Landlocked Disneyland Adds 25 Acres to Support Expansion
ANAHEIM — When Walt Disney opened Disneyland, he saw it as a place that would always change and grow. But to keep growing, the Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. needs more real estate to support its flagship, yet landlocked theme park. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts paid about $115.3 million...
You Light a Fire in the Fireplace on Cold Nights. Southern California’s Air District...
The fireplace in the living room is yours, and on a cold night you stack a few split logs in it and light them. Most people treat that as their own call, like switching on a lamp.
7 homes red-tagged, 13 yellow-tagged in Capistrano Beach as high surf continues to batter...
High surf is threatening coastal homes in Dana Point.
Long Beach Marathon course adjusted due to coastal conditions
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The 42nd annual Long Beach Marathon was held Sunday, with a record number of participants and a slightly altered course due to a forecast of elevated tides and hazardous oceanfront conditions. The course was rerouted approximately a mile-and-a-half away from the beachfront path just before...
Retail theft suspect arrested after allegedly targeting same coastal OC home improvement store repeatedly
The Huntington Beach Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect believed responsible for a series of commercial burglaries targeting a local home improvement retailer. According to police, HBPD Property North detectives, working alongside the department’s Crime Analysis Unit, identified the suspect, arrested the individual this week, and recovered more...
New data shows fewer school bus deaths, but transportation risks remain for Orange County...
School transportation fatalities declined by 14% nationwide in 2024, falling from 128 deaths to 110, according to federal crash data analyzed by The Millar Law Firm. Yet beneath that encouraging headline lies a more complicated reality: deaths among people riding in school vehicles actually increased to 17, the highest annual total recorded over the past decade.
Stormy Rachel causes damage and flooding in SoCal
Remnants of Stormy Rachel pounded SoCal this weekend with powerful waves, strong winds, rain, and flooding. And it is not over yet. It is cool, cloudy, and windy in Burbank, with still a chance of showers this afternoon and lingering into at least Monday. Other areas of the Southland, especially...
Riverside County trio arrested in Irvine golf store burglary case
Three Inland Empire men are facing felony charges after Irvine Police say they burglarized the PGA TOUR Superstore on Technology Drive not once, but twice, stealing more than $5,000 worth of merchandise before investigators tracked them down and recovered the stolen property. According to the Irvine Police Department, the suspects...
No Winners for SuperLotto Plus Jackpot
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $63 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold at a gas station in Lake Forest and a supermarket in National City in San Diego County. They are each worth $21,081, the California Lottery announced.
Newport Beach Sued Over 8,174-Unit Housing Plan as Overlay Loophole Faces Legal Reckoning
A local watchdog group is suing Newport Beach over the way the city counts housing near John Wayne Airport and Fashion Island toward its state-mandated building goals, arguing a recent appellate ruling against Redondo Beach proves the city's entire housing plan is built on a legal shortcut that no longer holds up. The lawsuit, filed by the Newport Beach Stewardship Association, asks a judge to freeze construction on affected projects until the city rewrites its plan.

















