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February 13, 2023

Community collects coats and blankets for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

For a few hours on Sunday afternoon, a steady stream of vehicles lined up outside the Lakeview Senior Center in Irvine, waiting to drop off coats, blankets and other donations for the victims of the...

February 13, 2023

Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Mater Dei returns to No. 1 in rankings, Feb. 13

This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. Notable this week: Mater Dei returns to its familiar position of No. 1 after convincing wins over Long Beach Poly and Crean Lutheran in the CIF-SS...

February 13, 2023

$35.5 million pledge is largest alumni gift to UCI

A husband and wife are behind the largest alumni gift yet to UC Irvine, which will go toward supporting information and computer sciences students. Paul and Jo Butterworth have named UCI as a beneficiary of...

February 11, 2023

Mater Dei boys basketball routs Crean Lutheran in Division 1 playoffs

SANTA ANA – There have been many outstanding players in the Mater Dei boys basketball program over the past few decades. Owen Verna on Friday did something only three other Monarchs had done before. Verna...

February 10, 2023

OC Supervisor Don Wagner kicks off his 2024 campaign

Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner is running for reelection in 2024 — in a district that will be at least somewhat new to him. Wagner on Friday, Feb. 10, announced his campaign on the steps...

February 10, 2023

Irvine’s partnership with Live Nation for Great Park concert venue could be in jeopardy

Live Nation could pull out of an agreement with Irvine for a 14,000-seat amphitheater in Great Park if the city moves ahead with a proposed scaled-down venue. And Great Park residents are divided on just...

February 10, 2023

‘Tourist burglars’ target upscale residential communities in Orange County

Homeowners in wealthy neighborhoods throughout Orange County have been targeted by South American theft rings in what authorities dub “burglary tourism.” Sometimes called international arrows or Lanzas Internacionales in the Spanish-speaking world, residential burglaries attributed...

February 10, 2023

‘How do we find stability’: Victims of Turkey, Syria quake honored with vigil

About 100 people gathered in prayer in Irvine — thousands and thousands of miles away from where a deadly earthquake killed more than 20,000 people in Turkey and Syria — to honor the victims and...

February 9, 2023

Shake Shack will open a restaurant in Irvine Spectrum this summer

Popular New York City burger chain Shake Shack will make its Orange County debut in Irvine Spectrum Center this summer, according to a press release. The restaurant will be near the Regal Irvine Spectrum movie...

February 8, 2023

Joanna Weiss, a local Democratic activist, launches CA-47 bid

Joanna Weiss, a Democratic community organizer, is the latest to jump into the race for California’s 47th congressional district. The founder of the progressive grassroots organization, Women for American Values and Ethics (WAVE) Action Fund,...