will soak Southern California this week, bringing relief amid drought conditions but also dangers.Meanwhile, an even more powerful storm system is hitting Northern California.Here is what to expect.Timing
Officials said much of Southern California should start seeing rain Tuesday around noon (a bit earlier in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties) and continuing through Wednesday morning.