Community Medical Center Long Beach will close in four months
Community Medical Center Long Beach, dealing with an exodus of caregivers following its managers' conclusion that the campus cannot be brought up to seismic safety standards, is now scheduled to close in four months. MemorialCare Health System, the nonprofit hospital group that has managed … Read More
Video shows Orange County professor telling Long Beach couple to ‘go back to your home country’
Officials at Golden West College over the weekend distanced themselves from comments a professor apparently made in a video that shows her telling a Long Beach couple to “go back to your home country.” On Facebook, Tony Kao says he filmed the video as he and his wife were out …
Big 12 tournament title means everything and nothing
It's a pretty big deal and a nice showing could help a team enter the NCAA tournament riding high … but does it matter? The ultimate goal for every team in the Big 12 is to go deep in the NCAA tournament. Typically, it's only a realistic goal for Kansas …
Telegram on Track to Pocket Over $2 Billion From ICO Rounds, Despite SEC Prying Into the …
Despite only running for four months, global messaging giant Telegram's initial coin offering (ICO) is already on track to bring in one billion dollars — long before the product the company is raising money for is even built. Funding from the initial round of investors has already made the company's …
Cowboys place franchise tag on Lawrence, focus on long-term deal for Zack Martin
The Dallas Cowboys placed their franchise tag on free agent defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence as expected, a source firmed Monday. The deadline to place franchise tag on players was 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Cowboys submitted their paperwork Monday. They made no headway on a long-term deal … Read More
Are you a blue blood fan of the Dallas Mavericks? Well, they need red blood now
The Dallas Mavericks will host a blood drive on Thursday. Ray Carlin rcarlin@star-telegram.com. By David Humphrey. dchumphrey@star-telegram.com · LinkedIn · Google+ · Pinterest · Reddit; Print; Order Reprint of this Story. You hear it all the time. Fans say they bleed their team's favorite color. Read More
Worker injured by falling window frame in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG – A worker was injured Monday morning when a large window fell on him as it was being removed from an old factory early Monday. Deputy Fire Chief Gregg Normandin said firefighters were called to the 100-plus year-old factory building at 93 Nockege Road at 7:38 a.m. to investigate …
Elk Mound man dies in crash in Wheaton
CHIPPEWA FALLS – A 56-year-old Elk Mound man died Monday morning in a crash in the town of Wheaton. Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk said the crash occurred at 7:48 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 29 and 50th Street, west of Chippewa Falls. A semi that was westbound collided …
Bracketology: Where do Texas powers stand heading into conference tournament week?
Every Power Five basketball program in the state of Texas is going to make the NCAA Tournament. At least that's how things stand just days before the start of the Big 12 and SEC tournaments, according to the latest bracketology projection from ESPN's Joe Lunardi. In his estimation, the highest-seeded … …
Fired Texas Wesleyan baseball coach discusses controversial email, marijuana, what’s next
Well, the Star-Telegram caught up with that coach, former Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Jeffcoat, at his attorney's Fort Worth office on Sunday to find out what exactly happened and where he goes from here. What was going through your head when you were responding to that email? Let me say …