Chairs are packed, leaving standing room only during a discussion on sober-living homes in South Orange County in 2016. Problems are widely reported throughout Orange County. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG) In a growing crackdown on abuses in the addiction treatment industry, Huntington Beach and the Orange County District Attorney’s office are…
Motorists should keep a close eye on their speedometer while traveling on the I-405 Freeway in Orange County, as the speed limit has been dropped from 65 to 55 mph for a 16-mile stretch of the roadway during a massive, multi-year construction project. Drivers traveling between the I-605 and 73 toll road last week may…
USC said Friday it had agreed to pay $215 million to former patients of Dr. George Tyndall, the first in what is expected to be a wave of payouts stemming from the sexual abuse scandal involving the longtime campus gynecologist. The proposed settlement would provide $2,500 to any USC student treated…
President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to speed up their environmental review of major water projects in California and to develop plans to suspend or revise regulations that hamper water deliveries. The directive will have little immediate practical effect. But it comes a bit more…
The giant inflatable “Baby Trump” goes airborne outside the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, for Politicon, which will be held this weekend. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News) A giant “Baby Trump” inflatable — like those seen in the skies above protests across the country — was…
Public safety officials are attempting to reunite a lost tortoise with its owner after an ambulance crew came upon the animal Thursday on an El Cajon sidewalk. Heartland Fire & Rescue paramedics from an American Medical Response ambulance came across the tortoise walking down a sidewalk near West…
“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: California housing market is at risk as mortgage rates rise near eight-year highs. Source: California Association of Realtors Trend reported: The trade group claims in its annual forecast that rising mortgages rates will cut California house hunters’ buying power and…
Jason James Richter, who starred in the 1990s “Free Willy” movies, was arrested Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in the San Fernando Valley on suspicion of domestic violence, TMZ reported. (2018 Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES — An actor best known for his role in the movie “Free Willy” and its sequels “Free Willy…
A pedestrian died after possibly being hit by two cars who drove off from the scene on Friday, Oct. 19, police said. Someone reported that someone was down in the road at about 5:30 a.m., said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. The pedestrian, a male, was pronounced dead at the scene of South Bristol…
Click for a larger image. LOS ANGELES — A red flag warning signifying a high risk of wildfire was in effect in L.A and Orange counties Friday because of strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity. The National Weather Service had originally issued a fire weather watch for Friday and Saturday but yesterday upgraded it…
