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January 8, 2024

Goose fatally struck by arrow in Irvine, police seek leads in animal’s death

An adult Egyptian goose died after being struck in its torso by a training arrow in Irvine, police said. The goose was seen walking in the area of College Park Elementary School, 3700 Chaparral Avenue,...

January 4, 2024

Irvine will consider another temporary amphitheater for its Great Park next week

Moving along a plan for a temporary amphitheater at the Great Park is among the first things on the Irvine City Council’s to-do list as city leaders reconvene for their first public meeting of 2024....

January 3, 2024

Taco Bell staple Baja Blast is coming to a store near you

For 20 years, Taco Bell has been the to-go place for Mountain Dew Baja Blast. But customers will have more options this year, according to PepsiCo, makers of the soft drink. The beverage will be...

December 31, 2023

2024 is celebrated early with ‘Noon Year’s Eve’ event

Straying from the customary midnight New Year’s countdown, families with young children were able to ring in 2024 a bit earlier at the “Noon Year’s Eve” party at the Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine....

December 30, 2023

These crafty teens create smiles for pediatric patients

When friends Maryam Quraishi and Eman Umer were volunteering at a local hospital about three years ago, the coronavirus was forcing strict limitations on the number of visitors and volunteers who could be with patients....

December 29, 2023

Phony MIT physicist bilked investors out of $24.6 million with Irvine tech firm, SEC alleges

An Irvine man bilked more than 50 investors out of $26.4 million with phony academic credentials, a fanciful rags-to-riches story and a promise to usher in “the next age of humanity” with cutting-edge nanotechnologies that...

December 28, 2023

Jeanne Keevil, first editor of Irvine World News, dies at 96

When Jeanne Keevil was a college student at the University of Oregon in the 1940s, journalism was a man’s world. When male students who had served during World War II began returning to school as...

December 27, 2023

How an email from an Irvine engineer to Tim Cook set Apple Watch saga in motion

By Mark Gurman | Bloomberg At about 1 a.m. California time in 2013, a scientist in Irvine emailed Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with an irresistible pitch. “I strongly believe that we can develop...

December 27, 2023

Irvine teen advocates ‘everyone deserves equal access to knowledge’

When Gretchen and Charles Hill adopted their son, the orphanage director “told us that Henry is a game changer – influential, inspirational, game changer,” his mother said. “I think Henry is all of the above.”...

December 22, 2023

Great Park’s resident task force is coming to an end

Less than two years since its creation in 2022, Great Park‘s resident task force is dissolving. The task force, an ad-hoc committee composed of 15 appointed residents who represent the Great Park Neighborhoods, was meant...