Protest rallies and marches to demonstrate against the controversial death of a black man – George Floyd – last week in the custody of Minneapolis police are planned in Orange County this […]
Protests are continuing this week
Curfew proclaimed after protests
A curfew for a large section of Huntington Beach was declared Sunday in the wake of a protest that turned violent in the city’s downtown area. According to Officer Angela Bennett of […]
Beaches too crowded? Two views
The Huntington Beach Police Department is pushing back against news media coverage which suggests that social distancing and other measures to reduce the threat from the coronavirus aren’t successful in beach areas. […]
HB man accused of three sexual assaults
Costa Mesa police are seeking potential additional victims of a Huntington Beach man accused of sexually assaulting three developmentally delayed women. According to the CMPD, Rusty Lee Love, 52, was arrested on […]
Fire agencies unite to battle blaze
Firefighters from four cities united to extinguish a fire in a single family home in Huntington Beach on Friday morning. According to Marco Tello of the HBFD, the blaze was at a […]
Harbor W/B offramp closure Monday
The westbound offramp of the Garden Grove Freeway on Harbor Boulevard in Garden Grove will be closed for four hours on Monday, according to the California Department of Transportation. The closure is […]
Violent crime drops in GG and HB
Violent crime is down in Garden Grove and Huntington Beach, according to figures released Friday by the FBI. In its nationwide study of cities with a population of 100,000 and over, four […]
The ghosts of military posts in OC
By Jim Tortolano The pivotal factor in Orange County’s transition from an agricultural region into a sprawling suburban metropolis was the effect of World War II and its aftermath. The great conflict […]
The biblical waters of Gospel Swamp
By Jim Tortolano Orange County is known for a lot of things, including some famous houses of worship. But some of the most colorful religious communities in the county were more like […]
OC’s three famous churches
By Pete Zarustica Over the years, Orange County has been marked by much more than amusement parks, beaches and housing tracts. Houses of worship have played a key role in the history […]
