Parents cheer on their young runners at the start of the quarter mile kids run, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park. Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer Nine-year-old Daytona Jones of Laguna Niguel gives her dog, 6-year-old Lacey, an Austrian Cattle Dog, a hug after she won the Most Patriotic Pooch award during the 41st…
After meeting with Jewish leaders, Assemblyman Tyler Diep (R-Westminster) apologized this week for political mailers that appeared to employ ethnic stereotypes. “I want to take this opportunity to publicly share my sincere apology to anyone in the Jewish community who was offended by my campaign…
Investigators are reviewing video to identify two people who opened fire on each other inside a California mall, wounding two teenagers before fleeing, police said Wednesday. The people were being sought after the Tuesday shooting that caused panic, shut down a train station and scrambled rush-hour…
Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died early Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 90. Johnson died of heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer, family representative Harlan Boll said. No services have…
LOS ANGELES — Hoping to avoid a repeat of the annual problem of runaway pets crowding shelters, animal-advocacy officials urged pet owners to keep their animals inside today and as far away as possible from fireworks. Dogs and cats can escape from small openings in houses and fenced yards in search of a safe place…
In a jaw-dropping conclusion to a bitter feud between two of the state’s academic titans, USC agreed this week to pay the University of California $50 million and apologize for tactics used to poach a star Alzheimer’s researcher from the public university’s San Diego campus. The agreement settled…
He defends his side of the court fiercely, the stocky man with slicked-back snow-white hair and a milky mustache. Tennis racket in hand, he shuffles as fast as his legs allow him to the corner, extending his arm like Zeus calling on lightning toward the fluorescent ball. The ball clearly lands…
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening at 9:30 p.m., 210 miles from Kitimat, Canada, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the USGS, the epicenter was more than 100 miles from any city. In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater…
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…
