Hotel room rates in and around Costa Mesa ran higher year-to-date through May as “No Vacancy” signs were barely less common, according to fresh statistics. Here are seven 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. Costa…
Children keep cool in the fountains at Lemon Park in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Saray Bena plays in the Lemon Park Splash Pad in Fullerton on Monday, July 9, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Patty Villa enjoys…
The rush is on to finish setting up for the OC Fair, which opens Friday, July 13, at the OC Fair & Event Center. The workers have been getting early starts each day, trying to beat the heat as they build the rides and other features. The contest exhibits are being arranged and the fair…
Former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner faces a possible life prison sentence if convicted of charges that include attempted murder filed Tuesday against the Pomona resident, stemming from a break-in at his former girlfriend’s La Verne apartment, prosecutors said. Former NFL player Brandon Browner, 33, of Pomona, was arrested on July 8, 2018 on suspicion of…
Yes, you can still get busted for some cannabis-related offenses in California. But now that recreational use is legal, the number of such arrests is dropping quickly. Those are two takeaways from a crime report issued this week by California Attorney General Xavier Bacerra. The data showed a huge drop in marijuana-related arrests last year,…
This year’s Surfers’ Hall of Fame induction will be held Friday, Aug. 3, at the plaza in front of Huntington Surf and Sport in Huntington Beach. It’s part of the big U.S. Open of Surfing competition that takes place annually in Surf City, U.S.A. The Open is one of my favorite events, as it brings…
A brush fire burned more than 10 acres in Griffith Park Tuesday afternoon, sending hundreds of visitors at the nearby observatory scrambling to get away from the smoke. A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said no structures were threatened during the blaze, but video posted to Twitter showed towering flames that appeared to be within…
SAN BRUNO — Nasim Aghdam put on fresh lipstick and tied a black and gold scarf around her neck before exacting her revenge on YouTube. After shooting and wounding three employees having lunch at the company headquarters, the 38-year-old turned the 9 mm Smith and Wesson to her chest, then shot herself — at a…
A shooting in Garden Grove on Monday morning left one man injured, police said. Officers shortly after 11 a.m. responded to reports of a shooting in the 9500 block of Katella Avenue, according to a Garden Grove Police Department statement. The officers arrived to find a man with a single gunshot wound to his upper…
SANTA ANA — A 26-year-old Huntington Beach man pleaded not guilty Monday to a murder charge stemming from a hit-and-run collision in Fountain Valley last September that killed a bicyclist. Justin Scott German was charged last Monday with a single count of murder with a sentencing enhancement allegation of fleeing the scene of committing a…
