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Ocean waves crashed over the sand at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach and into parking lots and streets, destroying a 40-foot sailboat because of the dangerous combination of high tide and high surf.
Officials from Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach are encouraging residents to celebrate the Fourth of July from their homes this holiday weekend, as efforts are made to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Orange County reported six new deaths due to COVID-19 and an additional 713 positive tests for the virus that causes the disease in Friday’s numbers provided by the Orange County Health Care Agency.
Los Amigos High School’s Jacqueline Angeles and Brian Pacheco both had physical and mental hurdles to clear before completing high school.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Saturday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Fountain Valley police identified Chandler Pentrack, a 19-year-old male from Virginia, as the pedestrian killed in a traffic collision on Warner Avenue, east of Brookhurst Street, last week.
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The Orange County Health Care Agency combined the amount of diagnostic and antibody COVID-19 tests given in the area for several weeks, adding 30,000 tests looking for recovered cases of the pandemic coronavirus to the tests that reveal active infection.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Friday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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With regional COVID-19 hospitalizations climbing, the state has decided to reactivate the Costa Mesa alternative care site, which was set to demobilize June 30.
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Dozens turned out for a protest demanding improved safety protocols to guard against the risk of contracting COVID-19 at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. The protest was organized by the National Union of Healthcare Workers.
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From July 17 through August 16, visitors can enjoy an annual tradition without having to leave their homes, as the OC Virtual Fair rolls out online concerts, competitions and tours.
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The city reviewed updates to its approved budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 in response to the expected financial impacts of COVID-19.
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News and notes involving Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach announced Thursday that they would also be shutting down their beaches on Sunday. Orange County will also close its beaches.
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The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland is asking $4.399 million for his Huntington Beach home a few miles away from the band’s roots in Garden Grove.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
Thousands of protesters have converged in Orange County to speak out about the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police, as well as other Black men, women and children who have died at the hands of police.
Honoring this year’s graduating seniors from high schools in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Laguna Beach and other parts of Orange County.
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The number of hospital patients with confirmed coronavirus infections jumped 41% in the last three weeks in Los Angeles County.
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A statue of a Spanish missionary in downtown Sacramento, California has been toppled by demonstrators
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In Santa Clarita, a brushfire that broke out near Soledad Canyon Road jumped the 14 Freeway around 4 p.m. Within hours it had spread to 1,100 acres.
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A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Lennox when he tripped in the street after lighting a firework, police said.
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Despite a ban on Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the coronavirus, L.A. firefighters responded to thousands of emergency calls on Saturday.
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The beaches were closed and many fireworks shows were canceled, but Southern California still celebrated July 4.
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With continued surges in the coronavirus, San Diego’s hospitality industry could soon be facing an indoor dining ban.
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The quake was reported Sunday morning at 9:14 a.m. Pacific time 11 miles from Clearlake, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Renée Elise Goldsberry won a Tony for playing Angelica Schuyler in “Hamilton,” and now her showstopping song “Satisfied” is captured on film in the Disney+ release.
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As more Californians report anti-Asian hate incidents, activists push Gov. Gavin Newsom for aid.
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More than 200 researchers worldwide sign an open letter saying current guidance ignores evidence that the coronavirus readily spreads on microscopic particles known as aerosols that can hang in the air for long periods and float dozens of feet.
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero died of coronavirus complications after spending more than 90 days in the intensive care unit. He was 41.
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Text messages recently released by the National Transportation Safety Board reconstruct helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others.
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The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Thursday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.
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Wednesday’s order applies to 19 counties where virus infections and hospitalizations have surged. In Orange County, 570 new infections and 542 hospitalizations were reported.
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Fountain Valley police arrested two men who are suspected of stealing a $3,000 cement mixer in the city and attempting to sell it.
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The Laguna Beach City Council voted unanimously to close the beach on July 4, but to also give the city manager the discretion to close on July 3 and 5.
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Two lifeguards have tested positive, a third is showing symptoms and more than 20 are in quarantined, stretching staffing thin. Newport’s beaches will be shut down from 10 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Sunday. Huntington Beach will also close its parking and pier in additions to beaches.
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The volleyball tour has transitioned to a three-part series in Long Beach due to the coronavirus. A tournament had been scheduled for Huntington Beach in October.
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The full-time Advantage Tennis Academy has been opening back up after COVID-19 struck and is expanding into Newport Beach.
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Jaden Cantafio won the Orange County Boys’ Golf All-Star Senior Showcase in a one-hole playoff on the Mesa Linda Course at the Costa Mesa Country Club.
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The Newport Harbor High School alumna previously was an assistant coach for the Sailors.
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Local sports leagues in Orange County can get back on the field, but many find barriers in doing so.
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Artists Victor Payan and Sandra “Pocha” Peña planned to tour their latest project, “Dreamocracy in America” across the country. After COVID-19, they reimagined it as a series of online videos.
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Underserved Santa Ana residents may have more difficulty fighting deportation if the City Council doesn’t approve more funding for its critical deportation defense fund next week.
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The LGBTQ Center OC transferred nearly all programming to virtual platforms once the pandemic hit. Now, the center is taking people in for appointment-based STI testing starting June 26.
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After weeks of protests in Orange County demanding an end to police brutality, activists are now faced with what’s next in the movement and how to make lasting change in their communities. OC Protests, which has been organizing and collaborating with protest organizers throughout Orange County, is helping usher in that next step.
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TyRon Jackson was homeless when he was in high school. 20 years later, with Operation Warm Wishes, he has dedicated his life to serving those in need who feel like they have nowhere to turn.
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Readers weigh in on the O.C. Democratic Party’s resolution condemning John Wayne and stating that his name should be taken off the local airport.
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Joseph Klunder writes that community colleges offer a proven, practical, time-tested solution in this time of crisis.
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Daily Pilot readers weigh on in face-mask mandates, calls to defund police departments and other issues in the news.
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Amit Hiteshi, a Hoag Medical Group physician, writes that the physical distance that COVID-19 has imposed upon society has brought him closer to his patients than he could have imagined.
