Orange County ‘s employment winning streak grew to 98 months as local bosses added 9,600 workers in the 12 months ended in September while joblessness fell in a month to 2.8 percent. Here are nine noteworthy Orange County job market trends for September that my trusty spreadsheet found in the state Employment Development Department’s monthly…
IRVINE – The Shocktoberfest event at UC Irvine’s Bren Event Center to kick-off the men’s and women’s basketball season was canceled after a performer jumped off the stage and into the crowd, creating a dangerous situation, a campus official said Saturday, Students were told to exit the arena Friday night after the second of three…
Q. In Los Angeles County, a friend of mine who is a contractor received a ticket for not having his company name on his truck. Is that right? – Gloria Rankin, Huntington Beach A. Maybe. Trucking laws are quite complex, so Honk spent enough time on the phone with expert Ron Mack to raise a redwood…
Lifestyle blogger Connie Yang with friend, Jeff Zhang, both of Walnut, sample musubi, a popular Japanese rice snack, from Tenori during its debut at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Hayaku (hurry)…
By SUZAN FRASER, SARAH EL DEEB and JON GAMBRELL ISTANBUL — Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a “fistfight” in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed early Saturday, finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post. Authorities said 18 Saudi suspects were in custody and intelligence officials had been…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Mega Millions numbers that could win an estimated $1 billion jackpot have been announced. They are 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7. The jackpot is the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history. Mega Millions says it may take an hour or two to determine if any winning…
Get a driver’s license. Register to vote. That’s how California’s new ‘Motor Voter’ law is supposed to work. And, for most, the law that automatically registers voters has worked just fine. But there have been glitches; more than 100,000 of them, including the Department of Motor Vehicles registering some people who aren’t eligible to vote….
A year ago, the Friday “rehearsal” of the Huntington Beach air show was grounded because of fog. This time around, Mother Nature decided to cooperate – big time. Skies sparkled blue and cloudless for the debut of the Great Pacific Airshow, which will continue through the weekend. Jeff Boerboon flies his home-built Yak-110 during the Great…
A California official who enforced the state’s liquor laws in Koreatown schemed with a businessman to shake down karaoke bar owners as part of a brazen ploy that went on for years, federal prosecutors alleged Friday. Wilbur M. Salao, 46, and Scott Seo, 49, appeared in court earlier this week on…
Dr. Ben Rubin took over as the team physician at Servite High School in 1979, and for the next 39 years he’s been as linked to Servite athletics as the famed “hut drill” performed by the Friars football teamafter every game. And now, the Friars have shown their gratitude in an unprecedented way. Dr. Ben…
