• Stagecoach 2019: How to see the festival on Instagram and Instagram Stories

    Stagecoach 2019: How to see the festival on Instagram and Instagram Stories
    The 2019 Stagecoach Country Music Festival is back this weekend and we’re ready to put on our cowboy boots on and listen to Sam Hunt at the Empire Polo Club.
    Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you are a Coachella lifer or prefer to watch from afar, get weekly dispatches during the Southern California music festival season. Subscribe here.
    Related Articles Stagecoach 2019: Female country artists are ready to kick up a little dust in the desert Stagecoach 2019: Grill Dads, Sco
  • This Kentucky Derby Super Six is crowded at the top

    This Kentucky Derby Super Six is crowded at the top
    Looking into our crystal ball, it might be the year when that string of Kentucky Derby-winning favorites ends at six. There are some viable longshots to be sure, including War of Will, By My Standards, Code of Honor and Long Range Toddy.
    But will the parade of favorites really come to a screeching halt? Is there anyone talented enough to trump Bob Baffert’s terrific trio of Game Winner, Roadster and Improbable? Anyone able to go eyeball to eyeball with Omaha Beach in the stretch and outrun
  • Girls swimming: Top-10 times entering Thursday, April 25 league finals

    Girls swimming: Top-10 times entering Thursday, April 25 league finals
    GIRLS SWIMMING/DIVING
    Top times through April 24, 2019
    Please send updates, corrections to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter
    200 medley relay (O.C. record 1:40.77) — SM 1:43.88 FSG, Foot 1:46.06, Wood 1:46.27, Tes 1:46.31, Los Al 1:50.32, FV 1:50.42, Nor 1:51.38, Beck 1:51.43, Irv 1:51.50, MD 1:51.92
    200 free (O.C. record 1:43.01) — Pearson (Foot) 1:46.78 FSG, Ella Ristic (SM) 1:47.01, A. Spitz (NH) 1:49.04, Degn (SM) 1:50.06, Watson (MD) 1:51.68, Losey (Tes)
  • Senior Living: Falling is one of the greatest risks to seniors. Do you know what to do?

    Senior Living: Falling is one of the greatest risks to seniors. Do you know what to do?
    By Mary Margaret Montgomery, MPT, MemorialCare director of clinical operations
    Contributing writer
    Recently, I was sleeping on a blow-up mattress in the middle of the downstairs living room of my sister’s house in South Carolina. I was awakened by a weird scraping sound. Confused and groggy from jet lag, I heard an unforgettable crashing sound. It was the sound of my dad falling and hitting the floor.
    Mary Margaret Montgomery MPT, director of clinical operations
    My sister Tracy and I conve
  • Advertisement

  • Orange moves toward electing council members by district

    Orange moves toward electing council members by district
    Orange has taken its first step toward converting to district-based city council elections starting in 2020.
    The Orange City Council on Tuesday, April 23 voted unanimously to have consultants collect demographics and other data for the city to create a district map.
    Under the district-based system, the city would be carved into geographic districts and the pool of voters in each section would choose a representative to the council.
    An Orange resident sued the city in late February for having an
  • Watch ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and meet Roxy, Mission Viejo’s therapy dog

    Watch ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and meet Roxy, Mission Viejo’s therapy dog
    The public is invited to enjoy the heartwarming feature film “A Dog’s Purpose” at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Mission Viejo City Hall.
    “A Dog’s Purpose” is based on the bestselling novel of the same name.  The movie shares the story of a devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he loves and serves.
    Following the screening, Mission Viejo Library’s reading therapy dog Roxy will take center stage with her t
  • Dodgers in a dilemma as Joe Kelly continues to struggle

    Dodgers in a dilemma as Joe Kelly continues to struggle
    CHICAGO — The Dodgers broke from their established practice by signing a setup reliever to a big free-agent contract last offseason, expecting Joe Kelly to pitch in high-leverage situations for them.
    That hasn’t worked out well so far.
    Kelly allowed runs in seven of his first 10 appearances with the Dodgers and took an ERA of 9.82 into Thursday’s game. Opposing batters had hit .367 (18 for 49) with a .633 slugging percentage against him, thanks to four doubles and three home ru
  • NHRA brings another twist to the four-wide track this weekend

    NHRA brings another twist to the four-wide track this weekend
    In 2009, NHRA introduced a new style of drag racing – four wide – at zMax Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Rather than the traditional two participants in a side-by-side battle, the sanctioning body added two more entrants. While racers were uncertain of the format, it has since become a staple and another four-wide event was added in 2018 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
    Both tracks are part of the O. Bruton Smith inventory of tracks that include Bristol and Sonoma.
    The
  • Advertisement

  • Why teen summer jobs are far and few between

    Why teen summer jobs are far and few between
    A summer job has become a rite of passage for American teenagers. From scooping ice cream to lifeguarding at the community pool, summer jobs have allowed teens to earn some extra cash before heading back to school in the fall. But over the past few decades, the rate of teenagers looking for summer jobs has fallen significantly. One contributing factor to the decline: Rising state and local minimum wages.
    Over the past several years, many states and locales have embraced higher wage mandates, som
  • ‘By-the-wind sailors’ could be headed to Southern California shores – and no, they’re not jellyfish

    ‘By-the-wind sailors’ could be headed to Southern California shores – and no, they’re not jellyfish
    By-the-wind sailors came ashore with the tide along the beach at Ocean City, Wash., in 2004. (AP Photo/The Daily World, Kathy Quigg)
    By-the-wind sailors, or Velella velellas, blanketed the ocean near San Clemente Island and could be making their way toward Southern California’s coastline like they did a few years ago. (Photo courtesy of Todd Mansur/Dana Wharf Sportsfishing)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBy-the-wind sailors, or Velella velellas, blanketed the ocean near San Clemente
  • NFL Draft: Players to watch with Rams pick at 31

    NFL Draft: Players to watch with Rams pick at 31
    The Rams haven’t had a first-round pick in the NFL draft since selecting Jared Goff in 2016. They haven’t picked in the back half of the first round since 2005. And with 30 teams picking ahead of them on Thursday night, strange things are bound to happen leading up to the 31st pick.
    Depending on how the board plays out, the Rams will explore their options to trade out of that pick. But if they wind up standing pat, here are 10 prospects the Rams might target with their first-round se
  • Disneyland brings back a favorite old fireworks show for an encore performance this summer

    Disneyland brings back a favorite old fireworks show for an encore performance this summer
    Disneyland will bring back a favorite old fireworks show this summer just a few days after the debut of Galaxy’s Edge as the Anaheim theme park gears up for the crowds expected to descend on the new Star Wars themed land.
    The “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show from the park’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2015 will return to Disneyland for an encore performance beginning June 7. The returning nighttime spectacular replaces the “Mickey Mix Magic” show that f
  • Whicker: Danny Roman brings it back home in title fight against T.J. Doheny

    Whicker: Danny Roman brings it back home in title fight against T.J. Doheny
    Danny Roman has been a world champion for a year now. His life has changed. He says his identity hasn’t.
    “There are a lot more cousins I didn’t know I had,” Roman said, laughing alongside Eddie Gonzalez, his trainer and manager.
    He had just come down from a makeshift ring at Muscle Beach on Tuesday, having sparred against the wind for a few minutes as a DJ and a ring announcer sounded off.
    It’s all part of Matchroom Boxing’s promotion of Friday night’s f
  • Mortgage competition banned at Laguna Woods co-ops

    Mortgage competition banned at Laguna Woods co-ops
    What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
    Rate news summary
    From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year averaged 4.20%, up 3 basis points from last week. The 15-year fixed rate averaged 3.64%, up 2 basis points from last week.
    The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 7.3% percent decrease in loan application volume from the previous week.
    Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets the average 30-year fixed rate on a conforming
  • Review: Kyung Bok Kung raises the bar for Korean barbecue

    Review: Kyung Bok Kung raises the bar for Korean barbecue
    Kyung Bok Kung is the swankiest Korean barbecue restaurant in Orange County, and nothing in Los Angeles quite compares, either. Kyung Bok Kung is to Korean barbecue what The Capital Grille is to American-style steakhouses. It is a large luxury chain focused on prime beef and personalized service. 
    There are 45 locations in South Korea, plus a dozen more throughout Asia. The branch in Buena Park, which opened in August, is the first and for now still the only location in the United States.
    A
  • 38 cases of measles reported in California this year, an increase of 15 in the past week, many linked to travel abroad

    38 cases of measles reported in California this year, an increase of 15 in the past week, many linked to travel abroad
    Amid a national and international measles outbreak, state health health officials are warning Californians traveling abroad to get fully vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.
    As of Thursday, April 25, there have been 38 confirmed cases of measles in California this year, according to the California Department of Public Health. This is an increase of 15 cases from last week.
    Six of those cases — involving five adults and one child — have been reported in Los Angeles County
  • Drummond: Field for Orange County congressional seat includes a Yorba Linda leader

    Several of Yorba Linda’s elected leaders are backing Councilwoman Peggy Huang’s bid to run against a Democratic incumbent and win back an Orange County congressional seat for the GOP next year.
    City Council colleagues Tara Campbell, Beth Haney, Gene Hernandez and Carlos Rodriguez – all Republicans – have endorsed Huang’s candidacy in the March 2020 primary election.
    Also in Huang’s corner are Yorba Linda residents Ryan Bent, elected in 2016 to represent most o
  • U.S. Embassy says to avoid Sri Lanka places of worship, fearing attack

    U.S. Embassy says to avoid Sri Lanka places of worship, fearing attack
    By EMILY SCHMALL and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that places of worship could be targeted for militant attacks over the coming weekend, as police searched for more suspects in the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings that killed over 350 people.
    The stark warning came as Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told The Associated Press that he believed militants, likely with access to explosives, remained on the l
  • Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention

    Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention
    By YURI KAGEYAMA
    TOKYO  — Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Japanese detention center Thursday evening, his head held high, after paying 500 million yen ($4.5 million) in bail and winning a court rejection of an appeal from prosecutors.
    Ghosn walked solemnly out of the Tokyo Detention House with one of his lawyers by his side. They got into a dark van without speaking and drove off, watched by dozens of journalists who had been waiting for his release for hours.
    Pros
  • Polar Playground in Huntington Beach will serve ice cream sundaes, extreme shakes and enormous cotton candy

    Polar Playground in Huntington Beach will serve ice cream sundaes, extreme shakes and enormous cotton candy
    It’s called the Northern Lights and it does show off a rainbow of colors like an aurora, each shade a different flavor, garnished with pop rocks that assault the taste buds the minute the gentle wisps of feathery candy have melted from your tongue.
    Polar Playground opens Friday, April 26, in a compact 1,200 square-foot space offering ice cream and cotton candy treats. The two sweets make up a whimsical menu, served separately or in combination. There are also extreme shakes, craft sodas an
  • Master Gardener: How to keep pillbugs in the compost from attacking your garden

    Master Gardener: How to keep pillbugs in the compost from attacking your garden
    Q: I have many pillbugs living in my compost pile. I don’t mind them in the compost, but I don’t want them in my garden space. How do I keep them away from my tender, young plants?
    A: Sowbugs and pillbugs are soil-dwelling crustaceans that primarily feed on decaying plant material. For this reason, they are beneficial inhabitants of your compost pile because they assist in breaking down vegetable matter into smaller fragments, which aids in decomposition. When there is not enough dea
  • How the BeachLife Festival sailed into Redondo Beach

    How the BeachLife Festival sailed into Redondo Beach
    As 41-year-old Allen Sanford looks at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach from the second floor window of his office, he remembers the days he spent there as a kid with his brothers. It’s where their mother would “turn them loose,” and where the now avid surfer first learned to swim.
    But he doesn’t have too much time to reminisce now because he has big plans for that lagoon, and the nearby harbor.
    The entrepreneur and his 46-year-old business partner Rob Lissner are turning t
  • 40,000 acres of nearly unknown Orange County wilderness are managed by nearly 600 volunteers

    40,000 acres of nearly unknown Orange County wilderness are managed by nearly 600 volunteers
    A mountain biking group takes a break at The Sinks in Limestone Canyon. The three people on the right are Irvine Ranch Conservancy docents. From far right to left: Sharon Aspinwall, Jeff Bleck and Christian Lutkemeyer.
    Bob Aleman of Fullerton rockets up a hill in Limestone Canyon during an Irvine Ranch Conservancy outing.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLynn Bixen of Palm Desert checks out The Sinks during an Irvine Conservancy led ride.Christian Lutkemeyer, 52, of Irvine, left, makes sure
  • Study: 1-in-5 Southern California renters could afford to buy a local home

    Study: 1-in-5 Southern California renters could afford to buy a local home
    Is the “Southern California is unaffordable” message scaring off house hunters who could qualify to own?
    Stats from the California Association of Realtors estimate that Southern California has 576,613 renting households — roughly 1-in-5 of all tenants — with the financial oomph to buy a local residence,
    Now the data doesn’t tell us the thinking of this good-sized group of relatively well-paid non-owners in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
  • Pop-Up Disney: You can take selfies in Mickey Mouse themed rooms at Downtown Disney, but it will cost you

    Pop-Up Disney: You can take selfies in Mickey Mouse themed rooms at Downtown Disney, but it will cost you
    A new social media-centric exhibit dedicated to selfie-obsessed millennials puts visitors at the center of every work of art and lets them take photos of themselves in front of colorful Disney backdrops crying out to be snapped, grammed and tweeted.
    The Pop-Up Disney! A Mickey Celebration exhibit debuts Friday, April 26, inside the former ESPN Zone at the Downtown Disney outdoor shopping mall just outside the gates of Disneyland, the most Instagrammed place on earth.
    The limited-time pop-up expe
  • Stagecoach 2019: Female country artists are ready to kick up a little dust in the desert

    Stagecoach 2019: Female country artists are ready to kick up a little dust in the desert
    Though the top tier acts for the 2019 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio this year are all male — with Luke Bryan leading the charge on Friday, April 26, Sam Hunt keeping the party going on Saturday, April 27, and Jason Aldean closing out the Mane Stage on Sunday, April 28 — there are plenty of female artists taking charge at the festival. With country darlings and Stagecoach veterans Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris both enjoying enough crossover success to perform or drop i
  • The beauty and mystery of a Japanese garden in Southern California

    The beauty and mystery of a Japanese garden in Southern California
    You can learn basic elements of garden design by visiting the Japanese garden in Woodley Park in Van Nuys, starting with the entrance gates. There are three contiguous gates, but only one is open. “The idea is to create mystery, which arouses your curiosity to go inside and take a closer look,” I learned from Stu Drexler, a garden docent. This principle may also be illustrated in winding garden paths, where what lies ahead is hidden from view by large shrubs or trees.
    Drexler also in
  • GOP challenger to U.S. Rep. Katie Porter doesn’t live in the district: Should that matter?

    GOP challenger to U.S. Rep. Katie Porter doesn’t live in the district: Should that matter?
    A Republican hoping to unseat Democratic Rep. Katie Porter in 2020 is drawing early criticism from a fellow challenger, and some political observers, because she doesn’t live in the district she wants to represent.
    Peggy Huang lives in Yorba Linda and serves on the city council. Yorba Linda is in CA-39, but the district Porter represents — and which Huang wants to take — is CA-45. The boundaries for California’s 45th congressional district stretch from Irvine to Mission V
  • Bargain Hunter: Get a free macaron from Michelina

    Bargain Hunter: Get a free macaron from Michelina
    Michelina, an artisan French boulanger patissier at The Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles, will give you a free macaron with a $15 purchase through April 30. Buy bread, pastries or desserts and select the flavor of your free treat. The shop is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at 6333 W. 3rd St. Call 323-329-4000 or go to www.michelinala.com.
    Related Articles Bargain Hunter: The Oinkster is giving away a guitar Bargain Hunter: Free Workonomy paper shredding event a
  • Putin: North Korea ready to denuclearize — if it gets guarantees

    Putin: North Korea ready to denuclearize — if it gets guarantees
    By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and ERIC TALMADGE
    VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit Thursday he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he gets an ironclad guarantee of security beforehand.
    The Russian president stressed that Moscow and Washington both want North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. But he said the security guarantees should be underwritten by multiple countries, hin
  • 5 garden tips to try in your yard this week, April 27-May 3

    5 garden tips to try in your yard this week, April 27-May 3
    1. Take cover
    Plant summer annuals and groundcovers. Campanula poscharskyana is a low-growing evergreen groundcover that prefers shade or filtered sunlight and blooms in spring with heavy clusters light blue inch-wide stars. Most of the year it is under three inches high but flower clusters may rise to a billowy eight inches for a short while. Add sea lavender, or perennial statice, Limonium perezii, for another beautiful shade of blue in the garden. It blooms throughout spring, summer and fall,
  • Ex-Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 White House bid

    Ex-Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 White House bid
    By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press
    WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the soul of the nation at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election.
    In a video posted on Twitter , Biden focused on the 2017 deadly clash between white supremacists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Biden noted Trump’s comments that there were some “very fine peo
  • Boys swimming: Top-10 times entering Thursday, April 25 league finals

    Boys swimming: Top-10 times entering Thursday, April 25 league finals
    BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING
    Orange County leaders through April 24, 2019
    Please send updates/corrections to Dan Albano at [email protected] or on Twitter at @ocvarsityguy
    200-yard medley relay (Top 10) — Uni 1:34.83 FSG, Tes 1:35:34, AN 1:35.99, SM 1:37.98, Nor 1:38.25, JS 1:38.43, TH 1:38.93, LaHi 1:38.96, MD 1:39.36, Wood 1:39.36
    200 free (10) — Ingram (Foot) 1:38.53 FSG, Lewis (TH) 1:40.75, Mykkanen (Foot) 1:40.84, Davis (Tes) 1:41.02, Leech (ET) 1:41.64, Brune (SM) 1:42.31, Smith (AN) 1:
  • Gov. Newsom denies parole for ex-Mexican Mafia hitman Rene ‘Boxer’ Enriquez

    Gov. Newsom denies parole for ex-Mexican Mafia hitman Rene ‘Boxer’ Enriquez
    SACRAMENTO — For the fourth time since 2014, the California governor’s office has stepped in to prevent a former Mexican Mafia leader who has renounced his past from seeing the light of day.
    In a three-page letter issued April 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom denied parole for Rene “Boxer” Enriquez, 56, overturning a decision by the state’s parole board in December. Enriquez has been granted parole four times since 2014, but each time the governor’s office has blocked h
  • Angels blow five-run lead and lose for 9th time in 10 games

    Angels blow five-run lead and lose for 9th time in 10 games
    Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons hits a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    New York Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner watches a home run from Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons go over the wall during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecon
  • Lou Williams, Clippers stave off elimination, push Warriors to a Game 6

    Lou Williams, Clippers stave off elimination, push Warriors to a Game 6
    Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, right, drives the ball against Los Angeles Clippers’ Danilo Gallinari, left, and Landry Shamet (20) in the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
    OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 24:Lou Williams #23 of the LA Clippers drives on Alfonzo McKinnie #28 of the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of the first round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Pl
  • Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Wednesday, April 24

    Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Wednesday, April 24
    Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Wednesday, April 24.
    BASEBALL
    Wednesday’s baseball scoreboard
    No. 3 JSerra put itself in a position to earn second place in the Trinity League by beating No. 6 Santa Margarita 1-0 at JSerra High. If the Lions beat the Eagles Thursday, they will finish second place in league. Ryan Farmer pitched a shutout for JSerra, allowed just two hits and had a career-high six strikeouts. Spencer Edwards pitched a gem fo
  • NFL Draft 2019: Southern California prospects to keep an eye on this weekend

    NFL Draft 2019: Southern California prospects to keep an eye on this weekend
    These NFL prospects with Southern California ties could hear their name called this weekend during the draft in Nashville.Alex Mattison – San Bernardino HS, Boise State, DB
    Lonnie Johnson – San Bernardino Valley, Kentucky, DB
    Nate Meadors – San Gorgonio HS, UCLA, DB
    David Sills, El Camino College, West Virginia, WR
    Jahlani Tavai, Mira Costa HS, Hawaii, LB
    Jalen Greene, Serra HS, Utah St., WR
    Joe Anderson, Mira Costa HS/ECC, Ohio, Guard
    Manoah Pearson, Carson HS, Sacramento St.,
  • LAFC’s Adam Friedman stepping down as stadium president

    LAFC’s Adam Friedman stepping down as stadium president
    The first president of the Banc of California Stadium entertainment division, Adam Friedman, has agreed to step back from his full-time role with the Los Angeles Football Club.
    No replacement will be named, confirmed LAFC co-owner and president Tom Penn.
    Working in coordination with USC and the Office of Exposition Park Management, BOCSE manages events at the stadium and throughout the South Los Angeles site.
    “The BOCSE group will continue to function as they do and we’ll do it withi
  • Scott Touzinsky leaves Long Beach State volleyball program after sexual misconduct probe

    Scott Touzinsky leaves Long Beach State volleyball program after sexual misconduct probe
    Long Beach State assistant men’s volleyball coach Scott Touzinsky, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist, has left the 49ers program a day after it was revealed he was sanctioned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving an underage female athlete.
    Touzinsky’s departure follows a Southern California Newspaper Group report Tuesday that the former 49ers All-American had continued coaching during the current college season despite
  • Galaxy, Minnesota United play to scoreless draw

    Galaxy, Minnesota United play to scoreless draw
    Minnesota United midfielder Kevin Molino (7) leaps over Los Angeles Galaxy defender Julian Araujo (22) in the second half of an MLS soccer game, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
    Minnesota United forward Angelo Rodriguez (9) eyes the ball before attempting a shot against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first half of an MLS soccer game, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)SoundThe gallery will resume inse
  • Developer proposes replacing Laguna Hills Mall with 2,100 apartments, hotel and more

    Developer proposes replacing Laguna Hills Mall with 2,100 apartments, hotel and more
    About 2,100 apartment units, a boutique hotel, a three-acre park, four office buildings and a movie theater are just a part of an updated proposal for replacing the Laguna Hills Mall.
    Merlone Geier Partners unveiled its updated plan for the 68-acre Five Lagunas at a community open house inside the mall on Wednesday, April 24. Two anchor stores – Macy’s and J.C. Penney – going vacant last year freed up more areas for development, company officials said of the expanded plans
  • Orange baseball headed to CIF-SS playoffs after win over Santa Ana

    Orange baseball headed to CIF-SS playoffs after win over Santa Ana
    ORANGE – What had been a complicated playoff picture at the start of the week became a bit clearer after the Orange baseball team defeated Santa Ana 4-3 in the Orange Coast League regular-season finale Wednesday at Orange High School.
    Minutes after the victory, Orange got word that Costa Mesa had defeated Calvary Chapel 4-2.
    Santa Ana’s Emilio Castaneda reacts after making the final out of their 4-3 loss to Orange in an Orange Coast League baseball game at Orange High in Orange on We
  • Like Kevin Garnett, Patrick Beverley provides culture-setting intensity

    Like Kevin Garnett, Patrick Beverley provides culture-setting intensity
    OAKLAND — For an organization seeking to emphasize “grit,” Patrick Beverley has been an ideal culture-setter – much like another of Coach Doc Rivers’ players was in Boston.
    So said Agua Caliente Clippers coach Brian Adams, who formerly was a video coordinator with the Celtics – and who’s the centerpiece of an anecdote delivered recently by former Boston star Kendrick Perkins on “The Woj Pod,” the podcast hosted by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarow
  • Dodgers come out on wrong end of power show in Chicago

    Dodgers come out on wrong end of power show in Chicago
    Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock slides as he catches a fly ball hit by the Cubs’ Cole Hamels during the third inning of Wednesday’s game in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
    Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against The Chicago Cubs Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsChicago Cubs’ Daniel Descalso looks to home plate umpire Chad Whitson for the cal
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday (4-24-19)

    Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday (4-24-19)
    Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Wednesday, April 24.
    BASEBALL
    SOFTBALL
    BOYS GOLF
    SUNSET SURF LEAGUE
    Corona del Mar 188, Huntington Beach 207
    Sea Cliff CC (par 36)
    Medalist: Jenkins (CdM) 34
    Note: CdM (11-1 overall) looks to clinch league championship in their next match.
    TRINITY LEAGUE
    JSerra 187, Orange Lutheran 208
    Arroyo Trabuco (par 36)
    Medalist: Schrodt (JS) 34
    EMPIRE LEAGUE
    Kennedy 201, Pacifica 217
    Lakewood CC (par 36)
    Medalist: Kim (Ken) 34
    Note: Ken clinches their the le
  • Anaheim softball celebrates first league title after defeating Katella

    Anaheim softball celebrates first league title after defeating Katella
    ANAHEIM – The party started moments after Anaheim’s Miranda Ramirez lined a single over the shortstop to drive in two runs and invoke the mercy-rule with no outs in the sixth inning.
    “Ball game,” the umpire said.
    Anaheim’s dugout erupted in celebration and its players soon bounced for joy near third base.An A-Town party ignites! ⁦@AnaheimSports1⁩ wins its 1st league title with a walkoff hit by Miranda Ramirez as Colonists beat Katella 11-1 ⁦@ocvars
  • Chris Taylor’s struggles could change Dodgers’ left-field look – but not yet, Dave Roberts says

    Chris Taylor’s struggles could change Dodgers’ left-field look – but not yet, Dave Roberts says
    CHICAGO — Left field was supposed to be the Dodgers’ only true platoon this season.
    So far, though, it has been a decidedly lopsided one. Joc Pederson is off to an excellent start against right-handed pitching with 10 home runs and a 1.091 OPS overall. But Chris Taylor has not upheld his end. He went into Wednesday’s game batting .161 with 18 strikeouts in 56 at-bats.
    If that continues, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged starting Pederson against left-handed pitchers (de
  • Women of Coast event shines spotlight on Orange County difference makers

    Women of Coast event shines spotlight on Orange County difference makers
    A little more than five hours later, the future Hall of Famer took the field against the New York Yankees, but he played a different position when the dynamic speaker accepted her award.
    Angels star Albert Pujols was the admiring husband in the crowd – smartphone raised to shoot video – as his wife, Deidre, closed the second annual Women of Coast luncheon Wednesday, April 24, with her powerful speech and a message about what everyone in attendance could do for the community.
    “O
  • New District Attorney Todd Spitzer to launch internal probe into Orange County jailhouse informant scandal

    New District Attorney Todd Spitzer to launch internal probe into Orange County jailhouse informant scandal
    New Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced Wednesday he will conduct his own investigation into the office’s use of jailhouse informants because it does not appear local prosecutors were reviewed in the state’s four-year probe.
    Spitzer made the statement in a letter sent to state Attorney General Xavier Becerra seeking clarification on whether the state has ended its investigation, which began in 2015 under former Attorney General Kamala Harris, now a U.S. senator and

Follow @Anaheim_NewsUS on Twitter!