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Higher, wider berm stops flooding in Newport Beach on Saturday night

Higher, wider berm stops flooding in Newport Beach on Saturday night

By Orange County on July 5, 2020

An expanded berm prevented flooding in Newport Beach on Saturday night after Friday’s high-tide deluge, city officials said. The berm, quickly assembled on Saturday, had…

Locals volunteer to be infected with coronavirus to hasten vaccine development

By Orange County on July 5, 2020

In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner noted that milkmaids who caught cowpox from their cattle seemed to escape a much deadlier scourge: smallpox. So the…

Family leave job protections expanded in bill backed by Newsom

By Orange County on July 5, 2020

BY LAUREL ROSENHALL, CalMatters California led the nation when, in 2004, it became the first state to give private-sector workers six weeks off with partial…

How did wearing masks to combat coronavirus become such a political football?

By Orange County on July 5, 2020

Of all the polarizing issues dividing Americans during the overlapping crises of a worldwide pandemic and nationwide civil unrest over police brutality, the facial mask…

Man killed, driver arrested in Santa Ana hit-and-run crash

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

A pedestrian was fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday, July 4, in the 2400 block of South Fairview Street in Santa Ana, police…

John Wayne Airport gets $4 million federal grant for infrastructure improvements

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

Orange County’s John Wayne Airport has received a $4 million grant to update airfield signs, navigation aids and runway lighting, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.…

Look up starting at 2 p.m., historic planes might fly over to celebrate July 4th

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

Two different groups of pilots are planning Fourth of July flights over parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties Saturday afternoon, July 4. At 2…

Police protests continue throughout Southern California on July 4

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

It’s a holiday weekend, but the marches, rallies, and other actions against systemic racism and police brutality continue across Southern California. The nationwide movement sparked…

Clean up in Newport Beach after big surf and high tides caused flooding, sailboat capsize

Clean up in Newport Beach after big surf and high tides caused flooding, sailboat capsize

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

Mother Nature wreaked havoc in Newport Beach as the Fourth of July weekend got underway, sending ocean water flooding into streets late night on Friday,…

High tide, massive surf causes flooding along Balboa Peninsula

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

A combination of high tides and violent surf Friday night on the Balboa Peninsula flooded homes, reduced a sailboat to splinters and prompted several near-death…

Coronavirus: Orange County reported 713 new cases and 6 new deaths as of July 3

By Orange County on July 4, 2020

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported six new deaths as of Friday, July 3, increasing the total number of people in the county who…

OC district attorney charges surgeon, girlfriend with sober living home insurance fraud

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

A Beverly Hills surgeon and his girlfriend have pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing nearly $52 million in an elaborate insurance fraud scheme that…

Judge upholds Hawaii’s pandemic quarantine on arriving travelers

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU — A U.S. judge will not stop Hawaii from enforcing a quarantine on arriving travelers, saying in a ruling that…

The fight over the 241 Toll Road spills over to California Legislature

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

The fight over the future of the 241 Toll Road isn’t totally over yet. At issue is a bill by Sen. Pat Bates, which would…

Marine Corps’ first female ground combat battalion commander reflects on her historic role

Marine Corps’ first female ground combat battalion commander reflects on her historic role

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

As a young combat engineer officer, Michelle Macander was part of the U.S. Marines’ push into Iraq in 2003. Then a first lieutenant with the…

Felon arrested in Santa Ana case of hit and run that left fetus dead

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

A 27-year-old Santa Ana convicted felon was arrested Thursday, July 2, on suspicion of a hit-and-run collision that killed a pregnant woman’s eight-month-old fetus, authorities…

Fourth of July: Divided we stand on everything from flag to heroism

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

Welcome to the divided states of America. Get ready for an earful. We don’t agree on much in 2020. Need evidence? Just talk for five…

Southern California counties clear 100,000 cannabis convictions by July 1 deadline

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

As calls for criminal justice reform sweep the nation, California is taking steps to reverse some effects of the war on drugs, which continues to…

State budget sets standards, more accountability for pandemic-era education

By Orange County on July 3, 2020

As individual school districts across California consider how to reopen, lawmakers in Sacramento this week passed a state budget that’s intended to provide structure and…

Fountain Valley hospital workers protest for widespread patient testing and protection against coronavirus spread

Fountain Valley hospital workers protest for widespread patient testing and protection against coronavirus spread

By Orange County on July 2, 2020

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital workers on Thursday, July 2, protested what they called bare-minimum practices at the medical center to contain the spread of the…