Clothing retailer files for bankruptcy, to close stores
The owner of a plus-size women's clothing retail chain that has seven stores in Orange County announced Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. United Retail Group, owner of...
View ArticleGiveaway: What's your child's favorite wild animal?
This week OC Moms is giving away two Kohl's stuffed animals and five books (total value $45) from the Kohl's Cares Merchandise Program, to two lucky winners. Kohl's Cares Merchandise Program sells...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Air board mandates cars that don't exist
ANAHEIM, Rand Christensen: In 1900, Americans preferred electric cars to gasoline or steam. However, scientists found that storing large amounts of electricity in a battery was more difficult than ever...
View ArticleWoman fights cold, husband deemed useless
I’ve been fighting this cold from hell all week and have sniffed an amount of Vicks Vapor Rub that I’m sure is well beyond the legal limit. By the way, Vicks Vapor Rub does not relieve your congestion...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XLVI photo roundup
Here is a roundup slideshow for Super Bowl XLVI including fans, game action and halftime festivities. This slideshow will grow and evolve through the day as new images move across the various wire...
View ArticleMadonna halftime show packs spectacle but lacks passion
I'm an unashamed pop fan, and a bigger Madonna admirer, so I hate sounding like a curmudgeonly boomer who thinks there's been no great music since the '70s ended. But enough already. Bring rock 'n'...
View ArticleFeb. 6 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE Celebrities...
View ArticleBrady's wife blames receivers for Super Bowl loss
“My husband cannot (expletive) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time,” supermodel Gisele Bündchen, aka Mrs. Tom Brady, said after yesterday’s Super Bowl game, thereby igniting a kerfuffle....
View ArticleWinter grasps Europe
After a previously mild winter thus far, Europe has been hit by Jack Frost and cold temperatures have swept across the continent. Click through the slideshow to see some remarkable weather images.
View ArticleRandy Travis arrested for public drunkenness
Country singer Randy Travis has said he’s sorry after being arrested for being drunk outside a North Texas church.Denton County sheriff's spokesman Tom Reedy says police in the town of Sanger arrested...
View ArticleDemi Moore checks into rehab
Demi Moore has checked into a rehab facility in Utah, E! News reports.“She's on total lockdown and only talking to a small group of people,” a source at the facility told E! News. The actress is being...
View ArticleTraffic reporter Chuck Street laid off by KIIS-FM
Commander Chuck Street, who has been providing airborne traffic reports for KIIS/102.7 FM for 28 years, was laid off Feb. 3. He had been moved to reporting from the ground Jan. 9 pending a sponsor deal...
View ArticleWinners of Kohl's stuff animals and books announced
Congratulations to Amber Kemp and April Green for winning the OC Moms giveaway of two Kohl's stuffed animals and five books (total value $45) from the Kohl's Cares Merchandise Program. OC Moms asked...
View ArticleBrady drops down because his teammates dropped passes?
Tom Brady isn't as good today as he was before the Super Bowl because teammates dropped three of his passes. Eli Manning is now a legend because a teammate — Mario Manningham — held on to one of his...
View ArticleFinal: Ducks 3, Flames 2 (SO)
Niklas Hagman scored in the eighth round of the shootout and then Jonas Hiller stopped Mikael Backlund for a 3-2 Ducks victory over Calgary at Honda Center. Bobby Ryan and Corey Perry also scored in...
View ArticleWhatever happened to dynamic offensive defensemen?
ANAHEIM – Amid a light sprinkling of fans who were either earning merit badges or really still believe, the Ducks took a 2-0 lead Monday night. It did not stand up, of course. But it didn't flip over...
View ArticleDucks defeat Flames in shootout
ANAHEIM – Never has a shootout meant more to the Ducks in the seven years since the NHL put it in to decide overtime games. With the pressure of securing a desperately needed point felt along their...
View ArticleIrvine girls in title hunt after topping Warriors
Irvine's girls basketball team kept its hopes alive for a Pacific Coast League title with a 50-36 victory over Woodbridge Monday night at Irvine.In the process, the Vaqueros created a log-jam at the...
View ArticleWarriors win and celebrate PCL championship
Woodbridge's boys basketball players felt pretty good when they left the court Monday night against Irvine. The Warriors had captured a 65-55 Pacific Coast League victory over the Vaqueros assuring...
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