Grit and balance drive University’s resurgence as a football contender
Football notes: Led by coach Vince Mesa, University has qualified for the CIF-SS playoffs for...
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In-N-Out’s owner affirms the chain is committed to California
"This is where we started, where we are and where we will always be," owner...
Orange County football Top 25: San Juan Hills rises after win over San Clemente
Santa Margarita, Mater Dei and Orange Lutheran hold the top three spots in the rankings...
Status Update: Mega Mart, a first for SoCal, opens this week in La Habra
The Korean grocery store debuts Thursday in a former Amazon Fresh store on Imperial Highway.
12 Orange County ZIPs on costliest housing list, 3rd most in nation
Only two other counties in the nation had more neighborhoods on the priciest housing list...
Irvine Lake to be drained in preparation for El Niño and dam renovations
The dam project is expected to take five years. The fishing community is calling for...
Government officials attempt visit to reported ICE office in Irvine
Congressman Dave Min and Irvine Councilmember Melinda Liu attempted the visit but were turned away...
CEO of Tustin-born Sunwest Bank sees ‘economic uncertainty’ creeping in
The bank — which was founded in Tustin in 1969 — does robust business in...
Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for Week 9’s top games
Steve Fryer's analysis and predictions for five of the top football games in Orange County...
Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings
The OCVarsity reporter reveals his vote this week in the Orange County football poll and...
Crean Lutheran girls volleyball swept out of playoffs by Redondo Union
Crean Lutheran's big challenge in the Division 2 playoffs is made harder when senior Brooklyn...
Orange County boys athlete of the week: Aidan Antonio, Woodbridge
The Woodbridge cross country runner has been chosen for the boys athlete of the week...
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Oct. 19
Mater Dei is No. 1 and Santa Margarita is No. 2 in the final Orange...
Orange County football Top 25: Santa Margarita tightens grip on No. 1 spot
Santa Margarita solidifies the No. 1 spot in the Orange County rankings with its win...
Horchata and other new beverages at Taco Bell and Live Más Cafés
New menu items include creamy versions of agua fresca with fruit and berry pieces.
Status Update: Target hiring for holidays; Fresh Choice grocer opens in Lake Forest
The international grocer replaced a shuttered 99 Cents Only store.
Wreckage from Irvine crash that killed South OC Cars and Coffee co-founder ignites in storage
No one was in the Costa Mesa facility when the front section of the car,...
Irvine football tops El Toro with a wild finish to Foxtrot League game
Ronin Scheinblum's desperation pass is caught for a TD with 22 seconds left to help...
Irvine voters will pick three candidates from a pool of 10 for City Council
Irvine's Districts 1, 5 and 6 are up for election this November.
CicloIrvine put on pause as city talks budget fixes
The city's trimming expenses as it continues to handle a budget deficit.
Real estate news: Hotel Sena by Marriott coming to OCVibe in Anaheim
The open space at Sena will feature a circular lobby bar with views of Honda...
Fryer: CIF Southern Section has big decision to make about football playoffs
How many teams will be in Division 1 this season? That's important, because it impacts...
Irvine City Council backs grocery job protections at small chains during mergers
An ordinance designed to temporarily preserve hundreds of jobs with small supermarket chains was approved.
Girls volleyball questions to be answered Friday with release of playoff brackets
The number of teams in the CIF Southern Section girls volleyball Division 1 playoff bracket...
Orange County boys water polo: No. 1 JSerra faces a challenging week
The Lions play Santa Margarita in a Trinity League showdown before heading to the North-South...
Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings
The OCVarsity reporter reveals his vote this week in the Orange County football poll and...
6 very, very good spots for pasta in Orange County
From cavatelli at a longtime San Clemente red-sauce joint to Japanese-Italian noodles in Fountain Valley.
Il Fornaio to pay $3 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuit
Harassment included forceful groping, multiple instances of grabbing female employees' private parts and requests for...
How to get a $4 meal at Taco Bell through the rest of October
Loyalty members also qualify for $1 meals during Tuesday Drops from the Irvine-based fast food...
Fountain Valley football’s rebuilt confidence helps snap league losing streak
Football notes: Fountain Valley is 2-0 in the Lambda League after shedding a 35-game losing...
Orange County boys athlete of the week: Seamus Hoffman, Irvine
The senior on the Irvine football team is the Orange County boys athlete of the...
Orange County girls athlete of the week: Delia Stone, Woodbridge
Stone threw for 641 yards and nine TDs in two wins to help Woodbridge's flag...
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Oct. 12
Santa Margarita and Mater Dei are Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the Orange County...
Status Update: Kahoots pet store opens in Costa Mesa
The store took half of the former 99 Cents store on Harbor Boulevard. The other...
Crean Lutheran football defeats Capistrano Valley in Bravo League battle
Crean Lutheran improves to 2-0 in league by winning a game that pitted father against...
City of Hope Breast Cancer Awareness Month event celebrates ‘strength and resilience’
Doctors in pink lab jackets urged women to get screened early and not put off...
Orange County boys water polo: JSerra retakes No. 1 after strong tournament
JSerra reclaims the top spot in Orange County after placing second at the recent Elite...
Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for Week 7’s top games
Steve Fryer's previews of this week's top games include Capistrano Valley vs. Crean Lutheran and...
Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings
The OCVarsity reporter reveals his vote this week in the Orange County football poll and...
Two compete for Irvine’s mayor seat at a junction in the city’s evolution
Incumbent Larry Agran and challenger Max Egorov are vying for a two-year term as Irvine's...
JSerra girls cross country team healthy again, winning again
Cross country notes: JSerra's girls team is healthy and winning again.
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Oct. 6
Santa Margarita moves into the No. 1 position this week in the Orange County girls...
Orange County girls flag football: No. 1 JSerra nearing 50 consecutive wins
JSerra has a chance to win its 50th consecutive game and the Trinity League title...
Orange County football Top 25: Mater Dei remains at No. 2 after loss
Capistrano Valley and San Juan Hills among the top risers in the Orange County rankings...
Status Update: Ugg opens holiday popup at South Coast Plaza
Also in the news: Shawarma House expands to Orange.
Irvine real estate agent arrested at LAX on suspicion of spying for China
The FBI arrested an Irvine-based real estate agent at LAX on Sunday, Oct. 4 on...
2026 Election: Irvine’s Measure D would change how the council is elected
Irvine is asking voters to decide whether the city should switch from its traditional, one-candidate...
Fryer: Local public high schools still offer a great experience
Newport Harbor's Ella Olson and Kaitlyn Herweg of Los Alamitos are both happy with their...
12 pumpkin patches to visit in Orange and Los Angeles counties
Some pumpkin patch locations include corn mazes, carnival games, petting zoos and more for the...
Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for Week 6’s top games
Steve Fryer's previews of this week's top games include No. 1 Santa Margarita vs. No....
Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings
The OCVarsity reporter reveals his vote this week in the Orange County football poll and...
Regulators seize Nano Banc of Irvine, sell assets to Sunwest
The commercial bank failed to comply with a state enforcement order related to its “deteriorating...
Orange County girls flag football: Huntington Beach now No. 2 in rankings
Huntington Beach is second behind undefeated JSerra in the Orange County girls flag football rankings.
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Sept. 28
Undefeated Mater Dei continues to hold the No. 1 spot in the Orange County girls...
Orange County football Top 25: No. 1 Santa Margarita heads into league play
No. 1 Santa Margarita and No. 2 Mater Dei have a big showdown this week...
Status Update: Discount retailer Burlington opens in Lake Forest
The store replaced a shuttered CVS drugstore
Stuck 60 feet in the air in Irvine, window washer is rescued
The man's harness and lowering system had malfunctioned, fire authorities said.
Irvine Spectrum adds height with new 132-foot-tall SunWheel ride
The SunWheel features 27 gondolas that can comfortably seat up to six passengers with far-reaching...
CIF-SS denies Huntington Beach, Crean Lutheran football players full eligibility
Football notes: Huntington Beach's Gianni Porfilio and Crean Lutheran's Jacob Whitehead are ruled ineligible for...
Asian American Museum at Great Park hosts educational community gatherings, cultural celebrations
It will host culinary demonstration during Friday's Mid-Autumn Festival at the Great Park.
Crean Lutheran, La Habra to play football game at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 16
The schools will play the Bravo League contest at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Oct....
Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings
The OCVarsity reporter discloses his vote this week in the Orange County football poll and...
Irvine police find suspected pipe bomb in car at Chevron station; 2 men arrested
A community member saw at least one of the men inside the car using a...
Darkroom’s Zach Scherer reveals four upcoming new concepts
The chef behind one of Orange County's best restaurants will bring four new eateries to...
John Wayne Airport slips from top spot to No. 10 in customer satisfaction
For medium-sized airports, Ontario's airport ranked second and Hollywood Burbank Airport came in fifth, rising...
Orange County girls flag football: No. 1 JSerra has big game Tuesday
No. 1 JSerra and No. 2 Orange Lutheran meet Tuesday in a Trinity League showdown.
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Sept. 21
Mater Dei continues at No. 1 in this week's Orange County girls volleyball rankings.
Orange County football Top 25: Huntington Beach moves into Top 10
Santa Margarita stays at No. 1 in the rankings going into Week 5 of the...
Status Update: 7 Leaves coming to Orange; Navy Federal Credit Union opens in Fullerton
The store is replacing a shuttered Walgreens pharmacy at the corner of Prospect Street and...
Can AI help college students become better writers? A first-of-its-kind research center at UC Irvine is set to find out
Over the next five years, the WRITE AI Center will develop approaches to help colleges...
Aidan Antonio, Carol Dye perform well on cross country national stage
The Woodbridge cross country runner finishes eighth, and Santa Margarita's Carol Dye places 10th in...
Hoag’s Irvine expansion fits right in
$1.2 billion flowed into 155 new beds at Hoag's Sun Family Campus and, thus, into...
Hoag’s Sun Family Campus means more beds, more specialization
The new $1.2 billion expansion of the Hoag Hospital Irvine Sun Family Campus will be...
El Modena football finally gets offense going, beats El Dorado
El Modena turns a close game at halftime into a 20-point victory as QB Ethan...
Best of Orange County 2026: Best bar
Looking for a night out? How about immersive shipwrecks, modern whiskey and a West Coast...
Best of Orange County 2026: Best farmers market
Here are this year's winners in Best of Orange County voting.
Best of Orange County 2026: Best movie theater
Here are this year's winners in Best of Orange County voting.
Best new home community: Best of Orange County 2026
Here are this year's winners in Best of Orange County voting.
South OC Cars and Coffee co-founder was driving the McLaren in fiery Irvine crash
Family members identified the two dead as South OC Cars and Coffee co-founder James Wehr...
Hemet man accused of taking Irvine customer’s explicit video during internet installation
The victim called police after noticing an outgoing message containing the video on her iPad.
UC Global Health Institute to be headquartered at UC Irvine
The move could mean a "larger national and global audience" for the university and its...
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Sept. 14
Mater Dei remains No. 1 in Orange County going into the Durango Fall Classic in...
Orange County football Top 25: Undefeated Santa Margarita remains No. 1
Santa Margarita hangs on to No. 1 position this week in the Orange County football...
Taco Bell leaving its longtime Irvine headquarters, but not the city
It and sister company Habit Burger are moving in 2028 to larger digs called Alton...
Housing supply, affordability concerns top of mind for Rep. Dave Min at Irvine discussion
The Irvine Democrat met with college students and nonprofit leaders for a recent roundtable meeting...
Orange County girls golf: Top 10 players to watch in 2026
Reigning state champion Santa Margarita places four players on the list to lead Orange County...
Sen. Alex Padilla: Steady flow of federal funding a top priority for Alzheimer’s disease research at UC Irvine
Padilla discussed why research into brain aging and cognitive disorders not only needs to continue,...
Taco Bell announces a golf tournament in Laguna Beach
Nine fans will get the chance to qualify for a foursome with a celebrity, an...
Chapman, UC Irvine lecturer references Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a post promoting a Nick Shirley event
'Hateful rhetoric and statements that advocate violence against anyone are fundamentally at odds with the...
Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for the top games in Week 3
Steve Fryer looks at the biggest matchups this week in Orange County, including Centennial vs....
Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings
The OCVarsity reporter shows how he voted this week in the Orange County football poll...
Orange County girls volleyball Top 10: Mater Dei solidifies No. 1 status
Mater Dei continues to hold the No. 1 spot in the Orange County rankings, ahead...
Orange County football Top 25: Orange Lutheran, JSerra climb after big wins
Orange Lutheran and JSerra move up in the Orange County football poll after big wins...
What’s the best housing market in Southern California?
WalletHub's guess: Irvine best. Palmdale worst.
Status Update: Outlets at Orange getting multimillion-dollar makeover
New retailers coming include Coach, along with its own coffee shop and patio, plus Michael...
Teachers, students across Southern California keep 9/11 memories alive as anniversary approaches
But the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93's...
JSerra football shows ‘paradigm shift’ in victory over Crean Lutheran
Brothers William and Sam Fredericksen each score twice as JSerra follows its ground attack to...
First look at the new In-N-Out Burger in The Canopy at Great Park
Officials also announced that McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams, Palmetto Superfoods and Baba's Hot Chicken will...
Zia apartment complex sells in Anaheim for $147.5 million
The five-story, wrap-style complex was completed in 2024 on a 5.2-acre former auto dealership lot...
New In-N-Out opens Friday in Irvine’s Great Park
The restaurant is part of The Canopy, a new 12-acre shopping center in the Great...
