UPDATE: Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, of Trabuco Canyon was charged and arraigned Thursday in connection with the Trabuco Canyon fire which has damaged or destroyed at least 14 buildings. According to the […]
Fire crews battle mountain area fires
McFadden bridge set to be demolished
The McFadden Avenue bridge over Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway) in Huntington Beach and Westminster is scheduled to close to all vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, […]
June jobless rate rose to 3.3 percent
Unemployment rose sharply in Orange County in June, jumping from 2.6 percent in May to 3.3 percent for the following month. According to the state Employment Development Department, the biggest part of […]
Buses, not streetcar for Harbor Blvd.
By Jim Tortolano The onset of the OC Streetcar linking Santa Ana and Garden Grove inspired speculation that the route – with a western terminus on Harbor Boulevard – could lead to […]
OC Streetcar project is getting pricier
The OC Streetcar project planned to link Santa Ana and Garden Grove is still coming, but it will be a bit late arriving and a chunk more expensive. Last week the Orange […]
Fireworks the cause of blaze in YL
Fireworks are being blamed for a structure fire which heavily damaged three industrial units in Yorba Linda on Wednesday. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the blaze was in the 3000 […]
Joblessness rate steady at 2.6 percent
Unemployment in Orange County remained at an historically low 2.6 percent in May, according to a report released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The jobless rate in April was also […]
Jobless rate drops to 2.6% for April
Unemployment in Orange County continues to drop as the jobless rate fell to 2.6 percent in April, compared to 2.8 percent in March. According to the state Employment Development Department, that meant […]
Joblessness declines to 2.8% in OC
The unemployment rate for Orange County continued its plunge in March, according to state Employment Development Department. On Friday the EDD reported that joblessness in the county fell from 3.1 percent in […]
Supervisors reject tent cities and AB54
A plan to house some homeless people in tent cities in Huntington Beach, Irvine and Laguna Niguel was rejected by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on a 4-0 vote Tuesday morning. […]
