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The suspect accused of assault with a deadly weapon and leading authorities on a dramatic pursuit Thursday night that caused a massive traffic jam on the 91 freeway suffered K-9 bites before his arrest on suspicion of felony evading, authorities said...

FULLERTON – There was no rain delay, no rain out.
Instead, Friday’s Goodwill of Orange County Faley Special Games rolled right through its first rainstorm.
Beneath steady showers, athletes with developmental disabilities or other special needs...

COSTA MESA – A proposal by Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer for a $20 million bond measure to provide more affordable housing in the city died before reaching voters.
The City Council on Tuesday night voted 3-2 against a resolution that there’s a...

Watch your step out there.
Some beach-goers cringed in fear after hearing about Terréll Holmes, a 61-year-old grandmother who was bitten by a rattlesnake while on the sand at Crystal Cove State Beach last weekend. Sure, the snakes are native to the...

ORANGE – The journey to Mother’s Day was a tough one for Natalie Lakey and Kristen Skinner, but the gift of twins on Thursday makes for double the joy.
The Lakewood married couple went through several in-vitro fertilization treatments, and after...

SANTA ANA – Inside a large white tent and surrounded by other high school seniors at Santa Ana College, Leode Vazquez sifted through paperwork and then clicked away on a tablet, registering for his first semester.
Tuition won’t be a problem –...

All lanes of the I-5 freeway were reopened Friday after a woman who had threatened to jump from a nearby overpass came down, authorities said.
Santa Ana police were notified at 3:53 p.m. about a woman on the Lincoln Avenue bridge over the freeway,...

SANTA ANA – Placentia’s former financial-services manager pleaded not guilty on Friday to felony charges for allegedly embezzling $4.3 million from the cash-strapped city.
Michael Minh Nguyen, 34, of Irvine faces 17 counts of misappropriation of...

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KIDS NIGHT IN, PARENTS NIGHT OUT: Buena Park’s recreation staff is hosting a Fiesta Fun-themed party Friday for children ages 4 to 10. Held at Ehlers Event Center from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., the “Parents Night Out” event includes crafts,...

When you’re 6-feet, 6-inches tall, traveling for a living isn’t easy.
Airplane headrests are always too low, and your legs are always too long for the seat, says Huntington Beach pro volleyball player Casey Patterson.
He knows. In just two...