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Also in the news … The recent – and anticipated – wet weather that Southern California has experienced is replenishing reservoirs, according to USA Today, but current climate planners indicate generally dry conditions overall.

Ducks grounded by Lightning by 6-1

Falling tree was fatal

Continued from page 1` edly fell from the southern end of Pearson Park onto Cypress Street, just east of Harbor Boulevard.

The tree landed on a parked Ford Explorer where a 62-yearold Anaheim woman was inside.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN

Putin on war in Ukraine

Prompted perhaps by U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip this week to Ukraine and his vows of support for that nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday stated in his “state of the union” address that he wouldn’t change his country’s invasion of its neighbor.

According to the Associated Press, he said, “We aren’t fighting the Ukrainian people. The Ukrainian people have become hostages of the Kyiv regime and its Western masters, which have effectively occupied the country.”

Putin concluded his speech by announcing that Russia would now be suspending its participa- tion in a new arms control treaty (START) according to The New York Times.

Social media issue before Supreme Court

Two cases are before the U.S. Supreme Court on whether social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter could be held liable for promoting content which could be said to promote violence or terrorism.

According to United Press International, at present under the Community Decency Act, social media agencies arent’t responsible for content posted by the general public.

The Anaheim Ducks continued their descent into the bottom of the National Hockey League on Tuesday night, losing 6-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ryan Strome scored the lone Ducks’ goal. The team is 17-34-7, worth 41 points and ties them with two other teams for the worst records in the NHL.

Weather: Blustery days coming to the area

Winter-y days are here for the West Orange County. area. Wednesday should be cloudy and windy with a daytime high of 57 and an overnight low of 43. On Thursday the sky should turn to showers with a high of 53 and a low of 47. Friday is expected to bring rain and wind with a high of 56 and a low of 48.

Early release for murderer

Continued from page 3` terfeiting and meth distribution ring.

Rizzone, his 19-year-old girlfriend Rena Miley and his bodyguard Thomas Monahan were killed in the 1980 Memorial Day attack in Rizzone’s home in Westminster, which is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. All three were shot multiple times at close range.

Prosecutors said Miley, a police officer’s daughter, and Monahan were slain so the killers could avoid witnesses.

Maniscalco and a fellow Hessian were convicted in the massacre. A third biker was killed by police in Oklahoma before charges could be brought.

Maria De La Luz Cruz was pronounced immediately deceased upon arrival of Anaheim Fire & Rescue.

The fallen tree was cut into sections from the base and trunk and removed from atop the vehicle to recover the deceased.

Those tree sections, along with land around where the tree stood at the park, will be what is analyzed over the next two weeks.

Usually Reliable Sources on flags and ‘24 elections

Continued from page 3` Supervisors now held by Andrew Do, who is termed out.

The first two candidates are Van Tran, a former Garden Grove city councilmember and state Assemblyman, and Kimberly Ho, a Westminster City councilmember. Both are Republicans. The board is officially non-partisan.

At first glance, Do would appear to have an advantage. He’s got a high profile, considerable experience and is an established leader of the Vietnamese community.

Ho has been on the Westminster City Council since 2016, but finished second in her bid for the mayorship in November 2022, polling about 26 percent to Chi Charlie Nguyen’s 33 percent and about 14 percent in the June 2022 nonpartisan primary for the 70th State Assembly District, finishing fourth in a field of six.

On the other hand, past is not always prologue. Other candidates could enter the field and change the geometry of the election and a lot can happen between February 2023 and November 2024.

MICHELLE YEOH stars in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a film which has been nominated for 11 Oscars, the most of any motion picture. Yeoh has been nominated for Best Actress, and this film for “Best Picture.”