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This week’s FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 could help spur herd immunity efforts, but local health officials are now looking to Labor Day before achieving that goal.
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The Crab Cooker closed in 2018 for rebuilding. Owner Jim Wasko hopes doors will reopen by July. And yes, the 12-foot taxidermy great white shark will be there to greet guests.
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Marie Case became the first female skipper of the Commodores Club, an offshoot of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, just as the pandemic was beginning.
Attendees can watch artists paint in real time on the grounds of the Environmental Nature Center and take home works during the two-day exhibition.
Reid Fisher scored twice to lead the host Oilers to a 5-1 win over the Eagles on Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.
Efforts to build the facility began in 1998.
Upcoming events and community announcements from the O.C. Museum of Art, Mesa Water District, Ocean View School District, Laguna Live, Pacific Air Show and more.
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Six local boys’ volleyball teams qualified for the CIF Southern Section playoffs, with CdM, Newport Harbor, Huntington Beach and Marina all earning seeds in their brackets.
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The Barons beat Marina 71-52 on Friday night to earn at least a share of the Wave League crown.
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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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The Sailors lose 1-0 to the Mariners on Friday in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 girls’ soccer playoffs.
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David Kalani Gardner, 43, of Irvine was arrested by Fountain Valley police on May 4 on suspicion of weapons violations.
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The City Council will vote Monday night on accepting a bid from Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc.
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Daily Pilot and TimesOC readers share their thoughts about local issues.
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Thursday’s results involving Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor, Edison, Laguna Beach, Los Amigos, Sage Hill, Marina, Estancia and Ocean View.
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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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Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office asks judge to dismiss 10 charges involving women who have accused Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley of sexual assault.
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LibroMobile and Orange County Public Libraries partner to launch O.C. Poet Laureate and O.C. Youth Poet Laureate programs.
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Corona del Mar has a three-night show at UC Irvine next week, while Newport Harbor’s two-night event at Davidson Field begins Friday.
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Supervisor Kathryn Barger wants L.A. County to align with relaxed federal mask regulations as COVID-19 conditions continue to improve.
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Two men drowned in God’s Bath swimming hole in the western Sierra on Friday, authorities said.
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Some people are still concerned about going without masks even after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer guidance relaxing the rules.
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Ryan Scott Blinston was working in Butte and Tehama counties last year when he returned to clients’ homes and slashed residents’ throats, prosecutors say.
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No one reported Laurie Diane Potter missing. San Diego County authorities used DNA and genetic genealogy to identify her remains.
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The Biden administration could nab L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti. If so, he will leave with a mixed legacy.
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Friday’s announcement comes during a construction blitz by Metro, the agency building rail lines in South Los Angeles, on the Westside and across downtown.
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California has reached a milestone in its vaccination campaign: More than 50% of residents have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
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The cremated remains of Eugenia Yuspeh were mailed to New Orleans but never arrived.
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The new CDC guidance relaxing mask use caught many off guard in California, where officials are not ready to lift mask mandates. Opinion was largely divided: Some people said the move felt premature and could hurt front-line workers. Others said it was about time since COVID-19 case rates are declining.
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The Preakness Stakes is scheduled to start at 3:47 p.m. Pacific time Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and will be carried on NBC.
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What the talk show host said in Thursday’s exit interviews only prolonged the controversy around her, raising the question: What will she do next?
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The Dodgers sign former Angels first baseman and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols to a contract for the remainder of the 2021 season.
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit passed a drug test and is cleared to run at the Preakness Stakes, where trainer Bob Baffert has become the story without being present.
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Albert Pujols signing with the Dodgers might not make a lot of sense on the surface, but the Dodgers have plenty of reasons to sign a player like him.
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Jason Becher of Anaheim faces the possibility of life in prison without parole.
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The clinic opened on Thursday and will be providing vaccinations, tests and other medical care post-security in Terminal B.
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Art dedication events were held last week in Laguna Beach for nature-focused artworks created by Jeffrey Skarvan and Casey Parlette.
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Joe Flores III, 25, was arrested on suspicion of murder on May 5.
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Jason Becher is charged with first-degree murder, with the special circumstance of lying in wait, in the death of Marylou Sarkissian.
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The Seahawks went 46-43 and won two Pac 4 League championships in the nine seasons that Nuñez served as head coach of the program.
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Wednesday’s results involving Newport Harbor, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, Ocean View, Sage Hill, Fountain Valley, Estancia and Pacifica Christian Orange County.
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Tuesday’s results involving Corona del Mar, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Estancia, Ocean View, Fountain Valley, Edison, Marina and Laguna Beach.
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The senior scored nine goals as the Sailors won Tuesday night’s second Battle of the Bay match.
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Monday’s results involving Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, Pacifica Christian Orange County, Newport Christian, Newport Harbor, Estancia, Ocean View and Los Amigos.
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UC Irvine’s VOICE project amplifies AAPI voices
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Muckenthaler Cultural Center’s Jazz Festival runs from May 13 through June 17.
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Through UC Irvine’s VOICE project, AAPI student researchers used photography to capture the COVID-19 impact on AAPI communities.
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A majority of Anaheim’s City Council members aren’t in favor of approving hero pay for local grocery and pharmacy workers who many argue have put themselves in harm’s way during the pandemic to provide essential services to the community.
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Irvine’s decades-long fight to stop the expansion of the controversial James A. Musick jail is not over yet.
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The battle to make the world a kinder place is up against a steady increase in hate-related activity, writes columnist Patrice Apodaca.
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The city’s Measure Y, limiting growth, comes into conflict with state mandates that cities plan for more housing.
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The Associated Press Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style lay out lots of basic punctuation rules. But in certain gray areas, they’re useless.
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Daily Pilot readers share their thoughts about local issues.
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Bruce Cook writes on Mother’s Day and the activities of Newport Chapter of National Charity League Jrs, Newport Center Women’s Health, Sherman Library and O.C. Rescue Mission.
