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Press-Telegram football Top 10 rankings: St. John Bosco stays at No. 1

St. John Bosco and Long Beach Poly remain in the top spots as the teams begin Week 2 of the high school football season.

St. John Bosco’s Maliq Allen (5) tries to break free close to the goaline in Bellflower, CA, on Friday, August 28, 2026. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Fans use umbrellas to keep out of the rain near Volunteer Stadium during the Little League World Series on Thursday, Aug. 20, in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Will umbrellas break out in Southern California this weekend? (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Is a hurricane coming to Southern California this weekend? Experts say it’s unlikely

The City of Los Angeles dedicated a square in Saito’s name on June 16. (Courtesy of the office of L.A. City Council member Monica Rodriguez)

For Long Beach’s Bruce Saito, longtime Conservation Corps chief, his legacy is all about the planet

A performance by Pop Vinyl Band draws scores of families to help kick off the summer season with a free concert on Friday evening, May 23, 2025, at El Dorado Park West in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

Long Beach to host final summer concert at El Dorado Park West

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond talks about new head football coach Bob Chesney during Chesney’s introductory press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at UCLA. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

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Long Beach’s iconic Veterans Memorial Stadium hosts final football game before demolition
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LA-Orange County homes still ‘unaffordable’ even with a 0% mortgage
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Long Beach health department will navigate funding cuts, reduced staffing in proposed FY27 budget
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Long Beach to host final summer concert at El Dorado Park West
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AMP 97.1 FM making a ‘Morning Mess’ by airing LA version of Arizona show
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For Long Beach’s Bruce Saito, longtime Conservation Corps chief, his legacy is all about the planet
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Southern California Edison customers to receive $72 climate credit on bills
Press-Telegram football Top 10 rankings: St. John Bosco stays at No. 1
Press-Telegram football Top 10 rankings: St. John Bosco stays at No. 1
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Bear family rescued after being trapped in a La Verne water tank

Local News

Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil new signage for the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid prior to the first home competition of the season at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach on Friday, August 28, 2026. (Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer)

Long Beach State unveils new signage for LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid

Long Beach State Athletics held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 28, to unveil the...

Crime and Public Safety

Skid Row in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The area spans approximately 50 blocks and has the highest density of homeless people in the country. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Marina del Rey woman sentenced for paying LA’s Skid Row homeless to register to vote

Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of paying another person to register to vote.

Things To Do

The Lo Cascios family poses at the Johnny Ramone memorial during the Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Sunday night, August 30, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

50th anniversary of the Ramones’ debut honored with Hollywood Forever bash

Punk rock all-stars Billy Idol, Travis Barker and Billie Joe Armstrong, along with John Travolta, honored the iconic band, whose debut album came out half a century ago.

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Press-Telegram football: Schedule for the Week 2 games, Sept. 3-5

The Week 2 schedule for the 29 area high school football teams that are playing games this week.

Our 30 best photos from Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival

From the amazing musical acts, including creator Olivia Rodrigo, Garbage and Doechii, to the art installations and brand activations, here’s a look at some of our favorite photos from the festival in Irvine.
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Sports

Mookie Betts, left, is in a four-year decline when it comes to OPS, and Teoscar Hernandez, right, has had an .800 OPS just once in his past four seasons. They are two of several Dodgers who have struggled at the plate this season, but expecting either 33-year-old to ever produce at the level of their younger selves again might be a recipe for disappointment. (Photos by The Associated Press and Getty Images)

Are we expecting too much from the Dodgers’ lineup?

A lineup that features three former league MVPs and as many as seven former All-Stars...

2026 Elections

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton shows off his flip phone during a protest in front of a Verizon store on Jamboree Road in Irvine, CA, on Monday, August 31, 2026. Hilton announced a policy to delay smartphones for children until 8th grade. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Steve Hilton, running for California governor, unveils plan to get phones out of kids’ hands, in and out of classrooms

The Republican says he will require schools and other organizations that work with kids to...

Opinion

CA Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a signing of Bill AB1454 on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. At right is then-LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next

If anything, maintaining high levels of school funding will be difficult because the state has...

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