Recount kicks off in Newport council race decided by 36 votes

Orange County elections workers started manually recounting ballots Wednesday in the nearly dead-even Newport Beach City Council race between incumbent Marshall “Duffy” Duffield and challenger Tim Stoaks.

3 marijuana businesses win OK in Costa Mesa as another is put on hold

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission this week approved three new marijuana facilities but postponed a decision on a fourth due to the absence of one commissioner, whose vote likely will decide the fate of the business.

Local icons of faith and surfing Mondor and Sato are remembered with plaque on Huntington Beach Pier

Surfing pastors Blaine “Sumo” Sato and the Rev. Christian Mondor, both of whom died this year, were immortalized Wednesday morning with a bronze plaque on the Huntington Beach Pier.

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe tradition lives on in H.B. neighborhood despite death of mother who inspired it

A Mexican tradition based on faith and love for the Virgin of Guadalupe continues in Huntington Beach’s Oak View neighborhood despite the death of the woman who inspired her daughter to start it.

Truck explodes in John Wayne Airport employee parking lot; suicide attempt suspected

A truck exploded in an employee parking lot at John Wayne Airport on Tuesday morning, sending one person to a hospital in critical condition. A preliminary investigation indicated a suicide attempt and not an act of terrorism, authorities said.