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Company at center of Garden Grove chemical threat paid nearly $1 million to settle 2021 environmental violations
The company was cited for failing to keep emission records for volatile organic compounds and using equipment without required permits.
No looting issues so far during Garden Grove evacuations, police say
Despite a large scale evacuation affecting tens of thousands of residents across Garden Grove, Stanton and Anaheim, there have been no reports of looting after people fled their homes due…
‘It Takes Two’ rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop into mainstream, dies at 59
Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59.
Chapman University celebrates graduates; Duffer Brothers share how to slay the monsters of life
The university based in Orange will be handing out diplomas to more than 2,700 graduates over this weekend.
40,000 still evacuated as crews try to head off possible chemical tank explosion in Garden Grove
A roughly one-mile buffer has been set up around the tank, where the trouble began on Thursday.
By changing women’s lives, the pill changed the nation
The pill helped give birth to modern America. Known by one simple word, the revolutionary oral contraceptive — approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 66 years ago this…
Orange County voters can now cast their ballots in person
Nearly 40 vote centers around Orange County open Saturday, in addition to the dozens of ballot drop boxes around the county.
When to go principal to principal in commercial real estate
Transactions can collapse over comments that had nothing to do with price, timing or terms.
Behavior of teen in mosque shooting led police to seize family guns a year before attack
Teen killer who shot three at San Diego mosque was flagged for neo-Nazi beliefs; guns seized.
Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, May 22
Scores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, May 22