157 Dead After Plane Crash Shortly After Takeoff in Africa

Jake Laurell, Writer/reporter

March 17, 2019

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157 people have been confirmed to be dead after an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff. The incident occurred on Sunday from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Amongst the 157 dead eight Americans lost were among the lost reported by USA Today. The fairly new 4 month old Boeing 737-8 MAX plane crashed at 8:44 AM local time. The plane crashed six minutes into its f...

Terror Attack in Christchurch, New Zealand Mosque Leaves Many Injured or Dead

Jake Laurell, Writer/reporter

March 17, 2019

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A terror attack occurred yesterday targeting two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand, with multiple fatalities reported by Associated Press. Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, would not elaborate on the details of how many people were lost. Local authorities report that they have four people in custody ...

The Worst Losing Streak in Sports History Finally Ends

Daniel Gomez, Editor-in-Chief

March 11, 2019

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When you think of the worst losing streaks in sports history you may think of teams like the Cleveland Browns from the NFL or the 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers after losing Lebron James. In the realm of esports the worst losing streak, in an over 30-year history across multiple titles, belongs to the Shanghai...

The Young Financial Advisor Empowering Women

Sara Cozart, Staff Writer

March 11, 2019

Filed under Lifestyles, Top Stories

Tori Dunlap is a twenty-four year old saving $100,000 prior to age twenty-six. She's the owner of, "Her First $100K." A career and financial advisory business targeted towards women. It helps create life and saving plans and teach how to invest. Dunlap's motto is: "Money is freedom, money is pow...

Apex Legends hits 50 Million players in First Month

Estevan Macias, Staff Writer

March 6, 2019

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Apex Legends the newest game in the battle royale genre has continued to break records. Just this week Respawn announced that they reached 50 million players registered for the game. The numbers have been consistently on the rise within the four weeks it was released. Even within the game's first eigh...

Black Panther Takes Home 3 Oscars

Estevan Macias, Staff Writer

February 27, 2019

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As Black Panther was already nominated for 7 Oscars there was no doubt it would take home some of those and it did! With the first coming in early in the show for Best Costume Design. Ruth Carter Accepted the award and gave a thank you to Spike Lee who was responsible for giving her a start in the industry...

Jorge Ramos Detained by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Diana Juarez, Managing Editor

February 26, 2019

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Jorge Ramos and his reporting team of five were briefly detained by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Ramos, 60, and five other Univision reporters were at the presidential palace to interview Maduro when they were forced into a dark room and had their equipment and belongings taken from this Feb....

Anthem Is Here, Questions Remain If It Will

Jake Laurell, Staff Writer

February 25, 2019

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Anthem a game that has been mired in controversy for what seems like years now after it was first announced. Nearly all of it for good reason as it was hot off the tails of the Battlefront 2 lootbox controversy and Mass Effect Andromeda being broken upon release. Anthem was a huge project for the legendary developer and has turned its focus towards Anthem. ...

Snow Arrives in Malibu, Pasadena, West Hollywood

Podcast Director, Erika Suarez

February 25, 2019

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Waking up to a cold toilet seat has been a morning routine and consistently having the heater on is not ideal for a broke college student living in Los Angeles. The real question is, when will this freezing cold weather stop? Because I'm missing our sunny California. Recently, Los Angeles is b...

‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel Headed to Netflix

David Ibarra, Reporter

February 18, 2019

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A sequel to the Emmy award-winning show Breaking Bad is on the way. Earlier this week, Deadline reported that the sequel feature film will debut with its longtime streaming partner, Netflix. Eventually the feature will find its way to AMC, where the original show aired. Vince Gilligan, the show’s...

“Hot and Cold”

February 18, 2019

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The 2019 baseball season has been up and down for the Rio Hondo Roadrunners. They started off hot, winning the first three games of the season. They have since cooled off and are now one game below .500. Losing four straight, they will need to make some definite changes to get back on track before...

Women’s Tennis: Lady Roadrunners Defeat Cypress

Ignacio Cervantes, Sports Editor

February 17, 2019

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Tuesday, Feb. 13 the Rio Hondo women’s tennis team managed to earn its first victory of 2019 after defeating the Cypress College Chargers 6-3 at Rio Hondo College. Kicking off head coach’s Karen Unger’s 19th season as Roadrunners women’s tennis instructor, it took Rio’s second game to get...