Rick Warren builds bridge to Muslims
The Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest and one of America's most influential Christian leaders, has embarked on an effort to heal divisions between evangelical Christians and...
View ArticleLax investigations leave abuse of disabled unpunished
COSTA MESA – In 50 years of life, Van Ingraham never uttered a word. After his neck was broken in his room at Fairview Developmental Center in 2007, the severely autistic man clung to life for six...
View ArticleSurging Aggies dump Titans
DAVIS – Josh Ritchart scored 20 points and Eddie Miller had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead UC Davis to a 78-75 victory against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night. Tyler Les added 14 points and...
View ArticleIrvine needs OT to edge Northridge
IRVINE – One of the advantages of playing in the Big West is that, for sub-.500 teams like UC Irvine and Cal State Northridge, the most important stretch of the season has yet to begin. With a single...
View ArticleTitans' late rally subdues Frogs
Cal State Fullerton pushed across two runs in the eighth inning and beat No. 15 TCU, 4-2, Saturday night at Goodwin Field. Derek Odell homered for the Horned Frogs (2-3) in the first, but the Titans...
View ArticleO.C. girls basketball: Saturday's playoff coverage
Orange County girls basketball teams played in quarterfinal and semifinal games Saturday night, and OCVarsity.com has everything from photos to updated playoff brackets and game stories. Click on the...
View Article10 consumer products: smaller size, same price
When was the last time you bought a half-gallon of ice cream or a pound of coffee? The question arises because of the recent publicity about candy maker Mars preparing to make some of its candy bars,...
View ArticleLeap Year deal: Get into Knott's for $29
Do you like to visit Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park? They're going to have a special for one day only that you won't find again for at least four years: If you come to the park on Leap Day, Wed. Feb....
View ArticleForeclosures sap demand for apartments
Ray Maggi is CEO of MPMS Inc., which manages over 2,500 apartments from Fontana to Costa Mesa. He’s been the president of the Apartment Association of Orange County six times and was president of the...
View ArticleTax tips: Long-term care insurance
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions ... Q. I wanted to know if long-term care insurance is deductible on...
View ArticleWeek in photos: Feb. 19 to 25
SLIDE SHOW: Click the photo above for some of the best photos from around Orange County and the world.
View ArticleHeart rocks Front & Center show in Anaheim
Because the annual Front & Center shows held at Honda Center serve as a benefit for Cal State Fullerton's President's Scholars Program, they really are two events in one. Saturday's first half at...
View ArticleOscars red carpet arrivals
"The Artist" won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. Among...
View Article‘The Artist’ makes some noise at Oscars
"The Artist," a mostly silent, black-and-white homage to Hollywood's silent-movie era, won five Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, including top trophies for best picture,...
View ArticleAsk Daft Daddy: Do's and Don'ts for kids in restaurants
For those of you following along, my son wee Mac turns 6 months old this week. When other parents told me this time would go by fast, boy, they weren’t kidding. Wee Mac has now outlasted Kim...
View ArticleAfterWork: Sunsets in Capistrano Beach
Once upon a time, there was an oceanfront dive bar in Capistrano Beach called Buckingham Palace. Now there isn't. Three years ago, Buckingham Palace (no relation whatsoever to the palace in England)...
View ArticleErnest Istook: Libraries need not expose kids to porn
Librarians can be strict. In Seattle, for example, you can't eat, sleep, go barefoot or be noisy in a public library. You can, however, "watch graphic porn on a public computer in front of kids," the...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie's leg gets own Twitter page
It is generally agreed, among men at least, that Angelina Jolie has a multiplicity of body parts worthy of reverence. Go ahead, name one. Awesome.Now, her right leg, which she flaunted temptingly at...
View ArticleAnaheim was the designated decoy
When Sacramento finally gets its downtown King-dome finished, please don’t forget us. Paint a corner of it orange, or maybe a couple of sections, to recognize those of us whose leverage made it happen....
View Article3 football coaches fired in spending scheme
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO The Capistrano Unified School District fired three former head football coaches from their full-time teaching jobs Monday, the culmination of an exhaustive 16-month investigation...
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