Family spokesman: Paterno in 'serious' condition
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno's doctors say the former Penn State coach's condition has become “serious” after he experienced complications from lung cancer in recent days. The winningest major...
View ArticleFinal: Oregon 75, UCLA 68
Oregon overcame a 15-point first half deficit to knock off UCLA 75-68 in front of 10,830 at Matthew Knight Arena Saturday afternoon. UCLA was abysmal at the foul line, making just 10-of-21 free throw...
View ArticleLadera: 3rd highest level of distressed listings
Real estate for sale in Ladera Ranch appears chilled at year's start by one set of statistics. Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for...
View ArticleJan. 22 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleMorning letters: Summing up the primary numbers game
CYPRESS, Golda Howard: There is something neurotically wrong when three small, overwhelmingly rural states can select the Republican nominee. This might have worked when America relied only on daily...
View ArticleAnalyst: Small uptick in Calif. home buying
Veteran Southern California real estate analyst G.U. Krueger adds his commentary on the housing market to this blog in a spot we call "Thursday Morning Quarterback." Here's his latest installment....
View ArticleEd Royce: China profits from U.S. pipeline blunder
It was announced the other day that the Obama administration has decided to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project. It has delayed this project for years, even though its own State Department judged...
View ArticlePrivate water company: Most bills more sober
We told you last week about how the city of Fullerton may have charged millions in illegal water fees over the years. Fullerton is working to put a precise price tag on what it costs to provide water...
View ArticleCredit tips: Should dad co-sign a car loan?
Still living off credit cards? Can't figure out how much you could or should spend? Need to save for retirement? Deborah McNaughton, a Placentia credit expert, financial coach and author of “The...
View ArticleByron York: Why Gingrich won -- why Romney lost
COLUMBIA, SC -- They won't say it publicly -- they don't want to appear churlish or disrespectful on a night they took a serious beating -- but it's no exaggeration to say that even after losing the...
View ArticleGale Norton: On Keystone, Obama chooses U.S. decline
Which nation will be the world’s leading superpower a few decades from now? I fervently hope it is the United States, and I have great faith in American ingenuity. But the Obama administration’s...
View ArticleAutism statistics: A story behind every number
There is a mommy-to-be out there somewhere rubbing her belly and stocking up on antacids because she’s eating for two (and maybe, sometimes, when no one’s looking, for three). She spends hours...
View ArticleLaguna Woods home market speeds up
One analysis of real estate for sale in Laguna Woods shows the market speedier in its last tabulation. Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local...
View ArticleGiveaway: Barry's Bootcamp fitness classes
We are only in the first month of the new year, and I'm already straining to keep to my New Year's resolutions - especially the one to get more excercise. For those of you who also might be having a...
View ArticleCheerleaders pass lessons to up-and-comers
San Juan Hills High School cheerleaders put on their first basketball cheer clinic Saturday afternoon in the school gym, showing potential future cheerleaders the ropes on dancing and getting a crowd...
View ArticleReactions to death of Joe Paterno
Reactions to the death of longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno: • “He died as he lived. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how...
View ArticleMan jumps from San Clemente freeway overpass, dies
SAN CLEMENTE – A man reportedly jumped from the Avenida Vista Hermosa overpass onto the I-5 early Saturday and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The incident was reported to the Orange...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Voter fraud is real and must be stopped
LAGUNA NIGUEL, William Jameson: Well, either letter-writer Jorge Delgado is too young to remember or he has a selective memory. A Democratic financial analyst named Loretta Sanchez-Brixey, who had run...
View ArticleJohn Rzeznik, Silent Comedy, Uh Huh Her and more from the NAMM Show
Although 90,000 people were anticipated over the entire course of the NAMM Show, it almost seemed like that many people converged on the Anaheim Convention Center all at once Saturday. By 12:30 p.m.,...
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