Across Orange County, residents will be at celebrating America’s independence with barbecues and block parties, playing at the beach or the local park and an evening of watching fireworks, either at home or at one of the many free community events planned. But if you are looking to knock some chores off your to-do list,…
Orange County sheriff’s officials will soon beef up restrictions on mail sent to jail inmates in a move meant to curb smuggled-in drugs. As of Aug. 1, all Orange County Jail facilities will no longer accept cardstock paper, greeting cards and colored paper sent to inmates. Only mail written on postcards, lined white paper or…
The packed dining room of the White Harte Pub broke into near-universal exclamation Tuesday when Christen Press scored the first goal of the Women’s World Cup Semi-Finals. It was a moment not to be missed: England vs. U.S. St. George’s Cross and the Stars and Stripes. This was no Valley Forge, but just a couple…
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started printing the questionnaire without the controversial query. Trump administration attorneys notified parties in lawsuits challenging the question that the printing of the hundreds…
Seal Beach is getting 30 new luxury single-family homes on a slab of land with a contentious history. Shea Homes has begun sales at Ocean Place, built on an 11-acre waterfront parcel of land that was once the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s power plant in Seal Beach. Ocean Place features homes ranging…
Fountain Valley’s annual Concerts in the Park series is a longstanding tradition. This year’s series will begin Thursday, July 11 and continue on July 18 and 25, as well as Aug. 1. If you like tribute bands, you should love this year’s lineup from the city’s Recreation and Community Services Department. You’ll hear the sounds…
President Trump took another swipe at California on Monday night, slamming Los Angeles and San Francisco’s homelessness problems and stating, “We may intercede. “We may do something to get that whole thing cleaned up. It’s inappropriate,” he told Fox News in an interview. Trump didn’t offer any…
Fullerton College officials want to convert Sherbeck Field into a 4,400-seat stadium for its athletic teams, complete with a sound system and field lighting. College leaders have been talking about the project – and nearby residents have been fighting the idea – for several years. The North Orange County Community College District board is expected…
Forty-six whales were found entangled in fishing gear off the West Coast in 2018, says an annual report released Monday, July 1, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. While 2018’s total was higher than the 31 counted in 2017 and slightly above the 10-year average, entanglements remain lower than in 2015 and 2016 when…
Jessie Lopez recently received the Digital Organizing certificate through the a National Democratic Training Committee program for aspiring political staffers. She was photographed in a park in Santa Ana, CA on Monday, July 1, 2019. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Political activism wasn’t on Jessie Lopez’s mind when she left a solid, 10-year…
