The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on plans to celebrate the Tet lunar new year holiday in recent years but local celebrations in and for the local Vietnamese-American community are back in […]
“Year of the Cat” this weekend
Tail of three therapy dogs
Three tails are better than one. The Garden Grove Police Department has added a third therapy dog its lineup of the Paws4Students team. Heart, a 5-year-old English Labrador, together with handler Corporal […]
Man saved from storm channel
A man was rescued Sunday night from the fast-flowing waters of a storm channel in Cypress. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, a call came into the emergency command center at […]
Storm spares West OC, mostly
While much of Northern and Central California were battered by the “storm cyclone” that wreaked havoc, damaged property and took lives, West Orange County has managed to escape – so far – […]
Wet weather for West OC
A “bomb cyclone” that has hammered much of northern and central California reached West Orange County on Wednesday evening and much of Thursday. It knocked out electrical power at several locations across […]
Shape of Things to Come: 2023
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Muhammed Ali once said that “The future is a mist.” Theodore Roosevelt said, “Nothing in this world is certain.” Theodore Hook said, “The best way to predict […]
2022: Normalcy and division
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune After the trauma of the previous two years, roiled by a continuing pandemic and a contentious political year, 2022 promised to be a breath of fresh air […]
Kathryn Winn was a winner
With a name like Winn, you know she had a pretty good chance when she entered the California Casualty $10,000 Staycation Giveaway. Appropriately, Kathryn Winn, a teacher at Morningside Elementary School in […]
One killed, one hurt in crash
One man is dead and another in critical but stable condition after a crash at the Westminster and Garden Grove city limits. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the collision took […]
OC gas prices show decline
A funny thing happened on the way to the gas pump this week. A gallon of regular gasoline is cheaper than it was a month ago. According to the American Automobile Association, […]
