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September 27, 2024

As UCI begins new term, campus protest policies are clearly stated

As a new term begins at UC Irvine, unease about the Israel-Hamas war lingers and threatens a new wave of campus protests across the University of California system. In light of protests last spring, UC...

September 27, 2024

Kei Concepts opens third hand roll bar location in Irvine

The idea of a hand roll bar is simple, elegant and, above all, immediate: an expert chef prepares a cylindrical roll of cold fish and warm rice nestled inside a toasted sheet of nori. The...

September 26, 2024

How Southern California schools fared in US News and World Report’s rankings

Colleges and universities in Southern California are among the top-ranked schools across the country. In U.S. News and World Report’s latest list of college rankings, half of the top 10 public universities are in Southern...

September 26, 2024

Video gamemaker Activision Blizzard laying off 400 workers in Irvine, LA

Video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. will soon lay off nearly 400 people in its in mobile gaming divisions in Santa Monica and Irvine, eliminating redundancies among its staff following last year’s $75.4 billion merger...

September 24, 2024

Video: Man who stabbed his mother to death in Irvine charged at officers before killed

A Las Vegas man who stabbed his mother to death in an Irvine neighborhood last month was fatally shot by police after lunging toward an officer while armed with a knife, a critical-incident report released...

September 24, 2024

5 defendants liable in Tustin boiler room securities scam

A federal court jury deliberated for a little more than two hours before finding five defendants liable for a boiler room securities scheme that fraudulently raised more than $67 million from investors to benefit a...

September 24, 2024

Australian gelato brand to open two OC locations this fall

Another day, another ice cream purveyor has the scoop on fun flavors to cool down Orange County. On the heels of Wanderlust Creamery and Filo Dessert Co. — two ice cream shops that recently opened...

September 22, 2024

UCI fills dorms over move-in weekend

Dorm rooms at UC Irvine filled over the weekend, a flurry of nesting and excitement before classes start and the business of learning begins. The university was expecting nearly 5,500 first- and second-year students to...

September 23, 2024

Status Update: Wescom opens credit union branch in shadows of a roller coaster

Wescom credit union recently opened its 30th branch, and it’s not in your typical strip mall in Buena Park. Nope, this branch is just a few steps from a fried chicken dinner or a gut-clenching...

September 20, 2024

This Mission Viejo man’s gourd may squash the competition

Last year’s Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off champion’s squash weighed a whopping 1,708 pounds, still about 50 pounds shy of the Irvine Park Railroad event’s 2019 record. But this year, Kevin Donahue thinks he’ll not only be...