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May 12, 2022

Rivian recalls 502 R1T trucks that could have a faulty airbag trigger

The Irvine-based startup Rivian Automotive has issued its first recall, alerting the government that several hundred 2022 R1T trucks could have a bad airbag trigger in the front passenger seat. In a letter to the...

May 12, 2022

Tustin OKs new apartments; grapples with neglect at Navy’s blimp hangar

Not-so-slowly but surely the 1,600-acre expanse known as Tustin Legacy is blossoming into a vast residential and business center. On May 3 the Tustin City Council unanimously approved a plan to build a mixed-use project...

May 12, 2022

Bright plants decorate new healing garden at City of Hope Orange County

City of Hope Oncologist Amrita Krishnan, left, and her patient, Donna McNutt, take part in the Healing Garden planting ceremony at the new Orange County oncology center in Irvine on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo...

May 11, 2022

These 6 educators are OC’s newest Teachers of the Year

When an announcement went out over the loud speaker at Beckman High School on Tuesday that Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares and Tustin Unified district officials were making a campus visit, science teacher Tracy Dawson...

May 10, 2022

Patients and families help start ‘healing garden’ at City of Hope Orange County

The first plants for a “healing garden” will be dug into the ground Wednesday at the City of Hope’s new Orange County oncology center, laying the groundwork for a tranquil oasis for its patients and...

May 10, 2022

Dolly Parton joins cast of ‘Mexican Pizza: The Musical’ for Taco Bell

Dolly Parton — country music legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, actor and novelist — has added another credit to her résumé: Taco Bell pitchwoman. Parton has confirmed her role in “Mexican Pizza:...

May 10, 2022

Jurors find UCI Medical Center nurse was wrongfully fired, award him $2.1 million in damages

UC Irvine Medical Center has lost a more than $2 million disability discrimination lawsuit after a jury last week determined that a psychiatric nurse who was injured while protecting students from a violent patient was...

May 9, 2022

Orange County baseball top 25, May 9

The Orange County baseball top 25 for this week. ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25 (Records through May 9) 1. Orange Lutheran (24-4) Casey Borba leads the Trinity League champion Lancers in home runs (5) and...

May 9, 2022

Status Update: $1.50 movies return this summer; free smoothies today for nurses at Juice It Up!

The Summer Movie Clubhouse program and its $1.50 tickets return to Cinemark theaters in Orange, offering one inexpensive option to escape the summer heat. The big screen program features family-friendly movies from Universal Pictures. It...

May 9, 2022

Rivian tumbles 15% as IPO lockup expires and investors sell

By Esha Dey | Bloomberg Shares of Irvine-based Rivian Automotive are tanking more than 15% as some early stakeholders get their first chance to unload shares on Monday. Selling restrictions on certain Rivian insiders and...