An off-duty Garden Grove Police Department officer was arraigned Monday for driving under the influence after he fell asleep on the 55 Freeway. According to the Orange County District Attorney, Jared Russell […]
Off-duty GGPD cop faces DUI charges
HB city attorney candidate disqualified
By Jim Tortolano A candidate for city attorney in Huntington Beach has been disqualified from the Nov. 6 election, but says he will fight that in court. According to Robin Estanislau, city […]
Two suspects are sought in shooting
Police are searching for two suspects wanted in a shooting Monday afternoon in Garden Grove. According to Sgt. Brian Dalton of the GGPD’s detective bureau, the incident took place around 5:30 p.m. […]
Trump: Border wall $$ or govt. shutdown
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a shutdown of the federal government if Congress didn’t approve funding for the increased border security, including a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. “If we […]
“Eighth Grade” is authentic and touching
By Jim Tortolano Junior high (or middle school or intermediate school) can be hell on toast for a lot of people. Your body is changing and you’ve gone from the comfortable world […]
Seven run deficit too deep to overcome
On the day that Vladimir Guerrero – who could hit anything – was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as an Angel, the visiting Seattle Mariners did their best Vlad imitation […]
Burgerim moves into fast-food elite
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano There was a time – in the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth – that you only had two fast food choices for hamburgers. There were the […]
Arcia’s big debut leads to an 11-5 win
The Los Angeles Angels’ offense, missing for much of July, has returned with a vengeance. On Saturday night the Halos hammered out 13 hits at the Big A and went on to […]
“Equalizer 2” is equally entertaining
Denzel Washington’s first sequel, “Equalizer 2,” is predictably pleasant. Predictable because there are few surprises in this story of a retired secret agent turned vigilante, and pleasant because everything Mr. Washington does […]
Calhoun’s walk-off means a 4-3 victory
Kole Calhoun’s 10th inning walk-off home run lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners Friday night in Anaheim. That key hit also pushed the Halos back […]
