Local author launches project to help young adults in crisis
In the ever competitive publishing industry, authors must not only churn out good material to rise to the top, but also embrace new marketing possibilities, including branding their work as a...
View ArticleIndianapolis 500: Lineup, prediction and more
For the final installment of our four-part series on the 96th Indianapolis 500, which races Sunday (9 a.m., ABC, with coverage beginning at 8), here's the complete starting grid. Click on the photo of...
View ArticleMore O.C. bars are carrying wine on tap
Recently, I overheard a conversation at the Wine Lab’s snazzy new location in Costa Mesa’s The Camp. “Wine on tap?” said a man at the bar to his companion, pointing to the wine-serving spigot in front...
View ArticleAngels: What they're doing right
You have to crawl before you can walk – and the Angels don't walk much – but there have been some faint signs of life lately from the Winter World Champs. They've won three consecutive games and 11 of...
View ArticleAngels Team Store highlights
The Angels return home to begin a nine-game homestand on Monday with a series against the New York Yankees (Monday-Wednesday), the Texas Rangers (Friday-Sunday) and the Seattle Mariners (June 4-6)....
View ArticleTwitter scoreboard: Halos, Haren, Pujols FTW
If you're clever, insightful, funny or irreverent, this is where you belong.Angels fans post comments and photos on twitter during the game, and Angels editor Keith Sharon collects them. He awards a...
View ArticleOne week left in fan voting for top athletes
O.C. high school sports supporters, here is your opportunity to vote to determine the OCVarsity.com fans’ choice as the O.C. boys and girls athletes of the year for 2011-12. The winners will be honored...
View ArticleJames McCartney makes O.C. debut next week
Because the Beatles remain the single most significant force in the history of popular music, it's no wonder that all things related to the Fab Four continue to fascinate music fans more than four...
View ArticleLake Forest split over Charger stadium at El Toro High
LAKE FOREST – Hundreds of residents, El Toro students and their parents turned out Thursday night for a community meeting to discuss a possible stadium at El Toro High School. "We are here to get...
View ArticleGhost hunter turns attention to Santa Ana
SANTA ANA – Paranormal investigator Ramiro Ramirez says he's angered entities at a Rialto church, soothed spirits at a Boyle Heights hospital, and captured moans at a former brothel in Arizona during...
View ArticleNew female post commander reflects VFW changes
Dolores "Dee" Padgett remembers coming home from Vietnam in 1967 to the cold reception that awaited returning veterans of an unpopular war. That sense of rejection extended to a place that could have...
View ArticleState loan program helps O.C. firm transform
You might think that running a successful company for almost three decades would give the owner an advantage in future success. You're wrong. Success is never to be taken for granted and owners must...
View ArticleObama campaign billed $35,000 for Newport Beach policing
NEWPORT BEACH – The city spent $35,043 on police officers when President Obama stopped in Corona del Mar in February for a campaign breakfast, and revenue officials have sent his campaign an invoice to...
View ArticleROWING: Lofgren, U.S. Eight smash world best
Orange County's Esther Lofgren and the reigning World champion U.S. women's eight boat made their 2012 international debut in record-shattering fashion Friday morning. Team USA won its heat at the 2012...
View ArticleAthletes who died fighting for their country
Many famous American athletes interrupted their playing careers to fight in World War II, but only a handful made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives for their country. On Memorial Day weekend...
View ArticleMarines help disabled children launch summer in Newport
NEWPORT BEACH The overcast skies cleared over the bay at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort as a group of Marines helped developmentally disabled children launch a giant whale into the water -- an...
View ArticleEditorial: Space no longer a government program
Sunrise Friday over Orange County may also have brought the dawn of a new Space Age, propelled by the money of private individuals and companies, not enormous government spending. This one small step...
View ArticleO.C. residents invited to White House ceremony
Three Orange County residents will travel to Washington, D.C. this weekend to mark Memorial Day, starting with an invitation-only breakfast at the White House. Each year, families who lost loved ones...
View ArticlePendleton Marines return home to loved ones
CAMP PENDLETON – Staff Sgt. Fred Harrell gave his wife, Jackie, a long kiss. Then he scooped up his two boys, Fred, 5 and Jack, 4, and held them tight. "It's a huge relief to be back," the 27-year-old...
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