Hurricane Hermine is expected to strike Florida early Friday and Gov. Rick Scott is warning residents of that state to batten down the hatches. Called “life-threatening,” it’s expected to strike the Big […]
Florida braces for Hurricane Hermine
Street fair food and Civil War fights
It’s Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer. Indulge yourself with some arts and leisure before the grind starts up again in earnest. We’ve always said that the actual year (rather […]
School starting for GGUSD pupils
By Jim Tortolano It’s back-to-school when campuses in the Garden Grove Unified School District reopen to students Thursday for the start of the 2016-17 academic year, but a lot of those campuses will […]
Streaking Halos win sixth straight
By Pete Zarustica It may be a case of too little, too late. On the other hand, for fans of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, better late than never. The “better” […]
Scam artists take aim at the elderly
An 84-year-old woman has lost at least $50,000 after she was targeted by phone scammers over several years, police said. Westminster Police Depart Officer Matt Edinger recently responded to a bank in […]
Retorts: Don’t sit down on the flag
I love “The Star-Spangled Banner.” I think we have the greatest national anthem of any country, and here’s why. First off, it’s a very democratic song (note small “d”). It’s almost impossible […]
Youth, 15, suffers gunshot wound
A 15-year-old youth was shot in the chest in Garden Grove Tuesday night and is in critical condition. According to the GGPD, the incident occurred in the 12500 block of Harbor Blvd., […]
Five Halos homers overpower the Reds
By Pete Zarustica The power was definitely on Monday night in Anaheim, as the Los Angeles Angels launched five home runs to smack the Cincinnati Red 9-2 for their third straight win […]
More GG bike paths will be rolling out
By Jim Tortolano Garden Grove will probably not be turning into a California version of Copenhagen, that Danish city renowned for its throngs of bicyclists on city streets, but plans to add […]
Elvis Festival on Main St. GG Sunday
The 17th annual Elvis Festival will come to Garden Grove’s Main Street on Sunday. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a wide variety of performers and other […]
