Orange County Coast California

Anaheim homebuying falls 9%. What ZIP had the biggest drop?

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

Homebuying in Anaheim in the October-to-December period lost more ground than the cooled countywide sales pace. Using CoreLogic data, we compared recent sales patterns for…

Ahead of President’s Day 2018, here’s a look at the dogs owned by U.S. presidents

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

The Chinese Year of the Dog begins this week and it’s Presidents Day weekend, so here’s a look at the top dogs in the White…

Powerball jackpot stands at projected $223 million ahead of Saturday’s drawing

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

Nobody picked the winning numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, so a projected $223 million jackpot remains up for grabs as lottery officials prepare for Saturday…

Pregnancy pioneer: She had twins at 53 and the world trolled her for it

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

She laughs when her husband says, “She is so old … she babysat Abraham Lincoln.” Wait, there’s a better one, her husband says, before recounting…

Suspect sticks out tongue upon hearing of possible death sentence if convicted of killing Whittier police officer

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

Upon learning he’s facing the death penalty, Michael Christopher Mejia — accused of killing Whittier police Officer Keith Boyer and his own cousin nearly a year…

Woman, 83, killed after getting run over by her own vehicle in Fullerton

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

FULLERTON – An 83-year-old woman died Friday, Feb. 16, when she was apparently run over by her own car, police said. Around 7 a.m., police…

Reports of shots fired locks down Highlight College in Des Moines, Washington

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

DES MOINES, Wash. — Fire officials in Washington state say they know of no people with injuries following reports of possible shots fired at a community…

Black Violin Bring Classical Boom to Orange

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

Will Baptiste and Kev Marcus started jamming together in high school, but it wasn’t in your typical garage band. The violist and violinist would team…

13 Russians charged by special counsel with meddling to help Trump in election

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

By ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Thirteen Russians, including a businessman close to Vladimir Putin were charged Friday in an elaborate plot to interfere…

FBI received tip on Florida high school shooting suspect but did not investigate

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

By KELLI KENNEDY, CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSH PARKLAND, Fla. — The FBI received a specific report in January that the suspect in the Florida…

Video Shows Civilian in Garden Grove Cop Car with Police AR-15 He Allegedly Fired

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

The Garden Grove Police Department today released video that shows a suspect, who was left alone in a police vehicle Tuesday night, grabbing a loaded…

Champagne, Chilaquiles and Drag Queens: Mary Prankster Does VLVT Lounge’s Drag Brunch

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

Orange County is the Stepford-wife, soccer-mom, cookie-cutter-housing-tract capital of Southern California. It’s a place that projects images of affluence accented by pristinely manicured lawns behind…

Bye, Bye, Bus [Hey, You!]

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

You are the guy who keeps parking his VW bus in front of my house. I want to congratulate you for your taste in automobiles.…

Marvel’s Black Panther Is a Blockbuster Fit for a King

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

The amount of hype surrounding the release of the latest Marvel superhero film has reached levels not seen for blockbuster films in years. So I…

Connect the Dolts: Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels and Octomom

By Orange County on February 16, 2018

Follow the bouncing, um … Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump’s personal attorney acknowledged paying $130,000 just before Election Day, first shared…