Dana Point shaping rules for vacation rentals
DANA POINT – After years of discussions about short-term residential vacation rentals, the city may move one step closer to regulating them, instead of enforcing its current ban, when the City Council...
View ArticleMan charged in Santa Ana woman's stabbing death
SANTA ANA – A man has been charged with murdering a woman who had refused his romantic advances by stabbing her to death in a Santa Ana alley, authorities said. Luis Antonio Garcia Morales, 24, of...
View ArticleToday's Cartoons: 'Organic' Thanksgiving dinner in Washington state
Also:Twinkie withdrawals and Pelosi vs Boehner.
View ArticleMaryland leaving ACC to join Big Ten in 2014
NEW YORK — Maryland is joining the Big Ten. The university is announcing its move from the Atlantic Coast Conference at a news conference Monday afternoon with school president Wallace D. Loh, Big Ten...
View ArticleLetters: Ambassador Rice takes a fall for our impatience
NEWPORT BEACH, Arthur Friedman: We live in an era of demanding instant answers to questions that are not always immediately available. We demand to know now what caused an incident within minutes of...
View ArticleShort stay: Black baseball briefly had West Coast home
With two World Series championships in three years, the San Francisco Giants are on top of baseball's world. Across the bay, the Oakland A's also reached the playoffs this year, while – closer to home...
View ArticleNov. 19 celebrity birthdays
Actor Alan Young ("Mr. Ed") is 93. Talk show host Larry King is 79. Businessman Jack Welch is 77. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 76. Media mogul Ted Turner is 74. Sen. Tom Harkin is 73. Newsman Garrick...
View ArticleCollege football replay, Week 12
What SEC team is looking for a Volunteer? What Pac-12 team figured out Oregon's stopping distance? What Big 12 team is one victory away from perefection? It's in the College Football Replay. Contact...
View ArticleEverclear bringing fresh material to Anaheim
As his longtime fans know, life hasn't always been roses for Everclear's Art Alexakis. His father walked out when he was just a kid; in early adulthood he struggled with addiction. The Los Angeles...
View ArticleRegister radio columnist Gary Lycan honored
Orange County Register radio columnist Gary Lycan was among the winners at the Los Angeles Press Club's 5th Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards, announced Sunday evening during a gala at...
View ArticleBible club sues district over meeting fees
The Buena Park School District has been targeted in a lawsuit that says school officials acted improperly when they refused to let a religion-themed organization meet on district property for free last...
View ArticleWarriors moving on to CIF semifinals against CdM
Woodbridge's football team is preparing for a rematch with Corona del Mar and a trip to the CIF Southern Division finals. The Warriors moved on to the semifinals by defeating Katella, 21-19, in the...
View ArticleDodgers set spring training schedule
The Dodgers have set their spring training schedule. Pitchers and catchers will report on Feb. 12 (early because of next spring's World Baseball Classic) with the first full-squad workout on Feb. 16...
View ArticleBeckham says MLS Cup will be his Galaxy finale
LOS ANGELES - David Beckham will play his final game for the Galaxy in the MLS Cup next month. Beckham and the Galaxy announced the English midfielder's decision Monday, a day after the defending MLS...
View ArticleUCLA, Hundley will have hands full with Stanford defense
LOS ANGELES — UCLA football coach Jim Mora didn't mince any words on Monday when discussing his next opponent – a Stanford team that had just upset the nation's No. 2 team and shut down its offense...
View ArticleWhicker: Notre Dame back in familiar territory
Notre Dame football players lost their privacy decades ago. They were always the World Wide Irish. They make up the one true national college football franchise, the one program that can legitimately...
View ArticleCelebrate Thanksgiving with family traditions
Last November was a bit of a blur for me. My son was just a few weeks old, and my husband and I were experiencing the many ups and downs of first-time parenting. So when Thanksgiving came around, I...
View ArticleToday's Cartoons: Make a wish for the fiscal cliff
Also: A history of the Middle East peace process and the brighter side of a Twinkie demise.
View ArticleStrong swell bringing rip-current danger
Warm weather for the Thanksgiving holiday might entice people to head to the beach to take a cooling dip into the ocean, but beware – there will be big waves and rip-current dangers. Wednesday will...
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