Fentanyl-related deaths trending down in Orange County, officials say

The holiday card season is about to start. Now’s a good time for an apostrophe refresher, according to grammar expert June Casagrande.

Maya Lessenger, an Orange Coast College student, was named Miss Fountain Valley on Saturday at the Sapphire Center. Samantha Nicart, a senior at Fountain Valley High, earned the Miss Teen Fountain Valley title.

Among the nation’s largest turkey trot races, the coastal Thanksgiving Day tradition welcomes more than 10,000 participants each year.

A study presented to the Newport Beach City Council this month recommended policy changes to bring more restaurants, visitors and parking in an effort to revitalize Corona del Mar’s commercial corridor.

The Chargers got three touchdown passes from junior quarterback Sam Thomson in a 31-19 win over Huntington Beach on Friday night at Cap Sheue Field.

Michael Gates said he will be returning to Huntington Beach as an assistant city attorney later this month, and plans to run for city attorney again next year.

Mark Phillip Oster of Huntington Beach was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison as part of a plea agreement he made in which he admitted posting images of child porn to a site on the dark web.

The Sea Kings, who are undefeated this season, opened the Division 1 playoffs with a strong win on Friday.

A 42-year-old Anaheim man died Sunday from wounds sustained in a shooting that took place in a residential area near the intersection of Ash Lane and Mandrell Drive, HBPD reports.

Sophomore quarterback Addi Stern ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in Saturday’s 26-14 win over Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 title game.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to hand down time served for Todd Ament, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to four felonies, while Ament’s attorneys seek to withdraw his plea agreement.

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