It could be the incredible shrinking school board. Just a week after Xavier Nguyen, a member of the Westminster School District Board of Trustees resigned his post after being served with charges […]
Another WSD residency tangle
Pre-trial hearing in welfare fraud
A pre-trial hearing is scheduled Tuesday for a mother and daughter from Westminster arrested in August 2019 on welfare fraud charges. The hearing will be held at Central Justice Center in Santa […]
Corona cases are rising again
After several days of encouraging reports, Thursday’s statistics from the Orange County Health Care Agency are showing mixed results about the coronavirus pandemic. The total of new cases of COVID-19 reported to […]
Grant $$ to curb alcohol abuse
A grant of $62,302 has been received by the Huntington Beach Police Department to address alcohol-related harm in the community. The grant, provided by the Alcohol Beverage Control, will be used to put […]
Retorts: Opportunity from crisis
Build it. Then see if you can make it better. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve done that, from Lincoln Logs (remember them?) to newspaper/website columns to efforts to assemble […]
Mental health review on Friday
A pre-trial review to examine the mental health status of a man arrested in 2018 in an altercation with police in Garden Grove is scheduled for Friday. Stephen Eric Matthews, formerly of […]
Help for kids in a COVID world
Garden Grove Unified School District is preparing to begin the 2020-2021 school year with a “Start Strong” initiative that is designed to provide students with new social-emotional wellness supports. The initiative will […]
Wednesday’s corona total at 295
Wednesday’s total of new COVID-19 cases reported to the Orange County Health Authority is 295, up slightly from Tuesday’s 287. There were 18 deaths reported Wednesday and five on Tuesday. The new […]
Democrats urge vote vs. Trump
The Democratic Party brought out its team of heavy-hitters and all-stars on Wednesday night to drive home its two principal messages: vote, and vote out President Donald Trump. On the third night […]
Pre-trial hearing in 2019 murder
A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Thursday for a man arrested over a year ago in the killing of his mother in Garden Grove. Jonathan Michael Warner, then 28, was arrested on […]
