SANTA ANA (AP) – Shipping companies have agreed to pay $45 million to thousands of Orange County and other Southern California fishermen, tour companies and property owners who sued after an offshore […]
Oil spill settlement of $45 mill
$50 million payment for oil spill
SANTA ANA (AP) – A pipeline operator has agreed to pay $50 million to thousands of Southern California fishermen, tourism companies and property owners who sued after an offshore oil spill last […]
Texas firm to repair pipeline
By Brian Melley /Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Texas oil company was granted permission to repair an underwater pipeline that ruptured off the coast of Orange County a year ago, spilled […]
Omicron’s impact is expanding
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is giving the U.S. and other nations an unwelcome holiday “present.” Blamed for a surge in new infections, hospitalizations and deaths, the mutated virus is prompting […]
Second oil spill is reported
A second oil spill – just two months after the one that closed beaches up and down the Orange County coastline – has been discovered Saturday (today) off Huntington Beach. According to […]
Ban on offshore drilling backed
By Zia Zografos The City of Huntington Beach is pushing for a ban on all new, statewide, offshore oil and gas drilling. The city council voted 5-1 Tuesday night to adopt a […]
Oil spill smaller than feared
As bad as the recent oil spill off the Huntington Beach coast was, it probably wasn’t as bad as it first seemed. A Coast Guard official said Thursday that the original estimate […]
Ban on new drilling is urged
By Zia Zografos A resolution urging a ban all new offshore oil and gas drilling may soon be adopted by Huntington Beach City Council, in response to the recent oil spill on […]
Local beaches open Monday
Surf’s up and the beaches are (almost) open. The City of Huntington Beach and California State Parks on Sunday night announced the reopening of both city and state beaches in Huntington Beach […]
Vaccinations back on the rise
Vaccination against the coronavirus is on a slow, steady rise across the United States. According to the Associated Press, the increase is caused by senior citizens and people with previous medical conditions […]
