Santa Ana police will register your bike
SANTA ANA – If you got a new bicycle for Christmas, now's a good time to register it with police. The Santa Ana Police Department offers free licensing. Just bring your bike and receipt, if the...
View ArticleYou need sunscreen in winter, too
On the Saturday before Christmas, it rained at Disneyland. Although it was cloudy just about all day, anyone trekking about, even with time logged inside a log flume or trinket store, would have...
View ArticleBook review: Dirty secrets of hotels
If you travel a lot or even a little, you know in your heart that you're the clean guest. It's all those other slobs you have to worry about. What do you really know about the guy who used that face...
View ArticleLetters: Our mountain of debt is still left standing
MISSION VIEJO, Helen Mills: Every New Year’s Day, I look forward to closing the family “books” to see how well we stayed within our budget for the year. I then establish a budget for the next year. My...
View ArticleRecess crucial for learning, pediatricians say
Recess isn't just time for kids to goof off. It provides an essential respite from the rigors of the classroom, and it shouldn't be skipped because of academic schedules or withheld as punishment....
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Ron Paul's leadership will be greatly missed
SANTA ANA, Timothy C. Mason: While most Americans are following and being mislead about the fiscal cliff, we are losing 12-term Rep. Ron Paul to retirement. A great loss to all Americans who understand...
View ArticleLev: Clippers have become L.A's most fun-to-watch team
The Clippers never will be as popular as the Lakers. But right now, heading into their meeting Friday night at Staples Center, the Clippers are the most exciting, entertaining team in town. The...
View ArticleNaomi Watts brings home portrayal of tsunami victim
To play a mother torn from her husband and sons by the 2004 tsunami, Naomi Watts sure wasn't going Method. The British actress took her partner Liev Schreiber and two sons to the Thailand set of "The...
View ArticleJan. 3 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Record producer George Martin (The Beatles) is 87. Actor Robert Loggia ("Scarface," "Big") is 83. Actor Dabney Coleman is 81. Hockey Hall of...
View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: Wednesday's games
Slideshow: Check out all of OCVarsity.com's photos from the high school boys basketball and boys soccer games on Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2013).
View ArticleLayoffs continue at San Onofre
Southern California Edison is gradually reducing the workforce at the crippled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, shut down since Jan. 31, 2012, by flawed steam generators. In August, Edison...
View Article`Sunday Night Football' draws record audience
A record audience for "Sunday Night Football" helped NBC become the most-watched network for the second consecutive week.An average of 30.28 million viewers watched the Washington Redskins defeat the...
View ArticleOC youth football team ready for title run
"One, two, three, together!" One such chant can be heard by members of Team Orange County before, after and during every practice and game and so far the camaraderie shared by this football all-star...
View ArticleQuiksilver co-founder and longtime CEO steps down
Bob McKnight, co-founder of Huntington Beach-based surf brand Quiksilver, will step down as CEO and is being replaced by a former Disney and Nike executive, the company announced Thursday. Andy Mooney,...
View ArticlePhil Jackson, Jeanie Buss engaged
Phil Jackson wasn't busy coaching the Lakers again on Christmas. Instead, he was proposing marriage to Jeanie Buss, daughter of Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Jeanie accepted — as she showed Thursday from...
View ArticleLakers are still playing catch-up
EL SEGUNDO – The Lakers are 15-16. The past three times the Lakers went on to the win the NBA title, they began the season 15-3, 15-2 and 15-1. This season's Lakers being the victims of injury,...
View ArticleClippers still reaching for their potential
Even after winning a franchise-record 17 games in a row, even after working their way to the top of the NBA standings, even after producing the Coach of the Month and the Player of the month, questions...
View ArticleComing up: Reel Big Fish, Bone Thugs, Avant
Just after the holidays is naturally the quietest time for the concert biz; most promoters still aren't back to work and bigger venues are dark. But there are still a few reasons to get out this week,...
View ArticleWhiting: Dog park visit ends with amputated fingers, legs
Petting Adrian Thomas' black-and-white terrier, Oreo, it's impossible to think this brown-eyed bundle of fur could have anything to do with trouble. But when it comes to what the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleImprobably popular 'Downton Abbey' returns
Imagine a TV series that spawns weekly viewing parties, sprouts fans who trade pirated copies of episodes from overseas, excites the national media, turns a shooting location into a tourist mecca and...
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