By JONATHAN LEMIRE and CALVIN WOODWARD | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Not long after noon on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump strode into the elegant…
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Spaghetti Western movie composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91
By FRANCES D’EMILIO | Associated Press ROME — Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western “The…
Coronavirus: Orange County reports 3 new deaths and 663 new cases as of July 5
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported three new deaths as of Sunday, July 5, increasing the total number of people in the county who…
Pollution from fireworks briefly made air hazardous, AQMD says
Tiny particles from Fourth of July fireworks left areas of Southern California with air that was unhealthy or unhealthy for sensitive groups Sunday afternoon, July…
Fire leads to closure of Irvine Regional Park in Orange
Crews battled a fire on Sunday, June 5 that prompted the closure of Irvine Regional Park in Orange. The blaze was reported in the area…
Higher, wider berm stops flooding in Newport Beach on Saturday night
An expanded berm prevented flooding in Newport Beach on Saturday night after Friday’s high-tide deluge, city officials said. The berm, quickly assembled on Saturday, had…
Locals volunteer to be infected with coronavirus to hasten vaccine development
In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner noted that milkmaids who caught cowpox from their cattle seemed to escape a much deadlier scourge: smallpox. So the…
Family leave job protections expanded in bill backed by Newsom
BY LAUREL ROSENHALL, CalMatters California led the nation when, in 2004, it became the first state to give private-sector workers six weeks off with partial…
How did wearing masks to combat coronavirus become such a political football?
Of all the polarizing issues dividing Americans during the overlapping crises of a worldwide pandemic and nationwide civil unrest over police brutality, the facial mask…
Man killed, driver arrested in Santa Ana hit-and-run crash
A pedestrian was fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday, July 4, in the 2400 block of South Fairview Street in Santa Ana, police…
John Wayne Airport gets $4 million federal grant for infrastructure improvements
Orange County’s John Wayne Airport has received a $4 million grant to update airfield signs, navigation aids and runway lighting, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.…
Look up starting at 2 p.m., historic planes might fly over to celebrate July 4th
Two different groups of pilots are planning Fourth of July flights over parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties Saturday afternoon, July 4. At 2…
Police protests continue throughout Southern California on July 4
It’s a holiday weekend, but the marches, rallies, and other actions against systemic racism and police brutality continue across Southern California. The nationwide movement sparked…
Clean up in Newport Beach after big surf and high tides caused flooding, sailboat capsize
Mother Nature wreaked havoc in Newport Beach as the Fourth of July weekend got underway, sending ocean water flooding into streets late night on Friday,…
High tide, massive surf causes flooding along Balboa Peninsula
A combination of high tides and violent surf Friday night on the Balboa Peninsula flooded homes, reduced a sailboat to splinters and prompted several near-death…