The accident that was reported just before 8:10 p.m. Thursday on Brookhurst Street near the Santa Ana River involved a vehicle previously being pursued by police, officials said.

Nineteen California counties, including Orange, Ventura and San Diego, enter a worse COVID tier. Los Angeles County is already in the worse tier.

The deal to purchase the 384-acre property was struck last May. Conservationists rallied to raise the funds needed to purchase the land and got the last bit they needed Thursday.

The Sea Kings’ Niels Hoffmann and Jack Cross have an impressive run to the title match before losing to University.

Luke Christian Gilbertson, 35, a former member of the Laguna Beach police department, entered a not-guilty plea on Tuesday. He is facing a felony count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

The society columnist catches up on spring events staged by National Charity League Jrs., Newport Beach, the Hutchins Consort and the Heart of Jesus Retreat Center, not to mention the Women Making a Difference confab.

Daily Pilot and TimesOC readers share their thoughts about local issues and events.

Residents who live in the neighborhoods surrounding the Great Park in Irvine have for years paid a special tax that was meant to improve the area. But the residents are fed up with the special fee, claiming that they have seen no benefit from it.

A visit to the Exchange Club display of flags at Castaways Park in Newport Beach triggers memories of a fallen family member.

CHOC therapy dog, Odessa, visits Dunkin’ in Santa Ana to celebrate Iced Coffee Day and promote the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation.

Hoffmann and Cross will play a team from Calabasas on Thursday at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center.

The Hoag On-Demand Care & Innovation Center opened in March and about 250 visits have been logged so far.