SANTA ANA — An Orange County Superior Court judge on Friday vacated the murder conviction of a Seal Beach jewelry store robber, potentially freeing the…
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Lifeguard hopefuls hit the sand and surf in Newport Beach
It’s a job interview like no other – brave body-numbing ocean water and sprint in the sea, then race across the sand with hopes that…
Coronavirus tracker: California reports 10,324 new cases and 336 new deaths as of Saturday
California saw 661 fewer hospitalizations on Saturday, Feb. 6 from the previous day, lowering the total number of hospitalizations to 12,476, a 45.4% decrease from…
Coronavirus: 1,187 new cases, 46 new deaths in Orange County as of Feb. 7
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 1,093 patients infected with the coronavirus in local hospitals as of Sunday, Feb. 7. That is 71 fewer…
California builders not in much of a homebuilding mood
California homebuilders modestly increased their single-family construction plans in 2020, but the expansion badly trailed a national building boom. In an odd pandemic year that…
SoCal Edison, other utilities to spend $13 billion to reduce the risk of wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s largest utilities said Friday that they will spend about $13 billion to reduce the risk of wildfires following the worst fire…
Months after fighting coronavirus, some now face heart, lung or neurological problems
Daisy Martinez did her best to avoid the coronavirus. “Everyone was kind of shocked when I came down with it, because I was so protected.…
Corona man arrested after suspected DUI crash in Santa Ana leaves a woman dead
SANTA ANA — A woman died Saturday morning in a crash believed caused by a DUI driver. The crash occurred at 5:13 a.m. at the…
Newsom says state will revise indoor worship guides after Supreme Court ruling
A Pasadena-based church has won a partial injunction against California’s prohibition against indoor worship services to help limit the spread of coronavirus under a U.S.…
Wyoming GOP censures Rep. Liz Cheney over impeachment vote
By MEAD GRUVER | Associated Press RAWLINS, Wyo. — The Wyoming Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday to censure U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to…
2022 Super Bowl at Sofi Stadium brings excitement, uncertainty
For Los Angeles-area sports fans, the highlight of Sunday’s Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., could be the moment after the game ends. That’s when anticipation…
Supreme Court lets California churches hold indoor services
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to let indoor worship services resume at a group of suing churches, easing restrictions that officials said were…
Black History Month billboards salute African Americans and their seminal achievements
She stares down from a digital billboard looming over the freeway, a youthful woman wearing a white nurse’s cap from the 1880s. Who is she?…
Casual fans’ guide to watching Super Bowl LV
A lack of Super Bowl parties is just the excuse some people needed. They don’t care about football and only gathered with people who did…
Biden doesn’t think $15 minimum wage will ‘survive’ bill process
By Kate Sullivan | CNN President Joe Biden conceded that he does not believe he will be able to raise the minimum wage to $15…