The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump...
By STEPHEN GROVES and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON WASHINGTON (AP) — For Democrats, the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is about fundamental American ideals — due process, following court orders, preventing...
View ArticleMan dies after crashing SUV into swimming pool in Brea
A man died Friday afternoon, April 18, after driving an SUV through a garage and into a backyard swimming pool in Brea, police said. Around 1 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of South Mulberry...
View ArticleNew OC Health Care Agency building opens in Irvine
Orange County officials celebrated this week the grand opening of the OC Health Care Agency’s new Irvine campus, designed to bring several HCA departments under one roof. The $78 million facility...
View ArticleLakers’ LeBron James ‘locked in’ for playoffs: ‘I don’t take it for granted’
EL SEGUNDO — During the regular season, Lakers coach JJ Redick would often reference a meeting he had with LeBron James the morning of the team’s blowout loss to the Miami Heat on Dec. 4 as an...
View ArticleTropical drinks by the pool? Not so fast, says senator who visited Abrego...
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported...
View ArticleOCTA gets green light to use boulders, sand at north end of San Clemente to...
The Orange County Transportation Authority was given the green light to immediately start work to secure a portion of the rail line through San Clemente, though only part of the proposed project earned...
View Article405 Freeway in Sepulveda Pass to undergo pavement repairs, new guardrails in...
The 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass will undergo a massive repaving job that will take four years to complete and is set to begin in the next few months, Caltrans announced. The repaving covers...
View ArticleEEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases,...
By CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority,...
View ArticleMolten material from idle SCE tower triggered Eaton fire, attorney alleges
A new video analysis by a coalition of attorneys investigating the Eaton fire appears to show molten material falling from an idle tower conductor into dry brush below — more evidence that Southern...
View ArticleRobert Garcia: Homeland Security vs. our children
Last week, Homeland Security agents showed up unannounced and without a warrant at two elementary schools in our district. They attempted to question students, young children, without legal authority....
View ArticlePerris man deals with ‘gut punch’ after routine surgery leads to leg...
Change is coming hard for Wayne Wolff, whose left leg was amputated last year after what was supposed to be a routine knee surgery at UCI Medical Center in Orange. More than eight times, Wolff, 58, has...
View ArticleDucks fire coach Greg Cronin after two seasons
The Ducks announced that Greg Cronin will not return as head coach next season in a Saturday morning news release. The Ducks posted a franchise-worst 50 regulation losses in Cronin’s first season, but...
View ArticleKings ‘gambled and won’ trading for Andrei Kuzmenko
Kings winger Andrei Kuzmenko can turn an interview into an excavation process, with his sentiments being gleaned through beaming smiles, unconventional phrasing and sentence construction whose...
View ArticleLakers-Timberwolves: 3 things to watch for in Game 1
EL SEGUNDO — When the Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves match up for Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series on Saturday, it will be the first time the teams get a true look at each...
View ArticleEllie Mae would make a great playmate for another dog
Breed: German shepherd Age: 11 months Sex: Spayed female Ellie Mae’s story: Ellie Mae came to the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County from a good Samaritan. She’s a clever girl who learns quickly...
View ArticleMellow Milo is a happy, playful kitten
Breed: Domestic shorthair tabby Age: 5 months Sex: Neutered male Milo’s story: Milo was running loose, but lucked out when he came upon a kind couple who took him in and reached out to Long Beach Spay...
View ArticleOrange County baseball standings: Saturday, April 19
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County high school baseball standings through Friday, April 18. TRINITY LEAGUE League Overall St. John...
View ArticleCoachella 2025: How the festival’s sustainability efforts inspire Earth Day...
It’s been nearly five decades since Earth Day was established, influencing generations of environmental activism that raise issues of sustainability worldwide, and some of that energy is prevalent at...
View ArticleSegerstrom removes baseball coach, principal after CIF violations announced
The Santa Ana Unified School District has removed David Casper as Segerstrom principal and Erasmo Ramirez as the school’s varsity baseball coach after the CIF Southern Section found that the school’s...
View Article‘Little Saigon Freeway’ on the 405 pays homage to the Vietnamese American...
Drivers on the 405 Freeway through Westminster will now officially be traversing the “Little Saigon Freeway.” Community leaders, elected officials and veterans celebrated the designation of the 405...
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