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ONTARIO >> The once-vacant and quiet Meredith property between Vineyard and Archibald avenues began bustling with commercial activity Monday as officials dedicated QVC’s first West Coast distribution center with an opening ceremony. The 1-million-square-foot QVC warehouse was filled with a sea of empty shelving racks Monday, but trucks bringing inventory had arrived and officials expected to begin shipping product out from Ontario this week. They expect to ramp up the operation by the holiday shopping season. The new facility should shrink delivery times up to four days, Jim Reid, vice president of customer logistics, said. “We want to speed that process up for our West Coast customer...

Country music’s Stagecoach Festival is set to ride out with Old Dominion and Steve Moakler on a new tour that stops in L.A. Tickets for the Stagecoach Spotlight: Old Dominion Meat and Candy Tour go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday to the general public — and as soon as Tuesday for fans who head to Old Dominion’s website. The show — with Old Dominion as headliners and Moakler as special guest — is set for Dec. 3 at Novo by Microsoft. “Stagecoach Spotlight Tour allows us to continue and strengthen artist relationships outside of a festival setting as well as creating awareness of the festival nationwide,” said Stacy Vee, talent buyer for Stagecoach and the inaugural Stagecoach Spotlight Tour in an ...

Kanye West to open 21 ‘Pablo’ pop-up stores worldwide, and LA is getting one Kanye West aounced on Twitter that he will open 21 temporary “Pablo” stores worldwide on the weekend of Aug. 20 in cities that include Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West fans can buy a taste of “The Life of Pablo” this weekend following the rapper-tued-fashion mogul’s aouncement of 21 pop-up stores worldwide that will be open just this weekend. West tweeted a map with red dots indicating the stores’ locations Wednesday night. Fourteen of the stores will be in major cities in the U.S. The pop-up store locations include Los Angeles and San Francisco, accord...

Ellyn Mogford found the bus. It was a 1980s school bus repurposed into a rolling, blue-and-gold declaration of devotion to the St. Louis Rams, complete with hand-painted logos, 10 years worth of season parking permits tacked above the steering wheel and more than a dozen season schedules plastered above the ier windshield. • VIDEO: Grant Mogford takes the Rams fan bus for a spin After the family bought season tickets for the Rams’ retu to Los Angeles, Ellyn was looking for tailgating gear to give to her husband, Grant, shortly before Father’s Day. When she found the ad from a “disgruntled” St. Louis fan who wanted to unload the bus, she showed it to Grant as a passing oddity. “Of course, I ...

West Nile virus is continuing to spread across the Southland, with vector-control officials aouncing Monday that the virus was detected for the first time this year in six areas. According to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, West Nile virus activity was recently detected in Carson, La Habra Heights, Lincoln Heights, Newhall, Tarzana and Willowbrook. District officials said 40 recent mosquito samples tested positive for the virus, which was also confirmed in five sentinel chickens. So far this year, West Nile virus has been detected in 138 mosquito samples in the area, and 33 dead birds were confirmed to have the virus. “West Nile virus is a quiet, buzzing threat in ou...

Long Beach health officials are asking people to take precautions against West Nile Virus in light of state reports confirming the first death this year involving a senior citizen in Sacramento County. Although Long Beach has not documented any West Nile virus activity this year, it has been detected in Orange and Los Angeles counties, prompting Interim Health Officer Dr. Maura Too to remind residents to protect themselves during the summer months. “The first death of a Califoia resident due to West Nile virus is a sad and sobering reminder of the risk posed by mosquito bites,” Too said in a statement. “I would like to take this time to remind Long Beach residents to take precautions to avoi...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump faced an all-too-clear sign of GOP divisions Friday in two Midweste battlegrounds, embraced by party leaders in one state but ignored in another as he strained to overcome deepening conces about his presidential candidacy. Some of Iowa’s Republican elite will appear alongside the celebrity businessman for an afteoon rally, his third appearance in the swing state over the past two weeks. But in neighboring Wisconsin, a state Trump insists he can win, the state’s best-known Republicans said they were too busy to attend his evening event. Sen. Ron Johnson and House Speaker Paul Ryan citied scheduling conflicts, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said he’ll attend...

PHOENIX — Storms hit areas of the Southwest again on Wednesday, but with less intensity than a day earlier when monsoon rains swamped the desert region, stranding drivers, flooding streets and prompting water rescues. Forecasters waed of the potential of more flooding in six states — Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Califoia, particularly in washes and streams. Rain fell in the Four Coers region but there were no reports of flooding or mudslides. More intense monsoon rain was expected in that area through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Flood watches in effect covered large swaths of desert and forests and cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson and Albuq...

LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama today commuted the federal prison sentences of 214 inmates, including five Southland residents, saying they were sentenced under outdated guidelines. “The power to grant pardons and commutations ... embodies the basic belief in our democracy that people deserve a second chance after having made a mistake in their lives that led to a conviction under our laws,” Obama said. Five Southland residents were among those who had their sentences commuted: • Charles Bynum of Torrance, who was sentenced in 2003 to life in prison in Florida for conspiracy to possess and distribute material containing methamphetamine. His sentence will now end Aug. 3, 2018, conditione...

LOS ANGELES >> A onetime South Bay resident was sentenced Monday to seven decades in federal prison for traveling repeatedly to Cambodia to molest impoverished children, four of whom testified to grueling sexual attacks that had jurors holding back tears. Ronald “John” Boyajian was found guilty in March of federal counts of inteational travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors, engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in foreign places, and commission of a felony offense involving a minor while required to register as a sex offender. Boyajian — who was previously convicted more than 20 years ago on nearly two dozen counts of statutory rape in Orange Cou...

SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France >> Rain and crashes played havoc at the Tour de France on Friday as Chris Froome hit the ground and Romain Bardet posted the first French victory at this year’s race. Froome quickly borrowed a teammate’s bike and kept the now to yellow jersey after crossing the finish line 36 seconds behind Bardet, who climbed to second place overall. Froome holds a lead of 4 minutes, 11 seconds over Bardet, with two-time ruer-up Nairo Quintana of Colombia moving up to third, 4:27 back. Bardet attacked on a descent moments before Froome slipped on road paint and hit the ground. The two-time champion was able to continue racing after Geraint Thomas gave him his bike. Fro...

LOS ANGELES — A few delays were reported today for Southwest Airlines flights at Los Angeles Inteational Airport, as the airline continued to recover from a massive computer glitch that temporarily halted all of its flights. According to the LAX website, four Southwest arrivals and four departures will be delayed today during a time frame extending through early afteoon, with all other flights either on time or early. No cancellations were being reported. At Long Beach Airport, no arrivals will be delayed, and one departure will be delayed. At John Wayne Airport, 12 arriving flights were canceled, and 12 departing flights were canceled. The computer failure occurred around midday Wednesday,...

SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France — Rain and crashes played havoc at the Tour de France on Friday as Chris Froome hit the ground and Romain Bardet posted the first French victory at this year’s race. Froome quickly borrowed a teammate’s bike and kept the now to yellow jersey after crossing the finish line 36 seconds behind Bardet, who climbed to second place overall. Froome holds a lead of 4 minutes, 11 seconds over Bardet, with two-time ruer-up Nairo Quintana of Colombia moving up to third, 4:27 back. Bardet attacked on a descent moments before Froome slipped on road paint and hit the ground. The two-time champion was able to continue racing after Geraint Thomas gave him his bike. Froome was...

The Tony Hawk Foundation considers Long Beach the skateboard capital of the country. And finally, the city has its own world-renowned event, the Dew Tour happening this weekend. So says the head of a local organization benefitting from the weekend event that will draw skateboard pros from around the nation, and who has championed the benefits of skateboarding for years. Action Sports Kids Foundation founder/director Mike Donelon said he’s wanted an event such as this weekend’s Dew Tour to come to the city since founding ASK two decades ago. His nonprofit is dedicated to providing an alteative to the streets with sports and other activities. “It’s been the same group with the same mission fo...

MEGEVE, France — Chris Froome won a mountain time trial and opened up a seemingly insurmountable lead of nearly four minutes over his closest challenger in the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday. Riding in a yellow bodysuit and yellow aerodynamic helmet, Froome pumped his right fist after clocking slightly more than half an hour over the 10.5-mile route from Sallanches to the Megeve ski resort — which featured majestic views of Mont Blanc. Taking his second stage win of this year’s Tour, Froome finished 21 seconds ahead of Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin. Froome’s overall lead of 3 minutes, 52 seconds over Dutch rider Bauke Mollema will be difficult to erase over the final two Alpine sta...

LOS ANGELES — Southwest Airlines issued an apology today after passengers in the Southland and at airports across the nation were forced to deal with extensive delays and cancellations caused by a computer failure. Southwest “began experiencing intermittent performance issues” Wednesday afteoon, which prompted a temporary halt to all flights that had not yet left the gate, according to the airline. The ground stop was lifted around 1 p.m., but delays continued throughout the day. In a statement released this moing, Southwest spokeswoman Linda Rutherford said more than 221 flights had been canceled. “I want to start off by once again apologizing to our customers and reiterating that your exp...

Southwest Airlines flights halted by computer glitch A Southwest jet arrives at the Bob Hope Burbank Airport (March 11, 2014 file photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) By City News Service A system-wide computer issue this afteoon that halted Southwest Airlines flights at LAX and other airports across the country has been resolved, but flights may still be delayed as the system comes back on line. As of 2:17 p.m., the airline’s web site appeared to be malfunctioning, saying only, “We’re working hard to get you where you want to be. Please do not refresh your browser. We will automatically transfer you to Southwest.com as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience....

Southwest Airlines flights halted by computer glitch A Southwest jet arrives at the Bob Hope Burbank Airport (March 11, 2014 file photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) By City News Service A system-wide computer issue this afteoon has halted Southwest Airlines flights at LAX and other airports across the country. There’s no immediate word on when the issue will be repaired. A message on the airline’s website states: “We are aware and investigating current issues with our systems. We will keep you posted as we have more information to share.” Advertisement Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

Los Angeles, San Feando Valley and Santa Monica area Events dineL.A. Summer Restaurant Week: Participating Los Angeles area restaurants offer prix fixe lunch/dier, through July 31. Cost: lunch ($15/$20/$25) and dier ($29/$39/$49/$95+). Tax and tip extra. www.dinela.com The Federal Bar: A dineL.A. participant. Two-course lunch ($20; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) and three-course dier ($29; 5-11 p.m.), through July 31. Tax and tip extra. Reservations advised. 5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. 818-980-2555. www.nh.thefederalbar.com Fig & Olive: A dineL.A. participant. Mediterranean-inspired four-course menus for lunch ($25) and dier ($39), through July 31. Tax and tip extra. 8490 Melrose Pla...

BERN, Switzerland — British sprinter Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Tour de France in a bid to improve his medal chances at next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Team Dimension Data made the aouncement Tuesday on the race’s second and final rest day, with five stages remaining. Cavendish has won four stages on this year’s Tour and is preparing to race on the track at the Olympics, where he will be competing in the omnium event. “After the heat and intensity of the previous stages, we analysed my fatigue levels and decided I’m at a point that would have a detrimental effect on my other big goal for the year, the Olympic Games,” Cavendish said on the team’s website. “To leave a race...