A blaze in a parking structure at Disneyland Park in Anaheim has caused an estimated $180,000 in damage and sent four people to the hospital. According to Anaheim Fire and Rescue, the […]
Four hospitalized in Disney parking fire
Wet weather here ’til Wednesday
It’s been wet week and – with the exception of a few pauses – rain will continue to drench most of Orange County for several more days. Precipitation, some of it quite […]
Joblessness is down, as are jobs
The unemployment rate for Orange County fell in December, although the number of people in the work force declined, according to a report issued by the state Employment Development Department on Friday. […]
OC Streetcar gets OK from the feds
The nearly-$300 million pilot streetcar project to link Santa Ana to Garden Grove moved closer to reality this week. The Federal Transportation Authority on Wednesday issued a letter supporting moving the OC […]
Jobless rate in OC down to 3.7%
The unemployment rate in Orange County dropped in November to 3.7 percent, down from 4.1 percent in October, according to a report issued Friday by the state Department of Employment Development. For […]
OC jobless rate up to 4.1 percent
Unemployment ticked up slightly in October in Orange County, according to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department. Joblessness rose to 4.1 percent from an estimated 4 percent in […]
OC jobless rate dips to 4.1 percent
Unemployment in Orange County dropped in September, as 13,500 jobs were added to the rolls, according to the state Employment Development Department. In its monthly report issued Friday, the jobless percentage declined […]
Police grads move to “greatest job ever”
By Jaimee Lynn Fletcher As Orange County’s newest law enforcement officers stood at attention on their graduation day, Huntington Beach Police Chief Robert Handy didn’t wish them luck. Luck, Handy said, isn’t […]
OC jobless rate falls to 4.4 percent
Joblessness in Orange County fell from 4.6 percent in July to 4.4 percent in August, according to the state Employment Development Department. In a report issued Friday, total nonfarm employment rose by […]
Joblessness up slightly in OC for July
Unemployment for Orange County ticked up slightly in July, an increase blamed on summer recess in government and education. According to the state Employment Development Department report issued Friday, joblessness went to […]
