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March 1, 2022

A cheering welcoming home to OC for Olympic skaters

Silver medalist pairs skaters Brandon Frazier, left, poses for a selife after he arrived at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Monday, February 21, 2022 after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing....

March 1, 2022

Orange County boys basketball top 25, Feb. 23

This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25 (Records through Tuesday, Feb. 22) 1. Mater Dei 28-4: Monarchs went 1-2 in CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play, with losses...

March 1, 2022

Handel’s will add fifth Orange County ice cream shop in Irvine

Popular frozen treats brand Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt has been expanding in O.C. with stores already open in Newport Beach, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel and Rancho Santa Margarita. Now it will add a...

March 1, 2022

Irvine man arrested for alleged fraud involving $5 million in COVID-relief loans

An Irvine man accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $5 million in COVID-relief loans for three sham companies was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday Feb. 24, federal officials said. Reddy Raghav Budamala, 35...

March 1, 2022

Olympians share experience with fans in Irvine

Five Olympic ice skaters, fresh off competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, were celebrated Sunday by hundreds of fans outside the Great Park Ice & Fivepoint Arena, the training home for the athletes....

March 1, 2022

Foothill boys basketball seeded No. 1 in CIF SoCal Division II playoffs

Foothill did not play in a CIF Southern Section boys basketball championship game. But the Knights were placed in an envious position in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs. They are seeded No. 1 in...

March 1, 2022

Status Update: Battery developer Enevate expanding to new HQ in Irvine

Enevate, a startup in the lucrative battery development industry, has signed a lease in Irvine for a new headquarters six times the size of its current home, also in the city. The company should have...

March 1, 2022

Irvine forgoes property taxes to convert 1,000-plus units to middle-income housing

Rents at more than 1,000 units at two apartment buildings in Irvine are expected to be marked down and turned into the city’s first housing priced for people making middle-of-the-road incomes. Sometimes called “workforce housing,”...

March 1, 2022

These 59 photos are our OC photographers’ favorites from February 2022

The Corona del Mar girls water polo team celebrates with their CIF-SS Division 1 championship plaque after defeating Agoura 8-7 at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, February 19, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire,...

March 1, 2022

OC boys basketball teams continue their seasons in CIF SoCal Regional playoffs

It’s time for Chapter Four of the high school boys basketball season. Chapter One is nonleague play, including December tournaments. Chapter Two is league play. Chapter Three is the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Chapter Four...