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August 4, 2022

What happens to wildlife after wildfires? Cal State project aims to find out

A red-tailed hawk and two turkey vultures circled overhead as Erin Weiner walked down a dusty trail inside protected habitat land near Orange County’s Limestone Canyon. Weiner, 24, is an… Continue Reading What happens to...

August 4, 2022

Trump aide Peter Navarro sued over private emails

By Patricia Hurtado | Bloomberg The US Justice Department sued former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, claiming he’s refused to provide the National Archives with emails retained on a… Continue Reading Trump aide Peter...

August 4, 2022

A YouTubers’ child predator sting, a foot pursuit across a busy freeway, and an arrest

Citizen vigilantes posing as underage girls began exchanging online messages with a 36-year-old Los Angeles man in July. They say he made graphic sexual advances toward someone he believed was… Continue Reading A YouTubers’ child...

August 4, 2022

Review: These are the 10 best bakeries in Orange County

Bread bakers are a strange lot, always waking hours before the roosters start cock-a-doodle-doing to slide their jiggly, sweetly sour loaves into ovens that have been warming all night. Baking… Continue Reading Review: These are...

August 3, 2022

Three possible candidates to be the next CIF Southern Section commissioner

Rob Wigod announced Tuesday that the 2022-23 school year will be his last as CIF Southern Section commissioner. Who will replace him? Here are three possible candidates to be the… Continue Reading Three possible candidates...

August 2, 2022

Mexican Pizza is returning to Taco Bell in September

Fans of Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza have some time to wait before the Irvine-based chain returns the popular item to its menu on Sept. 15. Taco Bell made the announcement… Continue Reading Mexican Pizza is...

August 1, 2022

UCI to get $4 million matching pledge for Jewish studies

In the single largest donation pledge that UC Irvine has received for studies on Jewish history and culture, the university has been promised a $4 million matching gift to benefit… Continue Reading UCI to get...

August 1, 2022

Status Update: Lugano Diamonds moving to Fashion Island, replacing Atomic Creamery

Lugano Diamonds is bringing its bling to the mall. The purveyor of precious gemstones is working with Irvine Company to relocate its Grand Salon to Fashion Island in Newport Beach.… Continue Reading Status Update: Lugano...

August 1, 2022

Irvine leaders went back to drawing, have now approved new concepts for Great Park’s future

Botanic gardens with specialty themes surrounding a veteran’s memorial park. A working farm that could supply food to local retailers. A spacious meadow abutting flowing lakes with a wetland garden.… Continue Reading Irvine leaders went...

July 30, 2022

Meet Nam Loc Nguyen, Orange County’s inaugural immigration ambassador

As the former director of the Immigration and Refugee Department of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Nam Loc Nguyen visited more than 15 refugee camps around the… Continue Reading Meet Nam Loc...