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Homebuilder Tri Pointe rebranding local builders under one name

By Orange County on January 20, 2021

TRI Pointe Group, the nation’s 16th largest homebuilder, announced Tuesday, Jan. 19, that it is consolidating its six regional firms into a single brand: Tri…

Coronavirus: 1.39 million vaccines administered in California as of Jan. 18

By Orange County on January 20, 2021

California’s case count was nearing 3 million on Tuesday, Jan. 19. According to data gleaned from local public health departments across the state, there were…

Does a plastic bag stuck on whale’s mouth indicate more ocean trash?

By Orange County on January 20, 2021

The floating object in the humpback whale’s path at first looked like an ocean sunfish, which are roundish and can often be seen lazily floating…

LAX offers 30-minute COVID-19 tests for $80

By Orange County on January 19, 2021

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles International Airport is now offering COVID-19 test results in as little as 30 minutes with the addition of rapid antigen…

A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases

By Orange County on January 19, 2021

The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate…

Will skaters be able to roll into a new San Juan Capistrano skatepark?

By Orange County on January 19, 2021

Skater Peter Carey remembers the places he’d get kicked out of by security whenever he and his friends showed up to roll around in empty…

Parler reappears with help from Russian-owned security service

By Orange County on January 19, 2021

By Nate Lanxon and Amy Thomson | Bloomberg Parler, the free-speech social network, reappeared with the help of a Russian-owned web security service as the…

Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

By Orange County on January 19, 2021

By WILL WEISSERT | The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of…

How Trump will hand off nuclear football if he won’t meet Biden

How Trump will hand off nuclear football if he won’t meet Biden

By Orange County on January 19, 2021

By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump will not be in attendance Wednesday to watch as his successor Joe Biden is sworn into…

Walmart temporarily closes Orange store for COVID-19 sanitizing

By Orange County on January 18, 2021

Walmart temporarily closed its Orange store for COVID-19 sanitizing Monday, marking the company’s ninth such closure in recent days. The store, at at 2300 N.…

Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, on needing to ‘walk and chew gum’ in Washington

By Orange County on January 18, 2021

By Jennifer Medina, The New York Times As Kamala Harris steps into her role as vice president and out of her Senate office this week,…

Trumps won’t greet Bidens at White House before inauguration

By Orange County on January 18, 2021

By Kate Bennett | CNN On the morning of Jan. 20, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first…

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny returns to Moscow and is jailed for 30 days

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny returns to Moscow and is jailed for 30 days

By Orange County on January 18, 2021

By DARIA LITVINOVA | Associated Press MOSCOW — A Russian judge on Monday ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days, a ruling that…

Kamala Harris prepares for central role in Biden White House

By Orange County on January 18, 2021

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president —…

Kamala Harris officially resigns from the US Senate ahead of inauguration

Kamala Harris officially resigns from the US Senate ahead of inauguration

By Orange County on January 18, 2021

By Jasmine Wright and Chandelis Duster | CNN Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has formally submitted a letter of resignation for her US Senate seat to…