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Gas leak at Chapman University repaired

Fire officials and gas company crews were working to repair a punctured gas line at Chapman University Friday morning. Officials announced at 11:36 a.m. that the leak had been repaired.
At just after 9 a.m. a vendor hit a 2-inch line while working at...

 

Disney announces premiere date for stage rendition of 'Frozen'

ANAHEIM – The new Disney musical, “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” will debut May 27 at Disney California Adventure Park, the theme park announced Friday.
Based on Disney’s 2013 widely successful animated film, “Frozen,” the stage show...

 

Orange County jobs: Unemployment rate dips to 4%, lowest since June 2007

Orange County’s unemployment rate fell to 4 percent in January, the lowest since June 2007, state job counters reported Friday.
The Employment Development Department showed local joblessness falling from a revised 4.1 percent in December and 5...

 

Photos: Street Style from the Outlets at San Clemente

Welcome to Street Style, where we chronicle fashionable figures and chic characters in Orange County.
This week we visited the Outlets at San Clemente to check out styles at the new shopping center.
Do you know about a spot we should highlight in our...

 

Affordable housing advocates sue to block Costa Mesa Motor Inn development

COSTA MESA – An affordable housing advocacy group and several residents of the Costa Mesa Motor Inn have filed a lawsuit alleging the city’s approval of the owner’s plan to demolish the motel and build a luxury apartment complex violates state...

 

See an oceanfront, 6-level Laguna house that comes with a private slice of the beach - for $20 million

A bluff-top, oceanfront house on the market in South Laguna Beach comes with a couple of perks down on the sand: a private slice of the beach, and along with that, a gated patio with a cabana and grassy lawn.
There's even a hammock.
Pricetag: $19.99...

 

Man dies after crashing car into wall of Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club entrance in Mission Viejo

A man in his 30s is dead after crashing his car into a wall at a Mission Viejo golf course entrance early Friday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities are investigating the scene and the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club...

 

National Day of Unplugging: Here's how to survive without your cellphone, TV or computer

It sounds like a “Seinfeld” episode. Can you last for 24 hours without touching your phone or laptop or video games or tablets or headphones or GPS or Netflix?
Elaine would be out immediately because she secretly looked up something in a J....

 

2 dead in high-speed Huntington Beach crash into apartment building; intersection closed

Two young men are dead after their car crashed into an apartment building at high speed and caught fire in Huntington Beach early Friday morning, police said.
The intersection of Warner Avenue and Edwards Street and surrounding area are closed for...

 

Despite $10.8 million settlement for San Clemente houses damaged in landslide, owners waiting on red tape

SAN CLEMENTE – Eleven San Clemente homeowners have waited five years to repair their houses that were damaged in a landslide.
Despite receiving a $10.8 million lawsuit settlement in January, they will have to keep waiting indefinitely, their...

 

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