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Convicted double murderer Henry Rodriguez was released on bail Monday after 18 years in prison, another felony case upended because of questions related to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s use of jailhouse informants.
Rodriguez,...

SANTA ANA – A long-time Orange County Mexican Mafia chieftain, who continued to control crime in local neighborhoods and jails from a cell across the country, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for federal racketeering charges.
Rather than...

Some of the temporary water-saving measures imposed on homeowners and water agencies -- including how you wash your car at home and how you water your lawn -- are now permanent under an executive order issued Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
At the same...

Student entrepreneurs pitching an array of products and services – from embryo screening to a robot that supplements home therapies and a diagnostic tool – jockeyed for top prizes at a UC Irvine business competition. In all, 12 teams of student...

IRVINE – The main Marine Way entrance to the Orange County Great Park will close the last week of this month through mid-September.
Contruction work related to the future extension of Marine Way is the reason for the closure, according to city...

Costa Mesa Mayor Stephen Mensinger can continue with his lawsuit accusing the police union and its contractors of illegally planting a tracking device on his vehicle, an appellate court ruled Monday.
The wife of Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer can also...

BAJA, MEXICO – A monster hill covered in green chaparral and nearly as tall as the highest skyscraper in California looms above Marti Rogna as she climbs off her bicycle to fuel up.
Some might advise the 64-year-old Mission Viejo woman to give up....

SANTA ANA - Space enthusiasts from around Southern California joined the world in flocking to Internet live streams and area observatories Monday for an event that happens only a dozen or so times a century -- the transit of Mercury past the sun.
The...

HUNTINGTON BEACH – April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings have reached that moment in their volleyball partnership where they finish each other’s sentences.
After claiming the AVP Huntington Beach Open title Sunday, they began talking about how much...

ANAHEIM – A man threatening to jump off a freeway carpool flyover Monday morning shut down the 57 freeway during the incident, officials said.
The man was seen swerving at 8:34 a.m. in a black Hyundai before parking on the side of the raised...