Nine firefighting units from Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley combined to extinguish a fire Monday night at a townhome in Huntington Beach. According to the HBFD, the blaze was reported at 7:35 […]
Cats rescued and fires extinguished
12-year sentence for sex offender
An investigation begun in 2013 by Garden Grove and Cypress police culminated in the sentencing Monday of a 47-year-old man to 12 years in state prison for a variety of sex acts […]
Beach after sundown is the place to be
Like Batman or The Shadow, I always did my best work after dark. I don’t mean journalistically. I mean beach-wise. Most folks who head down to the sand are looking for sun, […]
The ghosts of military posts in OC
By Jim Tortolano The pivotal factor in Orange County’s transition from an agricultural region into a sprawling suburban metropolis was the effect of World War II and its aftermath. The great conflict […]
Fatty’s big, tragic career
By Jim Tortolano Orange County has produced its share of movie stars and celebrities, ranging from Diane Keaton to Kevin Costner, but none have had the impact and tragic life of our […]
OC turns 125 … sort of
By Pete Zarustica Orange County is (almost) officially 125 years old. On June 4, 1889, residents of the southeastern wing of Los Angeles County (typically referred to as the Santa Ana Valley), […]
The cities formerly known as ….
By Jim Tortolano It’s not just celebrities or serial spouses who change their names. Many a city – some of them big – trade in one monicker for another for a […]
The Vegas of the 20s: Seal Beach
By Pete Zarustica Movie stars. Casinos. Stretches of sand. Pretty girls in revealing clothing. Sounds very much like Las Vegas, doesn’t it? But it also once applied to the seaside community of […]
