Orange County Register: Local
- Convicted double murderer walks free as more jailhouse snitch questions arise
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 12:37 AMConvicted 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- A pitch 'tank' at UCI: 12 startups score $100,000 in prizes
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 07:25 PMStudent 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Whiting: Pedaling for fun and friendship in Mexico
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 11:06 PMBAJA, 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Breaking: Man threatening to jump off Anaheim carpool flyover, CHP shutting down 57 freeway
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 12:26 PMANAHEIM – 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Get a raise this year? SoCal's pay hikes ranked top in nation
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 03:00 AMSouthern California is the nation’s hot spot for pay raises, according to one salary benchmark. The federal government’s Employment Cost Index shows private employers in the five-county Los Angeles region upping wages and salaries at a 3.7...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Roll' models: Mighty Mama Skate-O-Rama raises funds to fight human trafficking
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 01:40 AMLAGUNA NIGUEL – Suzy Van der Karr rarely has felt as close to her five children as when they skateboard together.
At 49 years old, the San Diego resident doesn’t do many tricks anymore, but she still enjoys “shredding” on her board.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Campaign turning to local races as presidential primaries solidify
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:47 PMLess than 18 months after squeaking into office by a 43-vote margin, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do will be tested again beginning this week as mail-in ballots start arriving in voters’ mailboxes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- What's behind Orange County's economy recovery? Our shopping habits offer a big clue
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 03:00 AMWith Orange County’s economic expansion entering its seventh year, the inevitable questions about the longevity of the expansion do crop up.
It’s not emotional baggage from the Great Recession. It’s not economic policy.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nyquist wins the Kentucky Derby - owner is a Sunset Beach resident
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 07:17 PMLOUISVILLE, Ky. – Nyquist kept his perfect record intact, winning the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday to prolong the buzz that American Pharoah created a year ago when he won the first Triple Crown in 37 years.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Chance of rain Saturday, lingering clouds this weekend – and then more sun for Orange County
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 01:48 PMThose umbrellas can go back into the closet.
After Friday’s bursts of rain, Orange County was expected to get scattered showers at most Saturday, with clouds lingering through Sunday.
By Monday, the sun will be back.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Some water restrictions to become permanent under Gov. Brown's executive order
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 04:39 PMSome 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Construction to close main entrance to Orange County Great Park this summer
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 08:26 PMIRVINE – The main Marine Way entrance to the Orange County Great Park will close the last week of this month through mid-September.
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Contruction work related to the future extension of Marine Way is the reason for the closure, according to city... - April Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings hit homestretch to Rio in stride, winning AVP Huntington Beach Open
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 01:25 PMHUNTINGTON BEACH – April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings have reached that moment in their volleyball partnership where they finish each other’s sentences.
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After claiming the AVP Huntington Beach Open title Sunday, they began talking about how much... - Homeless man leads Tustin police on short chase before climbing on top of businesses
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 12:50 PMTUSTIN – A 26-year-old transient was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of fleeing from police by jumping along the roofs of several businesses before he was hospitalized with a deep cut on his buttocks, police said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- MUSIC: Everything you need to know before buying tickets to the Desert Trip mega-concert
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 04:04 PMThey’re calling it the concert of a lifetime and if you weren’t alive for Woodstock, well, they just may be right.Desert Trip will happen Oct. 7-9 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Who, Roger Waters,...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Everyday Heroes: Teens start Orange County's first Second Harvest food club at Aliso Niguel High School
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 01:09 PMALISO VIEJO – Kalen Patel recalls how he felt when, at age 5, he first saw someone who was homeless – a man near a Vons grocery store, holding a sign and asking for money for food.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Crucial witness identification under dispute
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 01:42 AMScanning a six-photo lineup, the Fullerton bank clerk took only seconds to identify the man she believed pointed a gun at her.
But the woman was less certain a year later as she stood in a Santa Ana courtroom inches from the man she identified.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dog suit incident leads to surprise donor in Lake Forest recall effort
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 09:55 PMLAKE FOREST – Jim Gardner has been a community activist for years, pushing to get Lake Forest its own dog park, chastising city officials for accepting money from outside interests and fighting to slow the city’s housing boom.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 21-year-old Santa Ana man killed in freeway crash identified
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 01:21 PMThe coroner's office on Saturday identified one of two men who died early Thursday morning when a car that flipped on I-5 freeway in Tustin, just south of the 55.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Surfers get a thrill from spy-hopping whales off Huntington Beach pier
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 01:50 PMThe waves weren’t all that great, so what were the surfers yelling and cheering about?
That’s what Diggy Riley, aquatics coach at Edison High School, wondered as he looked out toward the water Friday morning from the Huntington Beach Pier.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Longtime O.C. Mexican Mafia chief gets 15 years for running streets from inside
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 02:50 PMSANTA 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Appeals court clears way for suit against Costa Mesa police union
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 12:27 AMCosta 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Mercury in transit: Tiny planet puts on a rare show, thrills space watchers
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 04:22 PMSANTA 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.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Bigger guns, bigger problems? How high-powered ammunition could affect nuclear power plants
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 01:31 AMShortly after the horrors of 9/11, a curious package landed on Dave Lochbaum’s desk.
It was flat but heavy. Inside the bubble pack was a battered steel plate, blasted with dents and holes from semiautomatic weapons fire.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe sells Huntington Beach house seen on TV's 'Man Caves' for $1.84 million
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 03:00 AMFormer NFL punter and Los Alamitos High School graduate Chris Kluwe has sold his four-bedroom Huntington Beach house for $1.84 million.
The home in The Peninsula, a guard-gated community, was listed at $1.995 million last year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - O.C. surf instructor to hit the beaches of North Korea
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:45 PMSteve Jobs smiled.
Bill Murray smiled.
David Robinson, “The Admiral” of NBA fame, smiled, too. And last week, a homeless guy stood on a board and rode a wave and grinned from ear to ear.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - David Whiting: Mom is still showing us how
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:56 PMI sit in a coffee shop and ask my 89-year-old mother if it’s okay to write a column about her struggles of the past five months. Some would consider them embarrassing.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Dana Point mayor: Development and tourism are booming
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 09:26 PMDANA POINT Plans to transform this sleepy seaside village into a bustling destination that welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors are rapidly moving forward.
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“Development is widespread across the city,” Mayor John Tomlinson said Friday during... - 9 South County restaurants burglarized in string of break-ins
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 03:01 PMNine South Orange County restaurants were burglarized late Friday night and early Saturday morning, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Lt. John Roche. All the businesses were closed to customers at the time.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- O.C. 'new guy' shows you how to brew the world's best beer
Friday - 05/06/2016 - 02:11 PMHis beer baptism came at age 9.
His father Russ and his uncle Shawn would cook up a batch of hops and malted barley in the garage, and little Trevor Walls would take the first sip.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share