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DENVER – Donald Trump’s harsh campaign rhetoric against Mexican immigrants has helped him win a substantial delegate lead in the Republican primary, but it is also mobilizing a different set of likely voters – six of them alone in the family of...

The public will have a chance to pay tribute to Nancy Reagan at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum through March 20.
A book for the public to write condolences will be available through that date in the Annenberg Entrance Court, along with a...

At the 2015 NSSA Interscholastic State Championships, surfers from Orange County were state of the art.
Check out how they did Saturday and Sunday at San Onofre’s Church Beach:
High school men: Huntington Beach High's Griffin Foy led a 1-2-3 sweep...

Don’t pack up the snow gear just yet.
Bear Mountain and Snow Summit got about eight inches of snow with the last storm, and have all of their lifts still operating. Snow Valley got about a foot of new snow.
Mammoth Mountain got a big heaping of the...

Register restaurant critic Brad A. Johnson has been nominated by a global culinary organization for a series of reviews and guides published in 2015.
The International Association of Culinary Professionals nominated Johnson in the “Food-Focused...

Here’s a roundup of restaurant and retail news from across Orange County. Take a look at the slideshow for more details on each.
Poke: Poke bowl concepts are popping up all over Orange County, and the trend doesn’t show signs of stopping.
Here...

MISSION VIEJO – Taylor Stickle won the third annual Saddleback Star vocal music competition on Thursday at Saddleback College’s McKinney Theatre. The audience used smartphones to text votes and pick the winner from among 11 contestants, who’d...

A 96-year-old Laguna Woods man has been charged with molesting two girls, ages 10 and 11, authorities said Monday.
Kenneth Leroy Collins is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday on four felony counts of lewd or lascivious act with a minor under 14,...

Nothing brings out Huntington Beach residents more effectively than a robust protest about the city’s plans for more housing.
On Monday, more than 200 residents filled City Hall’s auditorium and an overflow room to once again voice their...

IRVINE – More than one year after stained soil was uncovered near where a new high school is being built, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control has ordered additional soil testing at the site.
The directive follows months of...