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August 26, 2022

City of Hope’s new Irvine cancer center welcomes first patients with ride on a big orange balloon

For awhile after Todd Kennedy was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2017, his alarm sounded at about 5 a.m. two days out of the week, hoping to beat the morning rush hour for...

August 26, 2022

Best thing I ate: Sweet, salty, spicy, incredible Chilean sea bass

There’s a dish in Vietnamese cuisine called cá kho tộ, or clay pot fish. The fish is cooked in a rich, sweet, salty, sticky, fish-sauce caramel along with a smattering of chilis, usually jalapeños but...

August 26, 2022

Rivian subcontractors to pay $315,000 in back wages to Mexican laborers

By Robert Channick | Chicago Tribune Rivian subcontractors have agreed to pay $315,000 in back wages and penalties to settle a lawsuit brought by the state alleging the companies owed overtime pay to 59 Mexican...

August 26, 2022

Tuskegee airman honored with post office dedication in Irvine

World War II aircraft fly over a picture of Tuskegee Airman Robert Friend during a ceremony for the dedication of the Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building in Irvine, CA,...

August 26, 2022

Realistic training helps OC law enforcement feel prepared

Thursday it involved faith organizations, but the training police and fire personnel participated in throughout the day was preparing agencies for any number of scenarios that could put community members in harm’s way. “It could...

May 2, 2022

Status Update: Planet Fitness grand opening in Lake Forest comes with In-N-Out truck

After two years of shuttered gyms and limited indoor access, James Innocenti, a Planet Fitness franchise owner, is back in expansion mode. Innocenti is celebrating the debut of his 12th Orange County fitness center Tuesday,...

May 2, 2022

Will the next wildfire be prevented by a 14-year-old’s innovation?

Since the fifth grade, Ryan Honary has been developing a technological solution to better detect – and therefore prevent – wildfires, after witnessing the devastation of the 2018 Camp Fire in northern California. After years...

May 2, 2022

How much house can you get for $1 million?

A million dollars doesn’t mean what it used to for Southern California home shoppers. Sure, drive 2 hours east, and you’ll find a palatial pool home in Hemet on almost an acre of land, lushly...

May 2, 2022

Bandai Namco hosts Irvine celebration for consolidated headquarters

Members of the Daion Taiko from the Orange County Buddhist Church perform beneath the Giant Wheel at the Irvine Spectrum during the Bandai Namco’s “Welcome to the PAC!” event in Irvine on Sunday, May 1,...

April 29, 2022

OC Marathon races back this weekend with thousands of runners

Orange County’s signature marathon returns this weekend, two years after the coronavirus forced its cancellation just weeks before its traditional beginning-of-May running. After going virtual in 2020 and then hosting just a shortened run last...