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August 22, 2022

Status Update: VITA program needs 600 tax prep volunteers; Rumble Boxing debuts in Irvine

Orange County United Way’s OC Free Tax Prep program is seeking 600 volunteers for the 2023 tax season. The program helps certain residents prepare a tax return while looking for available tax credits. The nonprofit...

August 21, 2022

What’s interesting about city council races in Orange County this year?

Ballots have formed in Orange County city council races, and there are lots of interesting angles to note. One is the lack of interest in running for local government in some corners of the county:...

August 20, 2022

Football roundup: Buena Park earns first win since 2019; San Clemente, Tesoro triumph in Week 0

Buena Park snapped a 22-game football losing streak with a 49-21 victory Friday over Cerritos at Buena Park High. It’s the Coyotes’ first win since they beat Firebaugh in Week 3 of 2019. Jadin Saxton...

August 20, 2022

Amid surging rents, colleges are committing to affordable housing, too

Apartment units with tall ceilings and modern appliances. Study rooms and quiet nooks. A courtyard backing up to a community center with multi-purpose event spaces. UC Irvine’s newest student housing addition, Verano 8, has all...

August 19, 2022

New John Wayne Airport program aims to quiet noise from private planes

While federal aviation rules don’t allow airports to dictate when or how planes take off and land, John Wayne Airport officials are hoping a new education effort will help reduce noise from private aircraft. The...

August 19, 2022

New school for Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods welcomes kids on first day of school

New classes of elementary and middle schoolers filled the halls of Solis Park School in Irvine on the first day of school Thursday, Aug. 18, breaking in the latest — and, for now, last —...

August 19, 2022

New federal funds will help Southern California weather megadrought

Nearly $310 million in federal funds from the infrastructure bill approved last November will help pay for projects that promise to capture, store and recycle more water in the drought-ridden West, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced...

August 17, 2022

Five Finger Death Punch talk near-death experiences before headlining in Irvine

Four years ago, Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody said that he believed that he actually died for about three and a half minutes after he attempted to quit drinking alcohol cold turkey following...

August 17, 2022

2-year-old girl struck, killed by Amazon van in Irvine apartment complex

A toddler was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery van Tuesday afternoon in an Irvine apartment complex, officials said. The Irvine Police Department and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to a call about...

August 16, 2022

Manassero Farm in Irvine celebrates 100 years of home grown produce

A hundred years after his grandfather settled in Orange County and began growing barley, tomatoes and other crops on several acres he rented in Yorba Linda, Dan Manassero is keeping the family tradition alive at...