Quick, without Googling it: How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? In which country did fireworks originate? Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Which Costa Mesa elected official has a birthday closest to July 4? Kate Fitzpatrick, 3, of Costa Mesa, smiles as she enjoys an inflatable slide during the City of Costa Mesa’s…
SANTA ANA — Two defendants were charged Wednesday with murder in the death of a 23-year-old man gunned down in Huntington Beach this week. Patrick Michael Jones, 35, and Cassey Alatorre, 28, made their initial court appearances, but their arraignment was rescheduled for July 26 in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana. Both defendants are…
William Nguyen and Michael Nguyen don’t know each other, but their lives are intertwined. William Nguyen, an American citizen, participated in a political protest in Vietnam last summer, a rally that Michael Nguyen, an American who lives in Orange, was accused by Vietnamese officials of helping to organize. And as a result of the protest…
A Long Beach sea star that folks say resembles the character Patrick Star from “SpongeBob SquarePants” is getting a flash of fame this week. A photo of the pink sea star that appears to have a noticeable butt – posted by Twitter user @Babyshoujo – garnered hundreds of thousands of shares and likes online since…
A member of the Rhinos Rugby Academy team passes the ball to a teammate during the U-18 girls final match against another team from the Rhinos Rugby Academy on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, the final day of the three day World Youth Rugby Festival held at the the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. Approximately…
Grocery employees and UFCW union reps try to convince a customer to not shop at the Ralphs in Euclid Street in Garden Grove, CA, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) A shopper pushes her cart as unionized store workers demonstrate outside an Albertsons grocery store urging shoppers to boycott…
Congressman Tony Cardenas, whose political career was threatened by the allegation that he drugged and molested a 16-year-old, appears to be in the clear after his accuser agreed Wednesday to drop her lawsuit. The end of the suit against Cardenas, a Democrat from Panorama City, came 2 1/2 months after plaintiff Angela Villela Chavez’s attorney…
The Los Angeles Police Department took a revolutionary leap in 2010 when it became one of the first to employ data technology and information about past crimes to predict future unlawful activity. Other departments around the nation soon adopted predictive policing techniques. But the widely hailed…
A Los Angeles police officer will be on probation for three years and be required to complete 300 hours of community service after pleading no contest to workers’ compensation insurance fraud, the L.A. County district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Jason Gordon, 48, will also have to pay more…
A suspected gang member has been charged in the killing of a USC student during an attempted robbery in March, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Ivan Hernandez, 23, is charged with one count of murder, according to court records. The charge includes a special…
