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Volunteers sought for Memorial Day Weekend flag placements at Riverside National Cemetery
Garden Grove-based Honoring Our Fallen is organizing the event.
Concept for Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest would add beginner areas, pump track
The $2 million renovation aims to create a place not just for pros and experts, but beginners who want to get better at the sport.
Corky: Part III OF an embellishment-free tale you still might not believe
Surfing columnist Corky Carroll recounts a tale 20 years in the making.
Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (April 30-May 7)
There were seven restaurants and food establishments ordered closed by Orange County inspectors from April 30 to May 7.
After losing state housing mandate lawsuit, Huntington Beach could face fines of up to $50,000 a month
The state is arguing the city should pay that monthly penalty retroactively back to Jan. 1, 2025.
A ‘barbaric’ problem in American hospitals is only getting bigger
Doctors and nurses have complained bitterly about the situation.
Frontier Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles hits, kills person on runway at Denver International Airport
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines flight at Denver International Airport late Friday night after they jumped a perimeter fence, airport officials said.
Man gets 15 years in prison for fatal shooting of 17-year-old outside La Habra Walmart
Joshua Christopher Brooks killed the victim nearly 3 years ago.
Woman wounded in car-to-car shooting on westbound 10 Freeway in Banning
The passenger, hit in the arm, told the CHP a sedan pulled alongside the SUV she was in and a male passenger leaned out a window with a handgun and…
Candidates for California insurance commissioner say they can fix the state’s coverage crisis
California insurance coverage issues might have more people paying attention to the race for the office of state insurance commissioner this year. Here’s what to know before you vote.