Homebuying in Irvine and Tustin rose 86 percent in 10 years. In the first quarter of 2008, housing’s bubble was bursting and it was just months before the global financial collapse that led to the Great Recession. This three-month period still stands as Orange County’s slowest-selling start to any year in CoreLogic’s database that dates…
A former Cal State Fullerton police officer was charged Thursday with driving under the influence while on duty on the campus. Thomas Henry Higgs, 59, is facing misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or higher, court records show. Prosecutors allege that Higgs…
It was Friday, July 6, 1973. Linda O’Keefe left her house on Orchid Avenue in Corona del Mar at 8 a.m. to get a ride to summer school. She was last seen walking home from school that day, but she never reached her destination. Linda’s parents reported her missing and volunteers, family members and police…
Volunteers hit the sand early on Thursday to reclaim local beaches by cleaning up the debris from Fourth of July festivities. On Independence Day, tens of thousands of people showed up along the Southern California coast, some forgetting – or intentionally leaving behind — trash, junk and random belongings. Plenty of people went home barefoot….
Katherine Stinson, of Yucaipa, and her two dogs, Ollie Boy, middle, and Eva Girl, beat the heat with an early morning walk at 7th Street Park in Yucaipa on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Children gather in the shade from a tree as they play at 7th Street Park in…
A Garden Grove man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at two homeless men in Anaheim has been charged with assault and attempted arson, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Andrew Eric Mongerson, 29, has pleaded not guilty to felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of flammable material and attempted…
You can bring a picnic and enjoy the country/southern rock sound of Pickleball Shine on Sunday, July 8. It’s the first of six outdoor concerts presented by the city of Rancho Santa Margarita, each featuring a different genre of music. The concert goes from 6 – 8 p.m. at Central Park, 30842 La Miranda. Pickleback Shine…
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK — A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July, with a group unfurling a banner from the pedestal and a woman holding police at bay for hours after she climbed the base and sat by…
“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: As the traditionally busy spring shopping season drew to a close, a decided market shift was underway: sellers seemed almost as anxious as buyers. Source: ReportsOnHousing Trend reported: As of June 28, homeowners in the four-county region covered by the Southern California News…
Homebuying in inland South County — including Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano — rose 114 percent in 10 years. In the first quarter of 2008, housing’s bubble was bursting and it was just months before the global financial collapse that led to the Great Recession. This three-month period still…
