For much of her life, Jennie Galindo has been on the move, running away from one thing or another. As a teenager, Galindo looked for ways to escape the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of a close relative, years of assault compounded by the pain of not being believed once she…
A man was stabbed outside a strip mall Tuesday morning and died at a hospital in Anaheim, prompting a murder investigation. Just before 1 a.m. Oct. 16, police officers found the wounded man after responding to a call for a possible stabbing at Lincoln Avenue and Bel Air Street. The victim was a man believed…
The parent company of niche dating sites Jdate and Christian Mingle has agreed to pay $500,000 in penalties and up to $985,000 in restitution to customers whose subscriptions automatically renewed or who were denied refunds. Los Angeles-based Spark Networks USA also agreed to change its website…
Rep. Duncan Hunter, the indicted Republican from Alpine, has doubled down on unfounded attacks on his opponent with a letter signed by three retired Marine Corps generals who accused the Democrat of being “a national security risk.” Hunter, who has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges of…
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel will visit Orange County on Wednesday to support the re-election bid of 30-year incumbent Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa), who is fighting for his political life in a razor-thin race against Democratic businessman Harley Rouda. McDaniel’s visit — the latest in a string of high-profile political personalities to…
John Walcutt has served as artistic director of Shakespeare Orange County for five years. The company was displaced by reggae, rock and country bands this year. (Photo courtesy of Shakespeare Orange County) Cora Riley, John Walcutt and Robert Tendy perform in Shakespeare Orange County’s play “The Tempest” in 2017 at the Garden Grove Festival Amphitheater….
ALISO VIEJO — Special needs young adults from Glennwood House in Laguna Beach and the Lighthouse Group at Coast Hills Community Church in Aliso Viejo had the chance to brush up on their basketball skills Saturday when The Aliso Niguel High School basketball Varsity and Junior Varsity teams held their second annual Basketball Skills Clinic in…
The Democratic Party of Orange County is investigating allegations against a Santa Ana City Council candidate whom an ex-girlfriend alleges abused her. Phil Bacerra, a former city planning commissioner running for the Ward 4 council seat, denied the accusations made by Griselda Govea, who first posted about them on Facebook and has since talked to…
Tom Sachs could barely move from his bed. He lay lifeless — delirious with 103-degree fever, riddled with aches, chills and extreme weakness. “I had the chills where my body would shake from my waist to my head,” he said during an interview Monday, Oct. 15. Doctors told him he had the flu. After nearly…
Seal Beach police on Monday released surveillance footage of a man suspected of robbing a cell phone store on Sunday, Oct. 14. A man entered the T-Mobile store at 13936 Seal Beach Blvd. sometime before 7 p.m. and took three Apple iPhones that were on display, the Seal Beach Police Department said in a news…
