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MLB to screen Hollywood classic at drive-ins nationwide

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MLB to screen Hollywood classic at drive-ins nationwide

Major League Baseball is inviting fans nationwide to celebrate Independence Day with one of Hollywood’s most beloved films about America’s Pastime.

MLB announced Friday that it will screen “The Sandlot” at drive‑in theaters across the country on July 4.

Paramount Drive-In Theatres in Paramount will be one of the participating locations, along with drive-in theaters in Vineland, New Jersey; McHenry, Illinois; and Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Each drive‑in will also feature Ballpark Bites and local food trucks, Play Ball activities, and fireworks. After the film, each drive‑in will show its hometown team’s game.

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The screenings are part of a series of new initiatives tied to America’s Semiquincentennial.

MLB will also air a full slate of nationally televised and streamed games from Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5, with all 30 clubs appearing at least once across FOX, NBC, Peacock and Apple TV.

More information about the games taking place over the July 4th weekend is available here.

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Missing 13-year-old with autism last seen at Los Angeles beach

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Missing 13-year-old with autism last seen at Los Angeles beach

The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a 13-year-old boy with autism who went missing in Los Angeles Monday. Ian Williams was last seen at Dockweiler State Beach near Tower 42 at about 6:20 p.m., close to the 6900 block of Pacific Avenue. “Ian suffers from severe autism and has […]

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L.A. man who violently crashed into Border Patrol agents sentenced to 5 years in prison

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L.A. man who violently crashed into Border Patrol agents sentenced to 5 years in prison

A 20-year-old man from San Pedro has been sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting Border Patrol agents in Arizona on Jan. 14, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona announced Monday. Joe Martin Cruz was transporting four illegal immigrants across the border near Arivaca, Ariz., when Border Patrol agents began tailing his vehicle, […]

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Heat advisory issued as Southern California temps near triple digits this week

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Heat advisory issued as Southern California temps near triple digits this week

Those comfortable Fourth of July temperatures will come to an end this week as Southern California braces for more summer-like conditions and a heat advisory.

“Definitely going to be a tough week in front of us as finally we see a shift in the weather pattern,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said Monday. “We are going to see temperatures for the inland valleys making a run toward 100 degrees, more so tomorrow and through the rest of the week.”

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 8 p.m. Thursday as highs in the inland valleys reach between 90 and 100 degrees. Temperatures of 104 degrees or higher will be possible over portions of the Antelope Valley.

(National Weather Service)

Residents are urged to stay out of the sun, wear light-colored clothing, drink plenty of water and never leave pets inside a hot car.

“We also have some fire concerns as we’re going to get some gusty winds going,” Henry said.

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Temperatures are expected to cool slightly after Thursday, according to the Weather Service.

“We do get a moderate pullback for the upcoming weekend, but still warm and still above average,” Henry said.

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