A DUI/drivers’ license checkpoint will be held on Friday by the Garden Grove Police Department between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. According to the GGPD, over the course of […]
Watch out for drunk drivers and coyotes
Simmons’ shot sinks the Yankees, 7-5
By Pete Zarustica There’s something about the New York Yankees that seems to bring out the best in the Los Angeles Angels. The symbolic diamond struggle between the nation’s two largest metropolitan […]
Panhandling ordinance wins approval
An ordinance aimed at curbing “aggressive and unsafe soliciting” was approved for first reading by the Westminster City Council Wednesday night. The council voted 5-0 in favor of the measure, which will […]
Contractor arrested for elder abuse fraud
By Lou Ponsi Garden Grove police have arrested a former contractor in connection to a financial elder abuse case that cost a couple close to $47,000 in losses. Robert Thanh Trinh, 32, […]
Oh, say can you see the flag’s glory
By Jim Tortolano The Star-Spangled Banner definitely yet waves over Westminster, as the city held its annual Flag Day Ceremony in the Civic Center on Wednesday. With music, poetry and history, city […]
Retorts: New birth in the old home town
A decade or so ago, the city launched a public relations campaign for the Big Strawberry called “Renaissance Garden Grove.” It was well-intentioned but clunky, and never really got much traction. But […]
Gunman fires at baseball practice
A 66-year-old Illinois man shot several people at a Republican Congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning, and was in turn killed by police. Authorities say that James T. Hodgkinson opened fire on the […]
An old story: Young saves the Halos
No one’s going to forget Mike Trout because of the heroics of Eric Young, Jr., but you can bet that when the American League MVP comes back to the Angels, there will […]
Dear Mari: Let dad back in my life?
Dear Marilyn, My father left home when I was 13. When he left us, our family was devastated. Seven years have gone by, and now he wants to be part of our […]
Steelcraft eateries, music festival OKd
By Jim Tortolano The re-imagining of Garden Grove’s central community continued apace at Tuesday’s meeting of the city council as two major projects won approval. On a 7-0 vote, the city council […]
