A Newport-Mesa Unified School District plan to eliminate some accelerated math classes that met with parent backlash has been postponed, but a new curriculum for teaching math will still be instituted. The district considered dropping the intermediate school math courses that consolidate two school years of math into one out of a desire to provide “more…
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is hosting movies under the stars for the community. Up next, it will be screening “The Princess Bride” on July 16. Movie Mondays is being held on the new Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. Take a picnic dinner or order from a food truck. Guests are encouraged to bring…
Suddenly, the ocean was on the street. This week’s “King Tides” caused water to breach a seawall on Balboa Peninsula, flooding the streets late Wednesday. Swell with sizable surf and onshore winds in the region likely helped contribute to the flooding. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory through 11 p.m. Saturday, warning of…
A former Ladera Ranch resident accused of operating a $2 million real estate scheme through an Orange County company was arrested by FBI agents on Wednesday. A federal grand jury at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana recently returned an indictment charging Daniel Vazquez, 56, with two counts of mail fraud and eight counts of…
Whittier police are looking for a man who they said attacked a woman with a running chainsaw Wednesday afternoon, July 11, causing her serious injuries. Police are calling the attack a domestic violence crime. Officer John Scroggins said police hadn’t determined the relationship between the suspect, Alejandro Alvarez, 32, and the victim. The victim was…
SAN BERNARDINO — Civil rights activists rallied outside government offices Wednesday, demanding that top gang prosecutor Michael Selyem be fired for offensive rants on social media and that all of his past cases be scrutinized for possible bias or misconduct. “The insidious nature of Deputy (District Attorney) Selyem’s comments reveals a deep-seated hatred for women,…
IRVINE — For nearly two years, the Irvine Co. has been quietly sharing information from automated license plate readers at three Orange County shopping centers with a surveillance technology vendor that sells data to Immigration & Customs Enforcement, raising privacy concerns from civil libertarians. Irvine Co. spokesman Scott Starkey said Wednesday the firm’s contract with…
An Orange County jail inmate who killed his cellmate was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison. Lan Huu Pham, as part of a plea deal, admitted to felony counts of voluntary manslaughter and assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury in connection to the 2014 killing of of 49-year-old Thiep Truong Nguyen…
Hotels near John Wayne Airport saw room rates go higher year-to-date through May as occupancy increased, a new report shows. Here are eight trends to know from CBRE Hotels’ latest reports on how local operators are doing filling up their rooms vs. countywide patterns year-to-date through May … 1. Airport area hotels charged an average…
When it comes to tourism, Southern California has no shortage of must-visit places to check off the list. Disneyland, Magic Mountain and Knott’s Berry Farm are obvious options for thrills. But how about trying a different kind of experience – one with a sea-salt twist? Guests watch dolphins off the bow during a trip with…
