The number of area confirmed cases of coronavirus continues to rise sharply, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Today’s (Wednesday) count showed 606 cases, up by 107 from Tuesday’s totals. […]
Beach cities see sharp increases
“Hell of a bad two weeks” foreseen
“A hell of a two bad weeks” was predicted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning the nation that as many as 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak, […]
OC coronavirus cases rise to 464
UPDATE: The coronavirus case count for today (Monday) has been released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. It shows a total of 464 cases overall, with four deaths. Thirty-seven new cases […]
Irvine leads OC in coronavirus cases
For the first time since tracking of confirmed coronavirus cases in Orange County began, the number of infections per city has been revealed. According to information provided by Irvine City Councilmember Melissa […]
OC bans gatherings, orders closures
News about the coronavirus, locally and nationwide. Sweeping new orders from Orange County Health Officer Dr. Nicole Quick and the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday banned all “public and private […]
Hot weather warning issued for OC
A heat advisory warning for Orange County was issued Monday evening by the National Weather Service. It will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday in response to […]
Rain is washing out the drought (we hope)
Can we officially say that the drought is finally over? Winter has returned with a wet vengeance this week in West Orange County. Storms moving across the southern California coast are dropping […]
Jobless rate inches down to 3.2%
Unemployment in Orange County dropped slightly in July, according to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The rate dropped from 3.3 percent in June to 3.2 percent last […]
June jobless rate rose to 3.3 percent
Unemployment rose sharply in Orange County in June, jumping from 2.6 percent in May to 3.3 percent for the following month. According to the state Employment Development Department, the biggest part of […]
Budget, joblessness and festival traffic
The Westminster City Council on Wednesday approved the 2018-19 budget on a 5-0 vote. The budget for 2018-19 will be balanced with no need to draw on reserves. There’s a projected fund […]
