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Desperate Lakers battle until the end in Game 4, but Thunder complete sweep
The Lakers take a lead into the fourth quarter for the first time in the second-round series and keep it close down the stretch with big baskets from Austin Reaves…
Orange County baseball Top 25: Orange Lutheran, Huntington Beach stay in top spots
JSerra, Marina and Mission Viejo rise in this week's Orange County baseball rankings.
Drummond: PYLUSD strategizes for its future educating students
Jim Drummond is a longtime Yorba Linda resident. He regularly gives his take on local issues.
Student found with loaded gun after fleeing high school in Westminster, police say
The student had refused to let police search his bag on campus, they said. The firearm was a 'ghost gun,' they said, meaning it had no serial number.
All-County girls wrestling: Aubree Gutierrez is the OC wrestler of the year
The Marina sophomore leads the selections for the All-Orange County girls wrestling team for the 2025-26 season.
Little Saigon remembers with Black April ceremony
Members of Orange County's Vietnamese community gathered to remember the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, during the city of Westminster's annual Black April commemoration.
Westminster’s new street signs honoring Charlie Kirk go viral
Installed in late April, the signs declare the stretch of All American Way between Westminster Boulevard and 13th Street, "Charlie Kirk Way."
Orange County boys and girls track and field leaderboard, April 29
There are some record setters among this season's Orange County track and field leaders.
Status Update: Mother’s Market opens in Dana Point; MemorialCare taps new CEO
Also in the news: What's up with Erewhon rumors? The boutique grocery store might be eyeing locations in Costa Mesa/Newport Beach.
5 new Orange County restaurants and food spots to put on your radar
Including a pair of ice cream shops battling for frozen dessert supremacy and a seafood buffet taking over a former Rite Aid.