Bonded dogs need a family to adopt both
LAKE FOREST – Daisy, a brindle boxer, won't let Buster, a fawn-colored boxer, out of her sight.
She cries if rescue volunteers take him from their shared dog run without her — even if it's just a foot away. Buster crowds next to Daisy whenever he... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:06pm
Shooting rabbits gets OK again in Mission Viejo
MISSION VIEJO – Exterminators may continue shooting rabbits nibbling and gnawing their way through landscaping at two senior communities in the city.The homeowners associations for Palmia and Casta del Sol, gated communities for residents ages 55... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 8:58pm
Naposki to I.D. ‘real’ killer
Now Eric Naposki is going to give us the "real" shooter?
The convicted killer sat in his cell Friday and refused to come out to watch convicted accomplice Nanette Packard Johnston sentenced to life for the murder of William McLaughlin.
It was one of... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 8:12pm
Mystery proposal: Who's in this Huntington Beach photo?
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 7:50pm
Deputies union goes to 'war' over tougher internal affairs probes
For decades, Orange County sheriff's deputies, sergeants and detectives facing internal investigation had a notable advantage: they got to look at the evidence against them before being interviewed.
They could see the witness statements, the video... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 7:23pm
State: 13 O.C. districts in ‘financial jeopardy’
Thirteen Orange County school districts are among 188 statewide that have filed spending plans indicating they might not be able to meet their financial obligations over the next two years, the state Department of Education reported Monday.
State... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 6:52pm
CSUF graduation: flash mob and wedding proposal
From Mimi Ko Cruz, Cal State Fullerton Media Relations:
Rocio Almaraz, who is graduating magna cum laude from Cal State Fullerton with a bachelor of science degree in human services, organized a flash mob dance as a surprise for attendees at her... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 6:47pm
Golden Gate Bridge: Engineering masterpiece turns 75
The Golden Gate Bridge first linked San Francisco to Marin County on May 27, 1937. But building the bridge had been a dream for decades before. Real planning began in 1920 when Joseph Strauss dedicated himself to making it happen. Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 6:16pm
Olympics: 2020 finalists coming this week
As the torch relay traverses Britain ahead of the July 27 opening of the London Games, the IOC is looking much further ahead: Where will the Olympic flame burn eight years from now?
Against a backdrop of global financial turmoil and political... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 5:00pm
Irvine Co. halts $18.5 million sale of bankrupt villa
An unexpected entrant into the drama over the sale of a bankrupt Newport Coast mega-mansion raised a last-minute complication, causing a 10-day delay in what had been expected to be the property's routine transfer to the highest bidder at a recent... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 2:30pm
2 small quakes strike in Southern California
Two small earthquakes rattled parts of Southern California late Sunday and early Monday, the most recent a magnitude 3.6 quake southeast of Bakersfield just before 4 a.m.
Before that, a magnitude 3.4 quake shook Riverside County east of Anza at 11:19... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 10:30am
Driver beaten in Dodger Stadium parking lot
LOS ANGELES -- A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday.
The driver, a man in his 20s, was in stable condition with... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 10:27am
O.C. unemployment 3rd lowest in the state
While Orange County had 119,700 unemployed workers in April, the county's 7.4% unemployment rate was third lowest in the state, according to the state Employment Development Department.
Lowest unemployment rates
Marin County just north of San... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 10:00am
Morning fog, then warm; weekend cool-down
The week opens with what could be a foggy morning commute Monday before inland temperatures warm into the 80s, the National Weather Service says.
And while that pattern holds through the middle of the week, a doubling-up of low-pressure air systems... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:36am
Man faces trial in 1998 rape, murder
SANTA ANA – A man indicted in connection with the rape and murder of an Anaheim liquor store owner goes on trial Monday.
Louis Acosta, 41, is accused of attacking Dung Doung as she slept inside her store, D&D Market, June 4, 1998. The murder went... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:34am
AfterWork: Ten Asian Bistro in Newport Beach
It's hard to believe that Ten Asian Bistro has been around only seven years.
The trendy Asian fusion restaurant near the airport has been talked about so much and for so long that I assumed that it had been a fixture on the Orange County nightlife... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:26am
Game 5: How the Lakers can win tonight
Slideshow: How often do the Lakers get the opportunity to "shock the world"? Usually the world is shocked when they lose, or when they throw away games like Game 2 and 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Tonight in Oklahoma City will be one of... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:24am
‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ get ready for their final songs
The annual showdown between “American Idol” and “Dancing With The Stars” reaches its peak this week when both hit series hold their finales over three nights of TV filled with smoke machines and spandex and rhinestones and confetti.... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:21am
TBN extravagance? Read internal memos for yourself
We've been telling you about the charges leveled by the granddaughter of Trinity Broadcasting Network's Paul and Jan Crouch, who accused the world's largest Christian broadcaster of playing fast and loose with the ministry's millions – and... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:20am
Santa Ana and state at odds over redevelopment
SANTA ANA – The state Department of Finance has requested that Santa Ana's oversight board reconsider payment of more than $561 million in projects and debts from Santa Ana's former redevelopment agency.
The city received word in a May 3 letter... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:19am
Homebuilders on board with feng shui
Ms. Feng Shui walks into a model home in Irvine and glances around the room.
"You want the front door to be solid, not glass," she says, eyeing the position and color of the door, examining the stairs, checking out the bathroom and inspecting the... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 10:00pm
Injured motorcyclist found at Orange hospital
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST – A motorcyclist who was the focus of a three-agency search was located at Chapman Medical Center in Orange, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Marc Stone said.
A 15-man OCFA ground and air search crew, rangers from the... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 9:37pm
Final: Padres 3, Angels 2 (13 innings)
The question on Sunday was who would blink first just as the Angels lost, 3-2, to the San Diego Padres in the interleague series rubber match in 13 innings at Petco Park
In the bottom of the 13th inning, the Padres’ Will Venable lifted a David... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 8:59pm
R.I.P.: Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
Bee Gees vocalist Robin Gibb has died after a long up-and-down battle with cancer and intestinal surgery that included slipping in and out of a coma earlier this month. He was 62.
As Reuters recently reported, Gibb regained consciousness while... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 7:35pm
I-405 on-ramp open after car flips onto it
SEAL BEACH – The southbound on-ramp to the I-405 is open following the crash of a silver Toyota that flipped onto the connector on Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
At 3:17 p.m., motorists called the CHP after the Toyota... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 7:05pm
Irvine Junior Games celebrates 25 years
IRVINE – Starting guns fired and kids in color-coded T-shirts sprinted around the track at Irvine Stadium on Sunday. The Irvine Junior Games celebrated its 25th anniversary by hosting various track and field events, including 400-, 800- and... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 6:55pm
WWII vet pays for Marines to enjoy country club
NEWPORT BEACH – Tom Evans greeted each Marine entering the formal dining room of Big Canyon County Club with a firm handshake and a hug.
Evans, 85, a retired Marine who served in World War II and the Korean War, wanted each of the active-duty... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 6:30pm
Lake Forest man dead, wife hospitalized ID'd
LAKE FOREST – An 80-year-old man is dead and his 68-year-old wife is in the hospital after suffering from three gunshot wounds after a shooting in a Lake Forest home Sunday morning.
Rita Cucinella called the Orange County Sherriff's Department just... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 2:39pm
With California Adventure growth, Disney now No. 1 O.C. employer
ANAHEIM – The pair went in a group to Disneyland in 2007, and a romance broke out.
Now, James and Beth Silverman, recently married, are moving their relationship across the esplanade to join the staff launching the updated Disney California... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 3:01am
FDA rule clears medical devices without human testing
Laurie Kelly blinked awake from surgery at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, grateful for the cutting-edge technology that gave her the chance to beat breast cancer in a single day.
That June 2010 morning, Hoag doctors removed a tumor from her left... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 3:01am
Fizzle at finish a huge blow to Lakers
LOS ANGELES – Lakers coach Mike Brown has put it as simply as he could to his players.
The team that is the most physical is going to win.
He forgot to tack four words on at the end.
In the fourth quarter.
The Lakers wilted at the worst time in the... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 2:30am
Troy High places 2nd in Science Olympiad
Fullerton's Troy High School has again taken top honors in the National Science Olympiad Tournament, placing second overall and taking home 13 medals in various events.
"They performed very well, and they put a whole lot of work into this," said Kurt... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 11:50pm
Chapman graduates 1,700 in weekend ceremonies
ORANGE – Trey Cannon stood surrounded by family, posing for one photo after another, moments after graduating from Chapman University on Saturday, smiling broadly as he considered the journey he'd just completed.
"It's pretty surreal to be honest,"... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 11:07pm
CSUF awards diplomas to 10,359 students
FULLERTON – For decades, David G. Jones built a successful career in financial services, even launching a financial firm.
But Jones, 70, always felt like a "second-rate" professional because he never earned a college degree. On Saturday, after... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 11:02pm
Two-car accident backs up I-605
LOS ALAMITOS – An hourlong SigAlert was issued and has since been canceled for the southbound I-605 at Katella Avenue.
At 5:08 p.m., the California Highway Patrol was notified of a silver Mitsubishi Eclipse on its roof and a silver Nissan 300ZX... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 8:44pm
Beach homes lead O.C. homebuying spree
Orange County homebuying runs at a six-year high with a widespread recovery highlighted by the hottest spot: near the beach.
Click to see where homes sold best in Southern California!
That’s what we found our studying how housing trends hit various... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 6:40pm
Clippers blow big lead, face elimination
The Clippers players and coaches have insisted that they couldn’t afford to play from behind against the Spurs. Saturday afternoon, it turned out that the Clippers would have a hard time playing from in front, too.
After leading by over 20 points... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 6:14pm
iPhone generation -- a failure to communicate?
As the most wired generation in history enters the job market, they may get tripped up by an unexpected problem — poor communication skills.
Employers surveyed by Millennial Branding cited communication as the No. 1 job skill they are looking for... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 4:10pm
Transgender woman makes beauty pageant history
Trailblazing in a bikini
UPDATE: Jenna Talackova became 1 of 12 semi-finalists tonight out of 62 contestants, but was not selected to be among the top 5 finalists.
A beauty contestant in Canada made history this week as the first-ever... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 3:25pm
Masked robbers swipe $500,000 in tires
FULLERTON – Authorities are investigating a strange robbery during which masked hoods broke into a tire shop late Friday night and drove away with two big rig trailers filled with tires.
"It was somebody who knew what they were doing," police Lt.... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 1:27pm
See a partial solar eclipse Sunday evening
The moon will invade the sun's space in Southern California skies Sunday evening, intruding in front of the solar disk enough to look as if it's biting off a chunk of it in a rare partial eclipse.
The partial, or "annular," eclipse begins about 5:30... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 12:40pm
Tom Fuentes, longtime former O.C. GOP chairman, dies
Tom Fuentes, the longtime chairman of the county Republican Party who increased the GOP stronghold over the county and then watched demographic changes roll back those gains, died Friday night surrounded by family at his Lake Forest home after a... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 10:03am
Lakers pull out victory with gritty effort
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant shot the same unsteady 9-of-25 field-goal percentage as last game, but he came through just enough down the stretch this time to lift the Lakers to a 99-96 victory Friday night at Staples Center and cut Oklahoma City's... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 2:59am
Angels still know how to beat up on NL teams
SAN DIEGO – Every season, baseball offers the Angels a 5-Hour Energy Drink in the middle of their schedule – interleague play.
The Angels have already won six of nine games against the worst team in the American League, the Minnesota Twins.... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 19, 2:32am
Deputy ‘earned his place in the department’
Deputy James Lee Russell never let anything hold him back.
Russell, an accomplished sportsman, outdoorsman and racer who fought a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis to become an Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy, will be memorialized... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 18, 11:34pm
Burning rocks victim tells of strange horror
SANTA ANA – At first, Lyn Hiner thought it was a bug bite when she felt a sudden sting on her right thigh. She gave her thigh a swat and the next thing she knew flames shot from her shorts where she stood in her San Clemente kitchen, eating an... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 18, 9:45pm
Nurses accused of deception over Orange County school
The state nursing board is accusing five nurses of fraud and seeking to revoke their licenses for operating a school in Orange County and the Philippines that purported to prepare students to be registered nurses in California.
While students of... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 18, 9:40pm
Fullerton is first Cal State to ban all tobacco use
FULLERTON – Starting in summer 2013, anxious Cal State Fullerton students wanting to puff a post-final exam cigarette will have to leave campus to do it.
This week, the university's interim president signed an order banning use of all forms of... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 18, 9:32pm