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Another wave of regulations on short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos are coming to Orange County before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off this summer and ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Officials across Orange County – home to Disneyland and an idyllic Pacific Coastline – have long grappled with...

Family entertainment franchise Altitude Trampoline Park is expanding along the West Coast. California franchisee Guru Murari has multiple locations in the pipeline across the state this year, including a spot in Ventura. Murari has expanded to four locations over the past 18 months that span across Northern and Southern California....

The image feels almost cinematic: a massive tanker eases into the Port of Long Beach, carrying millions of barrels of crude that have powered California’s daily life for decades. This time, though, it arrives with a sense of finality and a quiet dread about what comes next. According to...

Every week, I highlight a few events across the SoCal region. This week, stroll through a garden, explore the Black American experience, celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, and see Broadway in the desert. The evidence of culture. Willie Birch: Stories to Tell opens at the California African American Museum, the first-ever...

On January 2, 2026, police officers responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon. The victim reported being beaten by the suspect, later identified as Joseph Angel Palacios (37) of Santa Ana, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. This morning, May 3, 2026, patrol officers finally...

Saw a coyote in your backyard? Coyote sightings are becoming more common in suburban areas across California, according to Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife . In April, a coyote attacked a 4-year-old boy while he was standing in his grandmother’s driveway in Carson, according to media reports. “All of a sudden, I just hear him screaming,” the boy’s mother, Sarina Donohoo, told KABC...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Steven Martinez of Chula Vista broke his own course record Sunday in winning his second OC Marathon in four years while UC Irvine medical student Brianna Bourne was the women's winner. Martinez completed the 26-mile, 385-yard course in 2:14:06, breaking his previous record of 2:18:06...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The countdown is on to the June primary, with just about a month to go. And canvassers have hit their communities to help get the word out about candidates they support, including in Orange County’s District 5, where three candidates are running, including Diane Dixon, Katrina Foley, and Lucy Vellema.

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: Stewart Cink of the United States greets the gallery after an albatross on the eighteenth green during Round Two of the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club on March 28, 2026 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun/Getty Images) The 2026...

A foot chase didn’t end well for a man fleeing from Westminster police. On April 28, WPD officers made a traffic stop for multiple violations in the area of Magnolia Street and Bolsa Avenue. While the officer was getting the vehicle occupants’ information, the driver took off on foot....