State launches review of toll-road finances
Orange County's toll roads have slid farther and farther behind the confident projections of ridership and revenue on which they were built, prompting an unusual state review of their finances. The...
View ArticleO.C. mourns Connecticut shooting victims
Hundreds of people across Orange County gathered Monday to light candles, sing and pray in remembrance of the victims of Friday's shootings in Newtown, Conn. The gatherings, attendees said, were meant...
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View ArticleNo motive for mall shots yet discovered
NEWPORT BEACH – Two days after a gunshots left holiday shoppers scrambling at Fashion Island, police said they have not identified anyone – or anything – targeted by the suspected shooter. The motive...
View ArticleGifts for Pendleton Marines ensure a merry home front
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – When Cpl. Eric Williams carried his 17-month-old daughter, Mikaela, toward St. John's Episcopal School on Monday morning, the toddler's eyes grew big.In front of them were...
View ArticleO.C. science center to take over L.A. Children's Museum
Orange County's Discovery Science Center received the final pieces of funding Friday to take over the defunct Children's Museum of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council approved $3.9 million from...
View ArticleLast of escaped wild cats is caught in Los Alamitos
LOS ALAMITOS – Authorities have caught the last of three serval cats that escaped from a Los Alamitos apartment, animal care officials said Monday. The cats, which resemble small cheetahs and are...
View ArticleShooting: Schools grapple with safety measures, jittery parents
Principal Wayne Kelley does not typically stand curbside as parents drop off their children at Garden Grove's Barker Elementary School. But on Monday, Kelley decided he needed to make his presence...
View ArticleMickadeit: Murder appeal raises questions
Almost six years after his conviction for setting up the murders of racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy – and almost 25 years after the murders themselves – Michael Goodwin has filed his...
View ArticleLaguna Woods condo selling for $1
A buck. That's what it costs to buy a tiny condo in Laguna Woods, listed for just $1.The sellers even will pay $1,500 for new paint and carpeting if you take this 500-square-foot condo off their hands....
View ArticleRadio host Frank Pastore dies
KKLA/99.5 FM Christian radio talk host Frank Pastore died Monday afternoon from injuries suffered Nov. 19 in a motorcycle accident on the I-210 Freeway. An announcement posted on the www.kkla.com...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: The Fed rolls the dice
It was big news last week when the Federal Reserve announced that it wants to maintain its current low-interest rate policy until unemployment, now 7.7 percent, drops to at least 6.5 percent. The Fed...
View ArticleEditorial: Retirement fund gets a little more real on returns
Orange County taxpayers just got hit with another $60 million yearly payment into the Orange County Employees Retirement System. The higher amount will begin in 2014. The reason for the higher payment,...
View ArticleDebra Saunders: Change pot laws that don't work
"Mandatory sentences breed injustice," Judge Roger Vinson told the New York Times. A Ronald Reagan appointee to the federal bench in Florida, Vinson was railing against a federal system that forced him...
View ArticleDana Point home holiday decor goes big, bright
Ten residents eager to put their Christmas cheer on display for as many people as possible to see entered their houses in Dana Point's Holiday Home Decorating Contest. The winners are scheduled to be...
View ArticleRain wraps up; sunnier week ahead
Light rain continues for what should be its final day Tuesday, the National Weather Service says, with sunnier skies and modestly warmer temperatures expected through Friday. More rain could be in the...
View ArticleCrime in your Laguna Niguel neighborhoods
Here are recent Sheriff's Department reports from Laguna Niguel:Citizen assist. 30700 block Paseo del Niguel. A man said he lost his phone and wanted a sheriff's deputy present while he looked for it....
View ArticleGlenn Haas: Older singles get results online
We used to hang out in bars, hoping to meet some decent guy between vodka martinis. Now we sign up for online dating services, which is not necessarily a healthier approach. Even AARP is into the...
View ArticleSwimming at 2013's best beach, in 2012
I have seen the future and it is hot, wet, sandy and you can get one of those funny-colored drinks with a paper umbrella on top. I took a swim Tuesday at Duke Kahanamoku Beach on Oahu in Hawaii. It...
View Article2 killed in separate hit-and-run crashes
ANAHEIM – Two hit-and-run crashes left two male pedestrians dead Monday night and Tuesday morning, authorities said. Monday night's crash was reported at about 10:25 p.m. on the southbound Imperial...
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