An extreme hot weather advisory has been issued this week for the South Coast area, including Orange County. The nearby area most likely to be affected is inland Orange County. Brea, for […]
Heat wave hitting the OC
West Nile mosquitoes found lin Garden Grove, Westminster
From a staff writer Mosquitoes infected with the potentially dangerous West Nile Virus have been found in the cities of Garden Grove and Westminster. According to the Orange County Mosquito and Vector […]
Please, don’t blow up the Fourth
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune The nation’s 250th birthday is being celebrated all week, climaxing on Saturday with Fourth of July events including parades, picnics, carnivals and – especially – fireworks. […]
Go home! Evacuations are over
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune with wire service reports A crisis with a worst-case scenario of a giant chemical explosion is over. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Orange County Fire […]
Evacuation area cut to 16,000
UPDATE: There’s good news for most of the people affected by the establishment of the evacuation zone created by the toxic gas emergency created at a plastics factory in West Garden […]
‘Step in the right direction’ in Orange Co plastics tank crisis
UPDATES: A potentially risky operation by Orange County Fire Authority firefighters on Saturday may have resulted in a “step in the right direction” in solving the danger presented by a possible […]
Toxic fumes prompt evacuations
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune One of the most dangerous environmental crises in local history remains unresolved, casting a shadow of unknown danger over several cities in West Orange County. As […]
Setbacks emerge in efforts to end toxic gas leak in West GG; Beach Boulevard is closed
UPDATE: The evacuation area has been expanded in the toxic gas leak in Garden Grove, which now takes in some parts of Cypress, Stanton and Anaheim, according to authorities. The new boundaries […]
Proposed pay increases will go before the HBUHSD board
Salary increases for district administrators and others in upper management will go before the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees when it meets on Tuesday evening. Also before the […]
New operator sought for Rose
The search is on for an operator for the Westminster Rose Theater and its banquet facility, billed as a “multicultural center.” The deadline for submitting a proposal for those seeking to operate […]
