Almost 10 years of sustained rent hikes came to an end in Los Angeles and Orange counties during the spring, thanks in part to the…
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Apple fire in Riverside County at 15,000 acres, no containment
The Apple fire in Riverside County’s Cherry Valley grew to 15,000 acres overnight, spreading its charred footprint by more than 13,000 acres in less than…
Dear Orange County: Inequity is about more than race in OC
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in our occasional series, Dear Orange County. The Orange County Register is looking for contributions from county residents…
Marines and sailor presumed dead; recovery efforts now underway in ocean off San Clemente Island
A multiagency search and rescue effort for eight servicemembers — likely trapped in a military vehicle on the bottom of the ocean just off San…
Hawthorne-based SpaceX’s astronauts begin journey home from Space Station
This image from video made available by NASA shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule as it undocks from the International Space Station on Saturday, Aug.…
Surfing Walk of Fame spruces up granite stones for first inductees
The first granite stones set in the sidewalk on Main Street in Huntington Beach to create the Surfing Walk of Fame nearly three decades ago…
Olympian Terin Humphrey: USA Gymnastics ‘discarded me like I was trash’
In the nearly two decades after she helped the U.S. win its first World Championships team title, Terin Humphrey established herself as one of the…
Apple fire grows to 1,900 acres, threatens homes in Cherry Valley
A wildfire burning in Cherry Valley that has charred 1,900 acres, threatened dozens of homes and prompted mandatory evacuation throughout the community was 0% contained…
Senior Living: Avoiding dehydration and heat stroke during high summer temperatures
By Elana Craemer, M.D., family medicine Contributing writer Elana Craemer, M.D. (Courtesy of MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center) Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the way people…
Poseidion desalination proposal for Huntington Beach may face new requirements
Poseidon Water could be headed back to the drawing board to better compensate for the marine life expected to be killed by its proposed desalination…
This 320-acre parcel adjacent to Chino Hills State Park has been preserved
A swath of natural land, dotted with chaparral, native oak trees and intersected by sparkling streams adjacent to Chino Hills State Park has been purchased…
Coronavirus: 14 new deaths, 418 new cases reported in Orange County on July 31
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 418 new cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, July 31. The cumulative total number of positive cases…
Major Orange County freeway closures planned: Aug. 1-7
Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between Aug. 1 and Aug. 7, according to the Orange County…
Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Matthew Perrone | The Associated Press Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access…
3 charts explain which Californians are dying from coronavirus
We’ve known since early in the pandemic that age is a major risk factor for becoming severely ill or dying from COVID-19. Those disparities are…