Gil Coerper, a former mayor and member of the Huntington Beach City Council died on Sunday, according to the HBPD, of which Coerper served as a police officer for 39 years. He […]
Former mayor Gil Coerper dead at 82
Search for missing swimmer suspended
UPDATE: The search for missing swimmer Shaun Linn has been suspended. The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday searched a 120-square mile area for 15 hours with no results. A search is underway […]
CERT, stabbing and “scammers”
Interested in knowing what to do in case of a disaster, or in helping other people? Garden Grove’s Community Emergency Response Team will begin a new four-Saturday training academy starting on March […]
Inquiry into downtown group approved
By Jim Tortolano A review of the finances of the city’s Downtown Business Improvement District was approved by the Huntington Beach City Council Tuesday night. The proposal, advanced by Councilman Erik Peterson, […]
Suspect is held in mailroom burglaries
You’ve heard about “porch pirates”: people who steal your online purchases off your front step. Huntington Beach police have arrested a suspect in a slightly different crime: robbing mailboxes. Derrick Trent of […]
Sunday hours for HB Central Library?
Possible expansion of hours of operation of the city’s Central Library will be discussed in a study session of the Huntington Beach City Council on Tuesday. That session will be held at […]
Area survives heavy wind, rain storm
The fierce storm which lashed the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area on Friday flooded streets, knocked over trees, cut off electrical power and made travel a sometimes hazardous adventure has passed, and West […]
Man is rescued from storm channel
UPDATE: Winds knocked down many trees in the Garden Grove area, with nine being reported to authorities as hazards. Trees were also down in Westminster and Huntington Beach. Although the most severe […]
Pepper spray prompts evacuation
Twenty-two people were evacuated from the Candlewood Suites hotel in Garden Grove Wednesday night after someone applied pepper spray to the walls of a third-floor hallway. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of […]
One killed, one hurt in two crashes
One woman is dead and another seriously injured in two accidents that happened Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in Huntington Beach. A woman was hospitalized with major injuries early Wednesday morning after […]
