Anaheim news

• Orange County senior golfers can play a final round in the Orange County All-Star Showcase

  26-05-2020 23:54
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowTiger Tahvildari was looking forward to his senior year on Edison’s boys golf team.
  Edison won the CIF Southern Section’s Southern Region team championships last year. The opportunity to add another CIF title this year ended when the coronavirus outbreak ended the season for golf and all of the other spring sports.
  Tahvildari and other Orange County senior boys golfers will have a final chance to
  
  Read more

• QB Josh Johnson provides relief while waiting for next NFL call

  26-05-2020 23:35
  
  Josh Johnson was denied the chance to compete in his own Madden tournament, but he’s not complaining.
  The 64-person video game tournament that will raise money for those affected by coronavirus is near capacity. Johnson, the former NFL and XFL quarterback, will have a Playstation controller handy in case a spot is available.
  “I’m trying to sneak my way into this one, but I can’t,” said Johnson, who’s hosting the tournament this week through his Fam1st Family F
  
  Read more

• Sparks add athleticism and rebounding with acquisition of Cal alum Kristine Anigwe

  26-05-2020 23:27
  
  Kristine Anigwe had a monster senior season at Cal, averaging 22.5 points and a nation-high 16.2 rebounds for the Bears. Now her talents will be displayed with the Sparks, who Tuesday announced they have acquired the 6-foot-4 post from the Dallas Wings for a second-round draft pick in 2021.
  The Sparks also received Dallas’ third-round draft pick in 2021.
  Anigwe was taken ninth overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2019 WNBA draft. She played 17 games for the Sun that year and then was deal
  
  Read more

• 3 hospitalized after multi-car crash in Newport Beach that temporarily shuts down Coast Highway

  26-05-2020 23:22
  
  Three people were hospitalized and one was arrested after several cars collided on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Tuesday, police said.
  It was just about 10:30 a.m. when the crash was reported in front of the Balboa Bay Resort at 1221 West Coast Highway. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, said Newport Beach police spokeswoman Heather Rangel.
  A Range Rover and a Ferrari were traveling at high speeds westbound on Pacific Coast Highway and struck two other cars on the road, Rangel
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 3 hospitalized after multi-car crash in Newport Beach that shutters Pacific Coast Highway

  26-05-2020 23:22
  
  Three people were hospitalized after several cars collided on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Tuesday, police said.
  It was just about 10:30 a.m. when the crash was reported in front of the Balboa Bay Resort at 1221 West Coast Highway. Up to four vehicles were involved in the crash, said Newport Beach police spokeswoman Heather Rangel.
  The crash caused all lanes of the highway to temporarily close from Dover Drive to Tustin Avenue on the eastbound and westbound sides, Rangel said. Three
  
  Read more

• Mark Covert, Nike’s Moon Shoes and a run into the record books

  26-05-2020 23:13
  
  First, there’s The Streak. That’s how you usually discover the Zelig-esque Mark Covert.
  You read about, then struggle to digest it. The incomprehensible hits you like a 2-by-4 between the eyes that somebody could run at least one mile a day, every day, for 45 years. The mental Samsonite isn’t big enough to contain how someone can run upwards of 163,000 miles — running, running and running more.
  Running from the presidential administration of Lyndon Johnson until Barack Ob
  
  Read more

• California allows some reopening of barbershops, hair salons

  26-05-2020 22:39
  
  By KATHLEEN RONAYNE
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that barbershops and hair salons can reopen immediately in counties that have been cleared to move faster on lifting coronavirus restrictions.
  The governor’s announcement is part of an ongoing relaxation of orders intended to help prevent spread of COVID-19.
  The state’s guidance says customers and workers in barbershops and salons must wear face coverings during hair-cutting and other close-conta
  
  Read more

• ComplexCon in Long Beach canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns

  26-05-2020 21:57
  
  Iron your old shirts and shine up the worn sneakers because you’ll be wearing them for a while.
  ComplexCon, the annual Long Beach event that’s part mall and part music festival, has been canceled this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  ComplexCon officials announced earlier this month that the event, which was scheduled for November, will instead return to Long Beach in 2021.
  Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you are a Coachella lifer or prefer to watch from
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Video: Jay Leno takes joyride in Elon Musk’s Cybertruck in Hawthorne

  26-05-2020 21:41
  
  On this week’s episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” (10 p.m. Wednesday, CNBC), Leno meets up with Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and gets a real treat when he takes the yet-to-be-released Cybertruck out for a spin.
  Yes, Leno meets Musk at Tesla’s Hawthorne headquarters and the maverick tech entrepreneur puts the comedian behind the wheel of the distinctive — and massive — electric vehicle, which isn’t expected to be available until late next year.
  Leno
  
  Read more

• NYSE trading floor reopens for first time in 2 months

  26-05-2020 21:33
  
  By Matt Ott, Ted Shaffrey and Lisa Marie Pane, The Associated Press
  The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened Tuesday in a largely symbolic step toward economic recovery, and stocks surged, even as the official U.S. death toll from the coronavirus closed in on 100,000, a mark President Donald Trump once predicted the country would never see.
  With infections mounting rapidly in places like Brazil and India, a top global health official warned the crisis around the world is far fro
  
  Read more

• Orange County schools finding ways to celebrate graduations

  26-05-2020 21:28
  
  Unprecedented times call for unprecedented graduation ceremonies.
  Orange County’s Class of 2020 will mostly mark the milestone with online celebrations for now.
  Here are school district plans as they stand now. Bring on the emojis.
  Anaheim Union High School District
  “Virtual graduations” will be held on YouTube on May 30, with student speeches, special recognitions and other typical graduations trappings.
  In a letter to district families, school officials acknowledged the disap
  
  Read more

• Can Orange County restore 264,000 jobs lost to coronavirus?

  26-05-2020 21:28
  
  As the Orange County economy reopens, the repair task is large: Unemployment hit 13.8% in April as roughly after 1-in-6 jobs were wiped out due to coronavirus-related business limitations.
  My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures, found local bosses had 1.41 million employees in April. This staffing level, derived from a survey of employers, was down 264,200 in the two months after stay-at-home orders iced the economy. That’s a 16% drop.
  “Getting back to the economy at th
  
  Read more

• Shopping center giant Simon reopens 9 Southern California malls

  26-05-2020 21:26
  
  The Brea Mall. (Orange County Register file photo)
  The Outlets at Orange.(Courtesy of the Outlets at Orange)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAerial view of The Shops at Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo, California, on Thursday, May 11, 2017.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Torrance’s Del Amo Fashion Center is void of customers after a rise in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
  A person with a mask walks th
  
  Read more

• Apple to reopen about 100 more U.S. stores this week, including California

  26-05-2020 21:23
  
  By Mark Gurman, Bloomberg
  Apple said it will reopen about 100 more retail stores in the U.S. this week, with more than half offering curbside pick-up service only.
  “This week we’ll return to serving customers in many U.S. locations,” Apple said Tuesday in a statement. “For customer safety and convenience, most stores will offer curbside or storefront service only, where we provide online order pick-up and Genius Bar appointments.”
  The move adds to about 30 U.S. stor
  
  Read more

• Why can’t I name my baby what I want? Ask the lawyer

  26-05-2020 21:19
  
  Q: There is news that Elon Musk and his girlfriend named their baby “X AE A-12,” but that the name may not be allowed. Why can’t someone name the baby whatever he or she prefers?
  – A.S., Los Angeles
  Ron Sokol
  A: California’s state constitution sets forth that names can only use the 26 alphabetical characters of the English language. Research further indicates that diacritical marks are banned, such as an accent for a name like José. For now, it is not clear h
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus rebound? California consumers more confident in May

  26-05-2020 21:09
  
  California consumers felt a bit more confident in May with a jump optimism about the financial future, according to one survey.
  The state’s consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board, was up this month as the state economy slowing started to reopen. A month ago, California consumer confidence crumbled to a six-year low with the biggest one-month drop in the index’s history dating to 2007.
  Attention, real estate watchers: Sign up for The Home Stretch newsletter. It&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Rock & Brews prepare to reopen, minus El Segundo, which falls to bankruptcy

  26-05-2020 20:45
  
  A Rock & Brews restaurant in El Segundo has filed for bankruptcy, but the company’s remaining 20 locations are preparing to be up and running soon with safeguards to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  In a May 12 Chapter 7 filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Rock and Brews LLC, which owns the El Segundo restaurant at 143 Main St., listed estimated assets of $50,000 or less with liabilities of $100,000 to $500,000. The corporation said it will
  
  Read more

• Disneyland and other California theme parks can reopen in Stage 3, state says

  26-05-2020 20:44
  
  Disneyland and other California theme parks currently closed by the COVID-19 pandemic can reopen during Stage 3 of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s four-stage road map for reopening California’s economy, according to state officials.
  Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, SeaWorld San Diego, Legoland California and other theme parks fall into Stage 3 of California’s road map for reopening, according to state officials.
  “Theme parks
  
  Read more

• Anaheim briefs: Celebrating Anaheim’s 2020 graduates

  26-05-2020 20:43
  
  City of Anaheim is celebrating its high school graduates for 2020 through May 30.
  With graduation and promotion ceremonies and celebrations postponed, cancelled or gone virtual, the city is finding a way to celebrate the students. This is a community campaign that was launched on May 13.
  Messages are displayed at City Hall, the Anaheim Resort, Honda Center, Angel Stadium, ARTIC as well as Disneyland Hotel and other hotels. Facebook and Instagram  pages will also be acknowledging the graduat
  
  Read more

• Where USC football stands at running back entering 2020 season

  26-05-2020 20:30
  
  Entering the 2020 season, USC enjoys the benefit of returning all four running backs from last year’s bunch. It’s a crowded field, but given the injuries the Trojans’ top-three options suffered last season, depth is not unwelcome.
  Here’s a look at where USC’s running back position sits heading into the summer:
  On the roster
  Vavae Malepeai and Stephen Carr are back for their senior seasons.
  Malepeai played in eight games in 2019, missing five due to a knee injury tha
  
  Read more

• Fitness clubs facing $10 billion revenue hit as members flee

  26-05-2020 20:23
  
  By Sonali Basak, Bloomberg
  Fitness clubs rocked by COVID-19 closures face a swell of bankruptcies with more than $10 billion of revenue wiped out as clients ditch memberships, according to investment bank Harrison Co.
  In a Harrison survey of 1,000 fitness club users, more than a third said they have canceled or plan to terminate existing memberships.
  “There are 38,000 locations throughout the U.S., and about a third have a reasonably high probability of being shut down,” Paul Byrne,
  
  Read more

• Here’s a look at the SpaceX mission, the first crewed launch from the US in nearly 10 years

  26-05-2020 20:15
  
  Southern California-based SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vehicle has a launch scheduled for Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It will be the first crewed launch from the US in nearly a decade. It will also be the first crewed launch of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.Getting to the space station
  The mission, called Demo-2, will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., with two NASA astronauts.Liftoff is sch
  
  Read more

• Taco Tuesday: DIY crispy cheese tacos and ready-to-drink margaritas

  26-05-2020 20:02
  
  I thought it would come with instructions. But I guess Puesto thought people should already know how to assemble a taco. I mean, how hard can it be? 
  Granted, I’ve already finished my first margarita, and the tequila is messing with my spatial coordination. I pick up the phone and call for help. The sidewalk in front of Jack's Surfboards bears the latest honorees in the Surfing Walk of Fame. Inductees this year include Bob Hurley, Timmy Turner, Mary Lou Drummy, CJ Hobgood, J
  
  Read more

• Elected officials, not judges, must end the health crisis in immigrant detention centers

  26-05-2020 19:35
  
  The world has watched in horror as COVID-19 infection rates in prisons and detention centers have exploded around the country.
  Three weeks ago, Carlos Escobar-Mejia, an immigrant confined at the Otay Mesa Detention Center outside of San Diego, was the first to lose his life to COVID-19 while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Escobar-Mejia lived in the United States for 40 years but had been unable to regularize his status due to criminal convictions early in his life. He
  
  Read more

• Black man dies after video shows officer kneeling on neck

  26-05-2020 18:29
  
  By AMY FORLITI
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis was seen on a bystander’s video pleading that he could not breathe as a white officer knelt on his neck during the arrest and kept his knee there for several minutes after the man stopped moving.
  The death Monday night after a struggle with officers was under investigation by the FBI and state law enforcement authorities. It drew comparisons to the case of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who die
  
  Read more

• Lancaster JetHawks face uncertain future after 24 years

  26-05-2020 18:28
  
  Over the past 24 years, Lancaster Municipal Stadium – or The Hangar, as it’s known locally – has provided an escape from the bleak realities of living in an isolated high desert city at the northern edge of Los Angeles County.
  For at least 70 days every summer, the Single-A Lancaster JetHawks baseball team brings together a community that spans generations, social classes and races. This is a devoted group that includes characters like “Hot Rod” Will and “JetH
  
  Read more

• Will fans come back when theme parks reopen?

  26-05-2020 18:21
  
  While theme parks in California remain closed indefinitely, parks on the East Coast are preparing to return. Legoland Florida reopens on June 1, and Universal Orlando’s three parks will welcome back guests starting June 5.
  In the Midwest, Indiana’s Holiday World returns on June 17. In Europe, some parks have reopened even earlier, including Germany’s Europa Park and The Netherland’s Efteling, both of which rank among the top 25 theme parks in the world for annual attendan
  
  Read more

• Shark season is back: Surfers spooked at Trestles, advisory in San Clemente, sightings off Capo Beach and Manhattan

  26-05-2020 18:19
  
  Ivanka Trump waves to the crowd as she walks on stage to deliver a speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicke
  
  Read more

• 2 men wounded in Anaheim shooting; drive themselves to hospital

  26-05-2020 18:03
  
  Two men were wounded Monday night in Anaheim after someone shot into their vehicle and drove themselves to the hospital, police said.
  The pair were in a car in the alley of the 2600 block of East Park Lane when the suspect struck at about 10:30 p.m., Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said.
  One was wounded in the neck and the other was hit in the abdomen, Carringer said. They wounded pair drove themselves to a hospital; one was treated as a trauma patient.
  Both victims were uncooperative, and i
  
  Read more

• Rams offense and new coordinator Kevin O’Connell are clicking

  26-05-2020 18:00
  
  The Rams hired Kevin O’Connell to help the offense meet expectations.
  But first things first. Someday soon, O’Connell expects to meet the offense.
  Four months after the new offensive coordinator and other new assistant coaches joined the staff, O’Connell still hasn’t been able to introduce himself to most of his players face to face. Coronavirus restrictions have kept NFL teams from gathering at team facilities, let alone on practice fields. The Rams are conducting unit a
  
  Read more

• Order from the kids menu from these restaurants

  26-05-2020 17:58
  
  It must be difficult being a kid in today’s situation; however, some establishments are doing their best to ensure a great meal. While the kids are getting their summer break started, they’ll need a break from the television and books to fill up on fuel. Check out this list we made of restaurants with great children’s menus and deals for a limited time. Call and ask any questions beforehand while they offer pickup and delivery.
   
  I-HOP
  Courtesy of Business Insider/ Hollis
  
  Read more

• Spring wrap-up Q&A: Edison swimming coach says athletes keep reminding him there is a future out there

  26-05-2020 17:30
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: The Orange County Register is having the area’s spring sports coaches take part in a Q&A about the 2020 season that was cut short by the coronavirus crisis.
  Matthew Whitmore, Edison swimming
  Q: How are you adapting to being home every day during the spring?
  A: My days are still spent in the seemingly monumental effort to motivate student-athletes. It’s just that now I have
  
  Read more

• Newport Beach man behind Duffy boats floats idea of Duffy ‘huts’ for homeless

  26-05-2020 16:00
  
  What image comes to mind when you hear the words “Duffy Boat,” which is perhaps the world’s most iconic battery-powered electric watercraft?
  How about a languid trip around Newport Harbor with family or friends? At a steady 5 mph, the whisper-quiet ride on a Duffy is as smooth as the wine flowing from the captain’s cooler.
  As Marshall “Duffy” Duffield likes to say, in person and on his company’s website, a Duffy boat is about lifestyle — a luxury l
  
  Read more

• Courts soon to emerge from coronavirus restrictions, reopening in a new reality

  26-05-2020 15:30
  
  Southern California courthouses whose operations were drastically curtailed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic are gearing up for a reawakening, but justice will look much different as judges work to balance health concerns and constitutional rights.
  Smaller jury pools, remote proceedings, video-streamed hearings and few court visitors will mark the new courthouse reality, as the days of bustling hallways and elevators packed with attorneys, jurors, witnesses, law enforcement officials and
  
  Read more

• WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes

  26-05-2020 14:12
  
  By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
  BANGKOK  — As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel.
  “Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s executive dir
  
  Read more

• Norco ’80, part 8: Bank robbers flee the area, and reinforcements join the pursuit

  26-05-2020 14:10
  
  Norco ’80
  The true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American historyParts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14George Smith sat in a pool of his own blood in the back of the stolen pickup and watched the Security Pacific Bank recede into the distance. He released an empty magazine out of the bottom of the Heckler and snapped in a fresh jungle clip. They crested the hill and continued north. All they needed to do was make it one mile more up Hamner, switch to the cold cars parked a
  
  Read more

• It’s time for American economic heroes to shine: Ken Calvert

  26-05-2020 10:48
  
  Our unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness could not be denied by King George III. It’s now up to us to ensure they aren’t denied by COVID-19.
  The deadly and highly infectious nature of COVID-19 is undeniable. It’s why we essentially shut down our economy overnight. To save lives, we took the disruptive steps needed to flatten the growth curve of the virus. Our pause gave health officials the time and space necessary – combined with resources pro
  
  Read more

• Police use drone to find a missing woman in Orange

  26-05-2020 04:52
  
  Officials in Orange turned to a drone when a woman went missing on Monday, May 25.
  Family members told police the elderly woman left with her dog on early Monday morning and had not been seen in three hours, according to the Orange Police Department’s Facebook page.Happy to report her and her dog are recovering well. pic.twitter.com/0n3JCAHY1j
  — Orange Police Department (California) (@CityOfOrangePD) May 25, 2020Officers responded to a call at 11:42 a.m. to the area of 5100 East Henl
  
  Read more

• Why should Joe Biden choose Kamala Harris for veep?

  26-05-2020 04:32
  
  For months, California’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has campaigned hard to convince presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden he should make her his vice presidential running mate.
  The ever-ambitious, well-spoken and fast-on-her-feet Harris fits into many categories Biden openly seeks to match: She’s black, female and could appeal to foreign-born voters as the daughter of an immigrant. She would likely overwhelm the ever-meek current Vice President Mike Pence i
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus recovery stats split Southern California health departments

  26-05-2020 04:14
  
  Under pressure from the Board of Supervisors, Orange County’s Health Care Agency will begin posting estimates of how many county residents have recovered from the coronavirus on Tuesday, May 26.
  County health officials will join their counterparts in Riverside County, Ventura County and the city of Long Beach in reporting that number daily. Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County and the city of Pasadena do not offer that information, although San Bernardino County may
  
  Read more

• Santa Anita: Abel Cedillo caps afternoon riding Keeper Ofthe Stars to victory

  26-05-2020 03:31
  
  Abel Cedillo capped a special afternoon Monday at Santa Anita by riding Keeper Ofthe Stars to victory in the $300,000 Grade I Gamely Stakes.
  A 4-year-old daughter of Midnight Lute, Keeper Ofthe Stars went postward at 7-1 and gave Cedillo his fourth victory of the day and seventh in the past two days.
  Cedillo, who relocated from Northern California in 2019, is second in the Santa Anita rider standings, trailing Flavien Prat, 62-51, as he’s continued his success since moving his business sou
  
  Read more

• War! Pandemic! Memorial Day flyover shows it’s all in the way you look at it

  26-05-2020 03:11
  
  World War II Col. Harry “Pat” Hofferbert turned away from looking at the skies over Riverside National Cemetery and — from his seat in an old warbird — he looked back to the ground, at the resting place for many of his former comrades.
  It was almost too much for his 96-year-old eyes to take.
  “I thought of all the guys laying there. People call us ‘heroes.’ We’re not heroes,” said an emotional Hofferbert, of Santa Ana, one of several military
  
  Read more

• Raging Bull wins Santa Anita’s Shoemaker Mile

  26-05-2020 03:06
  
  There must be something about Southern California that appeals to Raging Bull, who returned west for the first time in a year and a half and won the $300,000 Grade I Shoemaker Mile on Monday at Santa Anita.
  Raging Bull brought a five-race losing streak into the Shoemaker, having last won Dec. 1, 2018 at Del Mar when he came home first in the Grade I Hollywood Derby for trainer Chad Brown.
  The 5-year-old son of Dark Angel had come up empty in stakes races at Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Belmont Pa
  
  Read more

• At Southern California beaches, heat, holiday and eased rules put more people on the sand

  26-05-2020 01:54
  
  Heat, the holiday and less restrictive rules drove more people to the Southern California area beaches on Memorial Day, unofficially kicking off a virus-infused summer.
  Many showed up on the sand ready to walk or jog. Some hit the waves to surf or take a cool dip. Others, however, brought towels to lay out, prompting lifeguards to remind them that sunbathing remains prohibited.
  “People are down here, they seem to be behaving themselves,” said Newport Beach Marine Safety Chief Mike Ha
  
  Read more

• At So Cal beaches, heat, holiday and eased rules put more people on the sand

  26-05-2020 01:54
  
  Heat, the holiday and less restrictive rules drove more people to the Southern California area beaches on Memorial Day, unofficially kicking off a virus-infused summer.
  Many showed up on the sand ready to walk or jog. Some hit the waves to surf or take a cool dip. Others, however, brought towels to lay out, prompting lifeguards to remind them that sunbathing remains prohibited.
  “People are down here, they seem to be behaving themselves,” said Newport Beach Marine Safety Chief Mike Ha
  
  Read more

• ‘Honoring Our Fallen’ remembers 6,944 service members on Memorial Day

  26-05-2020 00:46
  
  Justin Swanson. Christopher Singer. Claudio Patino IV. Thomas R. MacPherson.
  The Orange County men – armed forces’ members who died in combat – were among 6,944 whose names were read Monday morning in Garden Grove during a Memorial Day ceremony.
  In recent years, the names of those who have died since 9/11 while in service to their country have been read by a memorial wall at Rosie the Riveter Park in Long Beach. But traditions change in the time of coronavirus.
  Veterans and oth
  
  Read more

• Branson’s Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit cuts short its test of rocket launch from 747

  26-05-2020 00:24
  
  Officials from billionaire mogul Richard Branson’s Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit said a crucial test of its two-stage, orbital rocket system — designed to rival that of Elon Musk’s SpaceX for satellite launches — ended its mission shortly after the rocket was released from a Boeing Co. 747.
  The plane, named Cosmic Girl, took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Monday, May 25, at 11:56 a.m. Pacific Time, carrying beneath it Virgin Orbit’s Launcher
  
  Read more

Follow @Anaheim_NewsUS on Twitter!