As sure as it’s Memorial Day weekend, it’s the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. The 61st annual event kicks off Friday, May 24, and continues through the Monday holiday. Carnival rides, contests and other entertainment will take place at Village Green Park, 12732 Main St. Per tradition, a huge strawberry shortcake will be sliced into 2,000…
A San Francisco reporter is seeking the return of his property after police raided his home with a sledgehammer while looking for the source of a leaked police report into the death of the city’s public defender. An attorney for freelancer Bryan Carmody will make the request Tuesday in San Francisco…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler gaveled open a Trump-Russia hearing Tuesday with an empty witness chair and a stern warning that former White House Counsel Don McGahn will be held in contempt for failing to appear in defiance of the committee’s subpoena.. “Our subpoenas are not optional,”…
As Union Station turns 80, officials debate the big-ticket transformation and smaller improvements aimed at making the landmark a community hub.
Peter Sharpe, a 53-year-old wildlife biologist who has dedicated his career to reviving the once-endangered bald eagle, stood in front of a tall oak tree in a steep island canyon. His chin tilted up as his eyes scanned the branches. His legs, shielded by snake chaps, were planted firmly on the…
Emma Taylor doesn’t remember exactly when she drew the poster that defined her young life. Definitely elementary school. Possibly third grade. By then the learning disability that has shaped each of her 25 years had already sent her to a neuropsychologist, an occupational therapist, a vision therapist,…
Members of the Claremont art colony gather for a group portrait.
Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. The Austria Press Agency reported that Lauda’s family said in a statement he…
Thieves attempted to use a crowbar to break into pharmacies in Garden Grove before dawn on Saturday, May 18, and were caught on surveillance footage distributed by authorities on Monday. At least two men tried to forcibly enter three buildings located within 2 miles of each other between 4:14 a.m. and 4:45 a.m., Garden Grove…
A Democratic incumbent and a front-running GOP challenger in Orange County House races are both catching heat over campaign banners displayed at recent events, with even minor potential rules violations drawing swift rebuke from critics months before the primary in these hotly contested districts. A 38th District resident recently filed an ethics complaint with federal…
