President Trump said California can learn from Finland on how to fight fires. But the fires that burned Paradise and parts of Southern California are significantly different from the forest fires that hit Finland last year. In an interview this week, Jonathan Pangburn, a fire behavior analyst for…
The Surfing Santa event in the sand and surf at Salt Creek is all about spreading the holiday spirit. Surfers and stand-up paddleboarders hit the water Saturday for the 8th annual Surfing Santa event in Dana Point, put on by the The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. The surf contest also serves as a fundraiser for Surfers Healing,…
Two men were stable at a hospital after they were shot in Garden Grove early Saturday morning, Nov. 17, authorities said. Just before 2:30 a.m., Garden Grove officers were called to the area of Harbor Boulevard and Buaro Street on a call of shots heard in the area, Sgt. M. Martinez said. When officers arrived,…
A woman was hospitalized after she was stabbed in Fullerton, but was expected to survive her injuries, authorities said. About 10:30 p.m., Fullerton officers responded to the 2300 block of Iris Court on a report of a possible stabbing. When they arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed multiple times, Sgt. Carin Wright…
By SUDHIN THANAWALA | Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. — Some who fled a Northern California town leveled by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century waved American flags to welcome President Donald Trump, who walked among the scorched ruins Saturday, but others said they were focused on packing up what little they had left and…
Orange County’s employment winning streak grew to 99 months as local bosses added 14,400 workers in the 12 months ended in October while joblessness rose in a month to 2.9 percent. Here are nine Orange County job market trends from the state Employment Development Department’s monthly report: October (seasonally unadjusted) data compared with a year…
Q. Dear Honk: I read your column last week about moving over in the lane in slow traffic on the freeway to let motorcycles pass, which makes sense. My question is whether it is legal for motorcycles to split lanes from the carpool lane to the adjoining lane while crossing over the double-yellow lines? I see…
