Ted Nugent insulted by concert cancellation
Ted Nugent – always reliable column fodder; thanks, Ted, for being you – says he’s insulted by the cancellation of his concert at an Army post after his widely quoted remarks about President...
View ArticleGrand jury: Eliminate all special districts
There is no reason why Orange County should have 27 separate little governments providing everything from vermin control to burial services — and every last one should be eliminated, according to a...
View ArticleSoccer club scores goals while setting them
Jovanni Almodovar's mother has an easy way to tell whether he's home from school – the "smack, smack, smack" of the soccer ball against the walls of their apartment in Ladera Ranch. She has heard that...
View ArticleWoman dies of injuries from freeway crash
An Anaheim woman injured in a freeway accident earlier in the week died Friday afternoon, authorities said. Maria Valenzuela, 42, died from injuries sustained three days earlier, when a disabled...
View ArticleGallery: Obama and Romney cartoons
It's official! Romney and Obama go head to head ... in 100 cartoons.
View ArticleSteven Greenhut: California to middle class: drop dead
SACRAMENTO – The new USC study pointing to a much-slower rate of population growth in California has been greeted by demographers and urban planners as good news, in that it supposedly gives our...
View ArticleJames Gattuso: Time to deliver on post office closings
It's no secret that the U.S. Postal Service is in financial trouble. Its business is shrinking, with first-class mail revenue dropping 25 percent since 2006. It has lost $25 billion in the last five...
View ArticleIrvine author publishes mystery ebook
Irvine resident Mary Vensel White recently published her first book with Authonomy, a digital imprint of HarperCollins Publisher. Chosen for publication based on nominations from the writing community...
View ArticleApril 28 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 ArticleMillion dollar condos listed in Irvine
When I am working with buyers, they generally have a strong feeling one way or the other about condominiums – they either want to purchase one or they absolutely do not. Rarely are there buyers that...
View ArticleMorning letters: Don't put molesters back on the street
VILLA PARK, Mike Berkus: It truly sickened me to read the article “Child molester wins shot at freedom” [Local, April 21]. This story about another possible chance for sexually violent predator Sid...
View ArticleTeen musician to compete for $5,000 scholarship
Phoebe Pan, an award-winning student at Pacific Academy in Irvine, has been named a grand prize finalist in the prestigious Music Center Spotlight Program. The final performance in this competition...
View ArticleUni-Woodbridge PCL baseball in pictures
University's baseball team pushed across two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday afternoon to defeat Woodbridge, 3-2, at University and move into a tie for first place in the Pacific Coast...
View ArticleAbreu had three productive years for Angels
In the immediate future, Bobby Abreu probably will be remembered most for the amount of money the Angels had to pay to part ways with him ($9 million). Soon he might be remembered most as the guy who...
View ArticleNFL draft review: Some tasty seconds … and thirds
Someday, somehow, someone will explain to me how Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw was not taken in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. The Baltimore Ravens might know, but could care less after...
View ArticleQuake, aftershocks jolt Inland Empire
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck the Inland Empire at 8:07 a.m. today, with an epicenter along the San Andreas Fault near Devore. Slight damage was reported by homeowners in Rancho...
View ArticleMen who tried to steal bank ATM sought
LAKE FOREST – Sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who tried to steal an ATM early Saturday morning, police said. The incident was reported at 4:43 a.m. in the 23800 block of El Toro Road and...
View ArticleStagecoach: Day two in photos
Live reports from Stagecoach, Day Two: George Paul reports: I arrived here early for Day 2 of Stagecoach … and watched as people with chairs lined up strategically in hopes of securing a prime spot at...
View ArticleSlaught and Parmenter help UCI shut out Riverside
Crosby Slaught and Race Parmenter combined for UC Irvine's fifth shutout this season as the Anteaters defeated UC Riverside, 2-0, on Saturday at Anteater Ballpark. Slaught (5-4) pitched a one-hitter,...
View ArticleUC Irvine rallies to beat Stanford in MPSF title match
LOS ANGELES – The UC Irvine men's volleyball team came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Stanford, 20-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 15-12, on Saturday night to capture the Mountain Pacific Sports...
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