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Chris Christensen death: Man who died at parking structure in Anaheim identified as Newland Elementary School principal
According to police, it’s unknown if he jumped or fell from a parking structure in Anaheim, but police believe he died by suicide.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — A Southern California school district is mourning the tragic loss of a beloved principal.
The Fountain Valley School District said Chris Christensen, a principal at Newland Elementary School in Huntington Beach, died on Saturday.
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“Mr. Christensen has been a respected leader in FVSD for over 20 years,” read a statement issued by the district. “His contributions and connections to this community are immeasurable. He was a father, husband, brother, and friend to so many. His passing leaves us devastated and heartbroken.”
According to police, it is not known if he jumped or fell from a parking structure in Anaheim, but police suspect he died by suicide.
Christensen, who was in his 50s, was scheduled to appear in court on Monday after he was recently charged with misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and battery. He pleaded not guilty to both crimes.
According to FVSD, grief counselors will be available at all schools to help students, staff and their families.
“I too am struggling to find adequate words to convey the shock and heartbreak we are all feeling right now,” said FVSD Superintendent Katherine Stopp in the district’s statement. “I know that we will find a way to come together as a community and care for one another. Let us all show patience to each other as we work through this time in the next days and weeks.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 (or just by dialing 988) to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.
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Anaheim Ducks’ Trevor Zegras, Canadian women’s hockey star Sarah Nurse grace NHL 23 cover
Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras and Team Canada forward Sarah Nurse are the cover athletes for NHL 23, EA Sports announced Wednesday, noting that Nurse is the first women’s hockey player to grace the cover of its NHL video game.
“It’s something that I never even thought was in the realm of possibilities,” Nurse, who starred in Canada’s dominant gold-medal win at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, told ESPN. “I never even dreamed of being on it. And so I think that it’s huge, and I think that it just speaks for where women’s hockey is right now, the visibility and the value that people see in women’s hockey.”
Clem Kwong, lead producer for the EA Sports NHL series, said there had been discussions in recent years about featuring a female hockey star on the cover. The timing was right for this edition after EA Sports added women’s national team rosters from the IIHF world championships to NHL 22 late last year, marking the first time women’s players could be selected in the game.
“When we started going through the process and looking at the short list of athletes, we were looking for athletes that were on the biggest stage. She’s a pioneer in inclusivity and diversity within the sport too,” Kwong said of Nurse.
Zegras had a star-making debut with the Ducks in 2021-22 thanks to several highlight-reel goals. The most audacious one saw Zegras lift the puck on his stick behind the Buffalo Sabres’ net and pass it over the goal cage to teammate Sonny Milano for a score.
Gamers tried to recreate that move, dubbed “The Zegras,” in NHL 22.
“I saw a bunch of videos of kids trying to create it,” Zegras, who finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting last season, told ESPN. “Almost like glitching the puck over the net, which was pretty cool to see.”
Programmers have created a way for players to execute that over-the-net pass in the game, making “The Zegras” an official part of the franchise.
Mike Inglehart, creative director at EA Sports, sees Zegras as the face of a generation of players who are pulling off “video game moves” in the NHL.
“They’re doing stuff where you’re saying, ‘That should be in a video game first and in the NHL second,'” Inglehart said. “Who knows where it goes? There’s probably something that ends up in NHL 24 that we’re not even thinking about right now.”
NHL 23 will be released on all platforms Oct. 14. Additional information about new features will be revealed later this week.
Disney+ announces new Star Wars series lineup during four-day Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim
The world of Star Wars is continuing to expand via television.
Following the underwhelming box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Disney decided to slow down the output of Star Wars theatrical blockbusters, opting instead for a streaming push on its Disney+ platform.
And the lineup of shows on the Disney docket was laid out, in part, during the four-day 2022 Star Wars Celebration event at the Anaheim Convention Center that kicked off on Thursday, May 26, according to Deadline.
Tv reigns over film: The Star Wars franchise has shifted much of its focus on to its television projects, in the wake of the underwhelming performance of the film, Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Star Wars lineup: Disney shared some of its Star Wars lineup for its streaming service, which includes season three of The Mandalorian
First up is Ewan McGregor returning in Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set 10 years after 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
The series debuted the first two episodes on the streaming service on Thursday, May 27.
The six-episode season follows Obi-Wan’s life in exile on Tatooine, and marks the return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin/Darth Vader.
The cast also includes Rupert Friend, Sung Kang, Moses Ingram, Benny Safdie, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Simone Kessell, Vivien Lyra Blair, Flea, Jimmy Smits, Kumail Nanjiani, Marisé Álvarez, Rya Kihlstedt, Indira Varma and O’Shea Jackson Jr.
Ewan McGregor is back in the new series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set 10 years after 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Newbie: The six-episode season, which premiered May 27, follows Obi-Wan’s life in exile on Tatooine, and marks the return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin/Darth Vader
Diego Luna is reprises his role as rebel spy Cassian Andor in Andor, which will take place five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Created by Tom Gilroy, who co-wrote Rogue One and four films in the Bourne franchise, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters during the time that a Rebel Alliance is forming in opposition to the Galactic Empire. One of these characters is Cassian Andor, a thief who becomes a revolutionary and eventually joins the Rebellion.
Indie Wires is reporting that Genevieve O’Reilly has been confirmed to return as Mon Mothma, and Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller and Carl Staller will co-star.
The first two episodes are slated to premiere this summer, on August 31. The rest of the 12-episode season will be released weekly.
A second 12-episode season is in development and will conclude the series.
He’s back! Diego Luna reprises his role as rebel spy Cassian Andor in Andor
Veteran creator: Andor was created by Tom Gilroy, who co-wrote Rogue One and four films in the Bourne franchise; he’s pictured with star Diego Luna
There’s also the upcoming anthology series Tales Of The Jedi, which is comprised of original animated shorts. The show will have stories featuring Jedi from the prequel era, according to a report from Deadline.
The only other animated anthology to come to the Disney platform had been Star Wars Vision in September 2021.
Tales Of The Jedi is expected to drop sometime in the fall.
Young Jedi Adventures is another new Star Wars series on the docket.
Taking place during The High Republic era, Young Jedi Adventures will follow Younglings as they learn the ways of the Force, while en route to becoming fearless warriors.
Young Jedi Adventures is scheduled to debut on both Disney+ and Disney Junior in 2023
Young Jedi Adventures takes place during The High Republic era. Young Jedi Adventures will follow Younglings as they learn the ways of the Force – with compassion, self-discipline, team work and patience – to become fearless warriors.
Coming this summer: The first two episodes of Andor are slated to premiere on August 31
Rosario Dawson had the honor of debuting the live-action version of Ahsoka Tano on The Mandalorian.
And now, in a sign that she was a bonafide success, Dawson’s has gotten her own series, Ahsoka, that will have Dave Filoni serve as executive producer alongside showrunner Jon Favreau.
Hayden Christensen is reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. The cast also includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ivanna Sakhno, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
Filming only just began in early May 2022, so the Ashoka is not expected to debut on Disney+ until sometime in 2023.
Rosario Dawson reprises her live-action version of Ahsoka Tano, which she debuted in The Mandalorian, in the new series Ahsoka
Boss man: The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau will serve as showrunner of Ahsoka
Pedro Pascal is back in action in season three of The Mandalorian.
Set after the events of Return of the Jedi, series creator Jon Favreau wrote most of the season and Bryce Dallas Howard is expected to be back as director.
It also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Swallow, Christopher Lloyd and Omid Abtahi.
Having just wrapped the shoot in March 2022, season three of The Mandalorian is scheduled to premiere on the streaming service in February 2023.
On the hunt again: The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal, returns with season three of the hit series in February 2023
Jon Watts, best known for helming the latest Spider-Man trilogy, makes his first foray into the world of Star Wars with Skeleton Crew.
Jude Law stars in the series that follows the fall of the Empire through the eyes of four children, aged 11 to 12 years old.
Penned by Spider-Man: Homecoming screenwriter Chris Ford, the show has been described as a ‘galactic version of classic Amblin coming-of-age adventure films of the ’80s.’
Among the other Star Wars series in the works include Rangers Of The New Republic, Lando, The Acolyte, and the animated feature A Droid Story
Newbie: Jon Watts, best known for helming the latest Spider-Man trilogy, makes his first foray into the world of Star Wars with Skeleton Crew
Another tale: Starring Jude Law, Skeleton Crew follows the fall of the Empire through the eyes of four children, aged 11 to 12 years old
Report: Penguins add Rickard Rakell from Anaheim in exchange for Simon, Aston-Reese, draft pick
To an extent, making a trade and burning a future asset in exchange for help now ended up carrying the day in Pittsburgh after all at the NHL trade deadline. The Penguins have acquired forward Rickard Rakell from the Anaheim Ducks.
Zach Aston-Reese, Dominik Simon, a prospect and 2022 second-round pick apparently the return to ANA from PIT on Rickard Rakell. Trade call not yet done so nothing official just yet.
— Bobby Margarita (@TSNBobMcKenzie) March 21, 2022
Rakell, 28, carries a $3.78 million salary cap hit, which is more than Aston-Reese and Simon combined, so there could be some salary retained by the Ducks. Final details of the trade, including the specifics on which prospect Pittsburgh is sending remain unknown, as the NHL processes and completes a bunch of trades that come in right before the 2:59:59pm deadline.
For the Pens, it might be a “best of all worlds” trade. The badly needed a forward who can put the puck in the net. Rakell is a two-time 30+ goal scorer in the NHL with 16 goals and 12 assists in 51 games this season.
Ironically enough, though, for a team that has been in dire need of someone to finish, Rakell hasn’t always been the sharpest in this area with typically a low shooting percentage over the past few seasons.
To add to the list of reasons this could also be a slow start, Rakell has missed the Ducks’ last three games with an injury.
However, one of Rakell’s strengths is his play off the rush, which combined with his goal-scoring resume makes one think he could be a fun player to try out with Evgeni Malkin and probably do what Kasperi Kapanen has been supposed to do.
Rakell @penguins
Strengths:
• Getting to Scoring Areas
• Offense off the Rush
• Shoot First Tendency
• Often in Good Puck Supporting Positions25th in shots off the rush, all sit for forwards
— Meghan Chayka (@MeghanChayka) March 21, 2022
Rakell isn’t going to add much defensively, and his stats have been pointing down since peaking from 2016-18, though perhaps due to some team effects.
Rickard Rakell, traded to PIT, is a middle six scorer who, uh, had trouble scoring in the two seasons before this one. Doesn’t really create for himself; he’s best used beside a playmaking centre who can hit him with high-danger passes… #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/pc68ZcrYEr
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 21, 2022
In return, the Pens give up two fringe players on their depth chart in Zach Aston-Reese and Dominik Simon, plus a second round pick. Aston-Reese will be missed on the PK, though has proven to be a replaceable aspect of that group. Speaking of replaceable, Simon has good advanced metrics but hasn’t had a huge role and his low stats make him a good candidate to go the other way and not lose too much.
In the end, the biggest loss will be this year’s second round pick, a pick that GM Ron Hextall probably did not want to move. However, with his team once again poised and looking like one of the top teams in the Metropolitan division and in the East, their biggest weakness was needing one more finisher and point-scoring winger.
Giving up a second round pick is well more than worth it to add a player like Rackell, even if he turns out being only a rental. He can do things that the Penguins need, and unlike other trades around the league, it did not cost an inordinate amount to add to the team. The Pens also will give up a yet unnamed “prospect”, but that doesn’t much change the calculus of this trade, because quite frankly they don’t have any prospects good enough to fret over losing at this point.
For the longest time, it looked like the Pens would opt to go with what they had on hand, but the last minute move strengthens the team and makes them better down the stretch. Hextall owed that to the team for as well as they have played this season.
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Projected playoff lineup
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker – Evgeni Malkin – Rickard Rakell
Evan Rodrigues – Jeff Carter – Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen – Teddy Blueger – Brock McGinn
Brian Dumoulin / Kris Letang
Mike Matheson / John Marino
Marcus Pettersson / Chad Ruhwedel
Reserves: Brian Boyle, Mark Friedman, Nathan Beaulieu, Radim Zohorna
There is still some room to sort lines accordingly, but if healthy Pittsburgh’s top-nine and even top-12 forwards looks really good right now. They will need players like Zucker, Rakell and Kapanen to come through down the stretch, but those are also players in good situations right now to do so.
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Love it, great add by the Pens, thrilling move!
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Pretty good trade, fairly excited
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Completely neutral about it as of right now
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4 injured, including 2 firefighters, in building fire near Knott’s Berry Farm, authorities say
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — At least four people were injured in a four-alarm fire Sunday at a building police believe was an illegal marijuana dispensary near Knott’s Berry Farm, authorities say.
According to the Metro Cities Fire Authority, calls began coming in about a fire at a single-story commercial building at 1169 N. Knollwood Circle just before 11:30 a.m.
Authorities tell Eyewitness News a total of four people were injured, including two firefighters who suffered burn injuries due to an explosion that occurred.
They’re currently getting treated at UCI Medical Center in Orange and police say they’re expected to be OK.
Sgt. Steve Pena of the Anaheim Police Department said a suspect was severely injured during the process and rushed to an area hospital.
“It looks like they were doing some sort of honey extraction — making hash oil (and) doing a chemical process with marijuana,” said Pena.
He added that one suspect was detained, “and, so far, he’s cooperating with our investigation.”
Firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange and Fullerton fire departments were assisting in the effort.
The incident remains under investigation.
The location of the fire is about two miles east of the theme park. Video submitted to ABC7 by a visitor showed a large plume of smoke visible from the park.
This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.
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