Mexico fights for its image
For six years, Mexico has been fighting a bloody war against drug cartels, and a bloodless virtual war for public opinion of U.S. travelers. Every time a piece of good news comes out about Mexico, it...
View ArticleH.B. mayor wants to erase $4 million pension tax
HUNTINGTON BEACH – Voters put this tax on their bills and it may be up to them to take it off. Mayor Don Hansen has launched an effort to push for a ballot measure this November that could remove a...
View ArticleKids with special needs are not a punishment
I had almost forgotten about that phone call. I was about two months pregnant at the time. I was scared, I was unmarried, and I was desperate. I grabbed the phone book and with shaking hands fumbled...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Central: All you need to know
Super Bowl XLVI, featuring the New England Patriots and New York Giants, kicks off at 3:29 p.m. and will be shown on NBC. Before the game kicks off, check out our Super Bowl Central page with all you...
View ArticleROP's model boat NeNe: 44 miles out
The NeNe, a 6-foot-long model trimaran launched Thursday from Capistrano Beach by an ROP model-making class, was still sailing Sunday afternoon. Its onboard GPS device reported its position at 1:10...
View ArticleClothing retailer files for bankruptcy, to close stores
The owner of a plus-size women's clothing retail chain that has seven stores in Orange County announced Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. United Retail Group, owner of...
View ArticleFoothill Ranch girl, 14, is target of search
FOOTHILL RANCH – Search teams and police are looking for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Friday. Frances Renteria, who is helping coordinate the search, said Cearra Moawad, of Foothill...
View ArticleAliso Viejo man takes first in Surf City Marathon
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Paul Sarris of Aliso Viejo came in first overall in the 2012 Surf City USA Marathon on Sunday. The 34-year-old finished with a time of 2:30:09. Among the women, Carla McAlister, 38,...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Air board mandates cars that don't exist
ANAHEIM, Rand Christensen: In 1900, Americans preferred electric cars to gasoline or steam. However, scientists found that storing large amounts of electricity in a battery was more difficult than ever...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XLVI photo roundup
Here is a roundup slideshow for Super Bowl XLVI including fans, game action and halftime festivities. This slideshow will grow and evolve through the day as new images move across the various wire...
View ArticleWoman fights cold, husband deemed useless
I’ve been fighting this cold from hell all week and have sniffed an amount of Vicks Vapor Rub that I’m sure is well beyond the legal limit. By the way, Vicks Vapor Rub does not relieve your congestion...
View ArticleVanderhook back where he belongs
FULLERTON – He inherited a team that lost eight drafted pitchers, including its entire starting rotation and its closer, who also was the team's top slugger. He inherited a nonconference schedule that...
View ArticleKelly Clarkson spot-on and soulful at Super Bowl
Color me unpatriotic, but Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert's rendition of "America the Beautiful" -- the first of three star performances slated for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, culminating in...
View ArticleDucks’ Palmieri man on the move
ANAHEIM – When he's here, he's playing in the NHL. Even when he's not here, he's still playing — that's playing — for a living. There are a lot of perks to being Kyle Palmieri, even as he travels from...
View ArticleMadonna halftime show packs spectacle but lacks passion
I'm an unashamed pop fan, and a bigger Madonna admirer, so I hate sounding like a curmudgeonly boomer who thinks there's been no great music since the '70s ended. But enough already. Bring rock 'n'...
View ArticleCoto’s Super Bowl bash for military is biggest yet
COTO DE CAZA – Gary Davis stopped in the middle of the kitchen and raised his cellphone to take a picture. His inspiration? The stainless steel six-burner stovetop sitting in the middle of Gary and...
View ArticleKOCI station cancels medical marijuana radio show
COSTA MESA – The "Cannabis Community" radio program on KOCI FM/101.5 was canceled by the station's management shortly before it was to air 11 a.m. Sunday. As a non-profit, community radio station, KOCI...
View ArticleManning leads Giants to Super Bowl victory once again
Take that, Brady. You too, Peyton. Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super...
View ArticleManning in elite company as two-time Super Bowl MVP
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now. Manning, spot-on from beginning to end Sunday night, won his second NFL...
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