By TAMMY WEBBER and STEPHEN GROVES | Associated Press Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school…
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2 people bitten by coyote in Mission Viejo on Saturday; trail closed
Two people were hospitalized after they were reportedly bitten by a coyote along a trail in Mission Viejo, prompting the city to close the trail…
Protests for social justice continue in Southern California on Saturday
LOS ANGELES — A handful of demonstrations are scheduled in Southern California Saturday, some of them in support of the two-month long protest movement in…
Man in critical condition after being struck by his own car in Garden Grove
A man was critically injured Friday, July 24, after being struck by a car he had been driving after a passenger took the wheel of…
Costa Mesa voters will decide whether to let cannabis shops come to town
Costa Mesa will ask its voters in November whether they want to allow retail cannabis sales in the city in stores and via delivery services,…
Following outcry in Orange County, state AG to require Cary Smith to register as sex offender
A self-described pedophile freed this month after being confined for two decades in a state mental hospital, and whose whereabouts Orange County authorities have assiduously…
SoFi stadium would have opened this weekend, here’s a look and how to take a virtual tour
SoFi, So Good…but So Empty Unfortunately due to the global pandemic, Taylor Swift’s July 25 concert to open SoFi Stadium has been postponed. Today we…
State controller owes $169K to Industry for withholding records of developer’s involvement in audit
State Controller Betty Yee’s office has been ordered to pay $169,000 in fees to the City of Industry’s attorneys to resolve a public records act…
Major Orange County freeway closures planned: July 25-31
Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between July 25 and July 31, according to the Orange County…
Protecting the public or infringing on rights? Tracking the movements of pedophile released from mental hospital
A little more than one week ago, authorities said 59-year-old Cary Jay Smith — an admitted pedophile — was released, to the ire of many,…
Ex-owner of Long Beach Pacific Hospital, convicted of kickback scheme, denied early release from prison
Michael Drobot, the ex-owner of now-defunct Long Beach Pacific Hospital who was convicted of operating a kickback scheme that has been called one of the…
Lou Williams is 3rd Clippers player to leave the bubble
Lou Williams is the latest Clipper to leave the bubble, according to a league source. The veteran guard joins teammates Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley…
Queer the Census? This year, yes
The national population survey that takes place once every decade is all about being counted and included. But a question on the 2020 Census is…
Ex-USC gynecologist faces more felony sex charges
LOS ANGELES — USC’s former longtime campus gynecologist, who is accused of sexually assaulting 21 young women, is set to be arraigned Friday on six…
Orange County adds coronavirus contact tracers, trains for reaching diverse communities
Since Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide call in May to mobilize 20,000 contact tracers – tasked with contacting people with the coronavirus and tracing who they…