Shortly after President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, a group of citizens fed up with big government and excessive spending started a modern day Tea Party movement aimed at stopping a liberal political agenda. In the midterm of 2010, that Tea Party energy translated into votes. Republicans picked up 63 seats in…
A drunken driver who struck and killed a mother and her two young daughters as they were walking to their Placentia home was sentenced Friday to nine years and eight months in prison. Nicholas Stephen Munoz, 28, pleaded guilty earlier this year to three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated for…
The controversial Poseidon desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach is the least cost-effective option and carries the most fiscal risk of key water projects being pursued in Orange County, according to a newly released draft report. Additionally, the plant would produce far more water than needed except in the most extreme scenarios and most shortages…
The crash hurt my pride more than anything else, thanks to my trusty helmet. But at least it was a crash in the name of journalism. If you happened to be out and about near Pacific Avenue and First Street on Thursday morning, you know what I’m talking about. You were among the many who…
In the past three years, Irvine went from treating its parks and nature areas with more than 50 pounds and about 60 gallons of synthetic weed and pest killers annually, all the way down to zero. The city now uses organic products with ingredients such as corn gluten meal and oil from soybeans, lemongrass or…
With officials now looking into every way possible to open up Hollister Ranch, many have asked: How exactly did 8.5 miles of California’s most pristine coastline remain so private, and with so little scrutiny, for four decades? The answer lies in a special section of the Coastal Act.
Weight Watchers President and Chief Executive Officer Mindy Grossman speaks at a global employee event in New York. Weight Watchers is trimming its name to just two letters: WW. The company says it is renaming itself to focus more on overall wellness and not just dieting. (Amy Sussman/AP Images for Weight Watchers, File) IHOP’s Sunset…
Robert Bly, 15-year-old Eagle Rock High School youth, returned after a three-week hitchhiking, hunting and fishing trip on which he was accompanied by his 7-year-old bull terrier, Don.
Q. While driving on the eastbound 91 Freeway in Anaheim Hills, a refrigerated tractor trailer was leaking water from the back door – it was like a waterfall, very heavy. I was debating whether to call 911; it was not really an emergency. Then a few miles ahead there was an empty dump truck, which did not…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 134,000 jobs in September, the fewest in a year, though the figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent, the lowest level since 1969. Hurricane Florence struck North and South Carolina in the middle of September and closed thousands…
