Crime in your Dana Point neighborhoods
Here are recent Sheriff's Department reports from Dana Point. Details are provided when available:TUESDAY Suspicious person/circumstances. 4:11 a.m. 34100 block Granada Drive. Disturbance. 1:36 a.m....
View ArticleBeer festival readying second offering
Organizers are planning for a bigger turn out of beer fans and breweries this fall for the second OC Fest of Ales.Planning meetings started in March, and committees have already begun working on the...
View ArticleFive questions with ... Taylor's Wish founder Shari Caffrey
Taylor's Wish has a new way to fight pulmonary hypertension – brick by brick.The Anaheim Hills-based nonprofit recently launched a new fundraiser, "Paving a Path to Cure PH," where community members...
View ArticleTrend tips from an expert
In our quest for the perfect bag, we hit up Bloomingdale's fashion accessories director Brooke Jaffe for advice on trends, caring for bags and whether there is actually one purse a women can carry for...
View ArticleLanvin opens at South Coast Plaza
It's going to be a much shorter drive for the local fashion faithful who've been making the trek up the 405 to Lanvin's West Coast flagship store in Beverly Hills. The Parisian fashion house has just...
View ArticleDowntown Anaheim revival means business
On a recent afternoon, Liz Garcia bustled between chairs at Hair Remedy Shoppe as she readied the stations for Ladies' Night, a new monthly event in downtown Anaheim. "Last month, it got so loud here,"...
View ArticleLetters: Government still denies fiscal reality
Mission Viejo, Kris Diller: President Barack Obama is now willing to cut Social Security and Medicare ["Social programs facing cuts in Obama budget," News, April 6]. In the process, virtually every...
View ArticleSurfers exploit solid swell at Oceanside
Surfers from San Clemente, Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, Fullerton, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach put on a show Saturday and Sunday in Oceanside, a final tuneup for the West Coast Championships set...
View ArticleRebecca Minkoff: The 'it' bag lady
Rebecca Minkoff, designer of everyone's favorite cross-body bag, is walking through Nordstrom with me and chatting like we're old friends. The subject is the color palette of her newest spring line of...
View ArticleJered Weaver out 4-6 weeks with broken left elbow
Angels ace Jered Weaver will be out four to six weeks with a broken left (non-throwing) arm suffered when he fell to avoid a line drive in Sunday night's game in Texas. The diagnosis, a non-displaced...
View ArticleLawmakers ask NRC assurance on San Onofre
Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to complete an investigation into problems at the San Onofre nuclear plant before deciding whether to allow the restart of one of its...
View ArticleKid Rock bringing 'best party ever' to O.C. for $20
How much to see the Kid? Twice the number of fingers he has in the air. Photo: Getty Images I've pointed this out before, but seriously: Has anyone in the local concert-promoting racket noticed that...
View ArticleO.C., Japan IT security firms form alliance
Proficio Inc., an Irvine information technology security company that specializes in cloud-based services, has formed a strategic partnership with NRI Secure Technologies, a large managed-security...
View ArticleSunny, 80s today, then slow cooling
Orange County should feel a breath of summer Wednesday as winds pushing toward the ocean drive temperatures into the 80s. But a cooling trend will resume Thursday and should carry through early next...
View ArticleMen rob Anaheim RadioShack, flee with cellphones
ANAHEIM – Two armed men robbed a RadioShack on Tuesday night, fleeing with cellphones and possibly cash, police said. The robbery was reported about 9:10 p.m. at 120 S. Euclid St., said Anaheim police...
View ArticleUSC basketball hands out awards
USC's basketball team held its annual postseason awards banquet at Galen Center on Tuesday night, and here's who won the team awards... ----- SAM BARRY AWARD (MOST VALUABLE PLAYER) Jio Fontan and Eric...
View ArticleLaguna looks to shore up finances for buses, trolleys
Laguna Beach is moving forward on ways to improve its mainline bus and summer trolley system.The City Council debated Tuesday night how to have an efficient, financially viable system that also caters...
View ArticleDispute over injured seal leads to threat
Here are recent Sheriff's Department reports from San Clemente: APRIL 9 • Petty theft. 2:56 p.m. 900 block of East Avenida Pico. A 22-year-old man with a shaved head and a knife in his pocket tried to...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Korea's Kim Jong-un cornered
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View ArticleNo stance taken on moving fifth high school
The idea of moving Irvine's future fifth high school is two years too late, said Councilwoman Christina Shea and school district representatives at Tuesday's council meeting.Councilman Larry Agran had...
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