A Huntington Beach man was charged on Wednesday with raping an unconscious teenage girl while he was an Uber driver. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, Samer Alaaldin Mahran, 23, […]
Uber driver charged with rape of teen
School bonds, sales tax, Ta, Jones win
Local voters backed school bond issues, a 1 percent sales tax in Westminster and made history with the first district elections in Garden Grove in Tuesday’s balloting. According to unofficial results from […]
HB council approves routine items
UPDATE: The Huntington Beach City Council approved these actions at Monday’s meeting. A contract for $1.487 million for the reconfiguration of Worthy Park, on a 6-1 vote with Councilman Erik Peterson voting no. […]
Fine food, veteran ride, school standards
Two eateries in Garden Grove have been honored as among the top eateries in Southern California. The new “101 Best Restaurants” list published by the Los Angeles Times named Brodard Chateau and […]
Retorts: Electing after Election Day
I liked the old sergeant who said, “Every day is election day.” What he meant had more to do with him asserting the premise that he was the toughest son-of-a-buck in the […]
Local defendants in court Wednesday
Two defendants in area crimes are scheduled for pre-trial hearings on Wednesday, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office. Brian Lee Carsten will be in court at the North Justice Center […]
Feeling “The Shape of Things” at GWC
By Thom deMartino When it comes down to it, who are we — really? Are our identities in the eye of the beholder that perceives us: or are we instead the sum […]
Police are on the lookout for DUIs
Planning on tying one on while putting on a Halloween costume? Think about it, warns the Garden Grove Police Department. “If you want to stay safe this Halloween, then make a plan […]
Amory Hanson, HB council candidate
Note to readers: The Orange County Tribune is posting the results of questionnaires sent to candidates for city office in Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Westminster as a public service. These are […]
Plague, New Wave and monsters
MOVIES Just one major release in local cinemas this week: “Inferno.” Tom Hanks is back – with a haircut – as Harvard smarty-pants Robert Langdon in another adaptation of a Dan Brown […]
