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Car bursts into flames on 5 Freeway in Irvine; no one hurt

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A car fire slowed traffic briefly on the southbound 5 Freeway on Sunday morning in Irvine, according to the California Highway Patrol. The car burst into flames and was engulfed by the blaze after crashing on the freeway just north of Lake Forest Drive at around 10 a.m., according to a CHP log of the…

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Relief from triple-digit heat expected by mid-week for most areas

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A heat wave that brought record-breaking temperatures to Southern California  was expected to subside — gradually — bringing near-average temperatures to many locations by mid-week, the National Weather Service said Sunday, July 8. It’s still pretty hot, but temperatures will be on a gradual decrease the next few days, and we should approach near-average temperatures…

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Heat – along with power outages – batters Southern California residents

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A continuing heat wave battered Southern California, Saturday, July 7, bringing power outages, red flag warnings and flash flood warnings on top of triple digit heat in some areas. Fires continued to burn in San Bernardino County, Goleta and Camp Pendleton while others broke out in Burbank and Granada Hills on Saturday afternoon. Some cities, including…

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Officials investigate four early-morning car fires in Placentia and Brea

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The Orange County Fire Authority is investigating whether two pairs of early-morning, back-to-back car fires in Placentia and Brea on Saturday, July 7, are related, officials said. Sign up for our breaking news email newsletter: When major local news happens, you will be the first to know. Subscribe here. The first fire was reported about…

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Roiling the region: Heat, wildfires, power outages and flood warnings

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This weekend’s continued heat wave fueled fires including one that destroyed some 20 homes and buildings in the hills above Goleta as tens of thousands of Southern California residents lost power and a sudden storm packed its own surprise punch: a flash flood warning. The  blaze in the hills above Goleta in Santa Barbara County gobbled up…

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Since the bubble, Santa Ana homebuying up 48%: 12 trends to know

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Since the bubble burst, homebuying in Santa Ana is up 48 percent. In the first quarter of 2008, housing’s bubble was bursting and it was just months before the global financial collapse that led to the Great Recession. This three-month period still stands as Orange County’s slowest-selling start to any year in CoreLogic’s database that…

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Anaheim restaurant damaged in two-alarm fire

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ANAHEIM — A second-alarm fire damaged a restaurant in a strip mall in Anaheim Saturday night, authorities said.   2nd alarm response #MagnoliaCommand calling knockdown on fire with no reported injuries. Fire contained to restaurant kitchen. Great work and assist by @OCFA_PIO #fire #Anaheim pic.twitter.com/6pmXOOagx8 — Anaheim Fire & Rescue (@AnaheimFire) July 8, 2018 The…

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2 separate fires burn at Camp Pendleton

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SAN CLEMENTE – The Orange County Fire Authority reports southern parts of Orange County were getting smoke from fires burning at Camp Pendleton on Saturday, July 7, and assured San Clemente residents that they were not in danger. Two separate brush fires at Camp Pendleton had scorched more than 1,500 acres, and the Marines early…