Here’s the third and final part of The Tribune’s look back at 2020. Oh, and Happy New Year to all of you. September: Fall arrives, wild fires, fiery debate The number of […]
A grim year finally winds up
Year-end numbers are mixed
Note to readers: According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, Wednesday’s statistics on the coronavirus covered a 30-hour period rather than the usual 24-hour span. Therefore, Thursday’s (today) numbers are significantly […]
Let’s have a happier New Year
The staff of The Orange County Tribune wishes you a safe and fun New Year’s Eve and a great New Year. After all the trauma of 2020, we can – we hope […]
A bitter Christmas present?
Is it the post-Christmas spike that some public health officials warned us about? Wednesday’s coronavirus infection numbers for Orange County blasted old records, according to the daily report from the county. The […]
Pandemic, protests and politics
To our readers: This is the second installment of the “Year in Review 2020” feature. It will cover the months of May through August 2020. The third and concluding part will […]
Actress Dawn Wells dead at 82
Dawn Wells, best-known for portraying Mary Ann, the “girl next door” on the popular Sixties TV show “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 82. According to the Associated […]
Pat Catlin to lead festival assn.
Patrick “Pat” Catlin has been named President of the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association (GGSFA) for the 2021 Calendar Year. Pat Catlin said, “With the addition of my son, Billy Catlin, joining me as my […]
The (Awful) Year That Was: Part 1
The year 2020 is nearly over and most of us are glad to see it go. Still, it wasn’t all bad, and even the sad aspects might prove to have a lesson […]
Mitch blocks vote on $2k check
The effort by the unlikely alliance of President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats for a $2000 COVID-19 relief check hit a wall on Tuesday when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) refused […]
Two saved in swift water rescue
Two people were rescued from a water-choked flood control channel in Santa Ana Monday evening. Heavy rains turned the concrete “ditches” into fast-flowing and dangerous waterways. Crews from the Orange County Fire […]
