California Coastal Cleanup Day includes Pacific Coast Highway on Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Huntington Beach. Two groups, Orange County Coastkeeper and Trail 4 All have a combined 40 cleanup sites in Orange County. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer) Katie Peck’s giant cigarette seagull is on display as hundreds of people participate in the…

SANTA ANA – Santa Ana police Saturday searched for a 73-year-old resident with Alzheimer’s disease who left his home on a bicycle and did not return, authorities said. Gregorio Diaz was last seen about 10 a.m. Friday riding away from his home on a black bicycle with a basket on the back, police said. His…

Tandem surfers Stephanie Gailey and Travis Long maintain almost perfect form as they wipe out during the Doheny Longboard Surfing AssociationÕs annual Velzy Surf Contest and Luau in Dana Point on Saturday, September 15, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Mark and Debbie Gale turn the tandem competition upside down during the Doheny…

Nikki Marvin and Mikey Pedroza, of Orange County, dance as Lizzy and the Triggerman performs during the VintageVibe Festival Los Angeles at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. The music and lifestyle festival featured several bands including The Shelters, Las Cafeteras, Black Joe Lewis The Honeybears, Low Cut Connie, and…

“I like to glue things on walls,” says mosaic muralist Renee Howard at her newest creation, “Heavy Metal Wall and Rock ‘n’ Roll Sidewalk,” on Vanowen Street in North Hollywood on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Howard spent nearly a year of weekends working on the wall with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Dudley. (Photo by Sarah…

At 11 p.m. Eastern time Friday, Sept. 14, Hurricane Florence was crawling across the Carolinas, with its center hovering about 15 miles north-northwest of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The storm was moving slowly, just 5 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters say catastrophic freshwater flooding is expected over parts of North Carolina…

When I arrived at goat yoga class Wednesday night, I had two things on my mind. First, I don’t do yoga. Second, I don’t generally hang out with goats. So what was I doing there? I asked myself that as I saw one of the goats, Burlap, eating a hedge while the other, Billy, rammed…

A pedestrian who was struck and killed by a train in Santa Ana in September has been identified. The woman was Christine Cunningham, 40, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. No city of residence was released. The crash was reported at 11:53 p.m. on Sept. 3, Santa Ana Police Sgt. F. Gutierrez said. The…

Irvine police investigate at the scene of fatal accident on Thursday, September13, 2018 at Oak Canyon and Valley Oak. Two people died in the accident and one person was transported to a local hospital. (Photo by Richard Koehler, Contributing Photographer) Irvine police investigate at the scene of fatal accident on Thursday, September13, 2018 at Oak…

Q. Arizona is having the same problem as California with signing up all of the people who want REAL IDs, creating long waits in lines at DMV offices. I decided on an easier route: I applied for the U.S. Passport Card. The application was downloaded, printed out, a photo submitted and $30 later, by mail, I have…