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January 4, 2023

Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Mater Dei still No. 1 as Trinity League play begins, Jan. 4

This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. Notable this week: Trinity League teams have four of the top five spots in this week’s Top 25 rankings. … Orange Lutheran moved up to No....

January 4, 2023

Northbound lanes of 405 freeway temporarily closed in Irvine after pedestrian struck

The California Highway Patrol temporarily shut down all northbound 405 lanes off MacArthur Boulevard in Irvine on Tuesday, Jan. 3, after a pedestrian was struck and killed on the freeway, officials said. Around 7:30 p.m.,...

January 4, 2023

Irvine father hospitalized after unprovoked stabbing, suspect arrested

Irvine police arrested a 43-year-old man suspected of three unprovoked confrontations in the city Tuesday, including one that resulted in a victim being stabbed and later hospitalized. Shortly after noon, police responded to a call...

December 31, 2022

Los Alamitos boys basketball rallies to beat Tesoro in Tustin Classic final

Los Alamitos boys basketball coach Nate Berger had difficulty deciding which of his team’s players should be on the all-tournament team. That’s a good thing. Multiple players contributed for the Griffins in their 44-40 comeback...

December 30, 2022

Goldfinch owners seek to make Eighteen Main in Irvine the new dining destination

Long Beach’s The 908 sister restaurant, The Goldfinch, has opened in Irvine’s new dining complex Eighteen Main, located in a hub of businesses, luxury apartment buildings and a hop away from John Wayne Airport. When...

December 30, 2022

Irvine boys basketball beats El Modena, advances to Estancia Coast Classic final

Irvine will get another chance to win a boys basketball tournament championship this season. The Vaqueros defeated El Modena 47-34 at Estancia High on Thursday in the Estancia Coast Classic semifinals to advance to the...

December 29, 2022

Irvine to stick with Orange County Power Authority — for now

Irvine’s City Council voted 3-2 to stay with the controversial Orange County Power Authority. However, the council will revisit a potential withdrawal in June 2023. The decision was made at a special meeting on Thursday,...

December 30, 2022

Charges dropped against Irvine bioscience company founder in alleged $3.5 million kickback scheme

Federal prosecutors have abruptly dropped criminal charges against a former executive with a defunct Irvine-based health sciences lab business who was accused of paying physicians at least $3.5 million in kickbacks to induce them to...

December 29, 2022

Semifinals set for Estancia, Tustin boys basketball tournaments

Tesoro will play Tustin in one semifinal and Beckman plays Los Alamitos in the other semifinal in the Tustin Classic boys basketball tournament Thursday at Tustin High. The Tesoro-Tustin game is at 6 p.m. Beckman-Los...

December 23, 2022

Microsoft to fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal

By Matt O’Brien | The Associated Press Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant’s planned takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard...