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New rules approved for short-term rentals in Laguna Beach
There will be more short-term rentals coming to Laguna Beach, but not in residential neighborhoods. The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 7, approved the…
UC Irvine explores legacy of slavery with 1619 Project webinar series
The 1619 Project, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine and podcast series on the legacy of slavery in the United States, will be the…
Coronavirus: 144 new cases, 3 new deaths in Orange County on Oct. 7
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 144 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, Oct. 7, increasing the cumulative total to 55,042 cases. The…
ICE arrests 128 immigrants in California ‘sanctuary cities’
Calling California’s “sanctuary” city policies a danger to Americans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf announced Wednesday the arrests of 128 unauthorized…
Man arrested for lighting traffic cones in front of Costa Mesa police station
A man was arrested on suspicion of arson after he was accused of lighting traffic cones on fire in front of Costa Mesa’s police station…
Study reveals wide shortage, huge cost of child care in Orange County
It remains to be seen how the coronavirus pandemic will affect child care needs in Orange County, but a new study shows the issue was…
2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool
By DAVID KEYTON, CHRISTINA LARSON and FRANK JORDANS | Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for developing a…
Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from COVID
By STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JILL COLVIN | Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen.…
Coronavirus: 138 new cases and 2 new deaths reported Oct. 6 in Orange County
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 138 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Oct. 6, increasing the cumulative total to 54,898 cases. The…
Coronavirus state tracker: Here’s where every county stands in the state’s tier system on Oct. 6
More California counties moved on Tuesday, Oct. 6, into less-restrictive tiers of the state’s coronavirus tracking system, opening the door for more business and public…
Family of Black man shot by deputies in San Clemente files wrongful death claim
The family of Kurt Andras Reinhold, a homeless Black man who was fatally shot by a Sheriff’s deputy in San Clemente last month, filed a…
SpaceX finally gets Starlink internet satellites into orbit
HAWTHORNE — After a string of last-minute delays and scrubbed missions, Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched 60 internet satellites into orbit Tuesday from Cape Canaveral in…
UCLA astrophysicist Andrea Ghez shares Nobel Prize in physics for work on black holes
LOS ANGELES — The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Tuesday to three scientists who study black holes, including Andrea Ghez of UCLA, a…
California merchants see deeper dip, slower rebound than U.S. peers
A new measure of state retail spending shows California merchants suffered from a below-average rebound in June following a deep pandemic-related plunge in shopping. The…