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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...

February 16, 2022

Irvine Resident Melody Chang Designs First Public Health Patch Program for Girl Scouts

Photo of Melody Chang from OC Girl Scouts website Irvine resident, Melody Change — a high school senior at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana and Girl Scout Ambassador — has...

February 16, 2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Two Years In

January 20th marked the second anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 reported in the United States. Since that time, 69.5 million cases have been reported throughout the nation and 861,000 of our fellow Americans...

February 16, 2022

Irvine Rental Assistance Resources

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact our local economy, there are a lot of families here in Irvine looking for information on rental assistance, legal assistance, affordable housing, and other housing-related services. To help,...