Students dance to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ during the Orange County School of the Arts Halloween festivities in Santa Ana, CA on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Students could participate in a costume contest and the flash mob dance as part of their yearly celebrations. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An OCFA Firehawk next to a HeloPod near Wood Canyon Drive on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Aliso Viejo, CA. The new Helopod holds 3,700 gallons of water and refills automatically when firefighting helicopters are battling a blaze…(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The first boat of riders heads from the virtual queue head down the falls on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a log flume ride based on Disney’s 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. The ride used to be the Splash Mountain attraction themed to Disney’s 1946 film Song of the South. ..(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Amy Sokgdrager’s dog May May wins for Craziest Dog Costume during the Silverado Days Mutt Show in Buena Park on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. It took Sokgdrager a day to complete her Saint Bernard’s outfit. The Snoopy in his doghouse design was inspired from nearby Knott’s Berry Farm, she said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do leaves federal court in Santa Ana, CA on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Flags blow in the wind at the Marine Ave. bridge to Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Runner Tiffany Mason-Lopez wears a inflatable lobster costume as she blows bubbles along Avenida Del Mar in San Clemente near the finish of the Monster Dash 5k and Fun Run on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A cloudless blue sky is framed perfectly from the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in Santa Ana on..Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Giant darner dragonflies mate at the edge of a pond at the San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The 300-acre sanctuary, located in the heart of busy Orange County, offers a haven for 200 bird species, various wildlife and 12 miles of trails. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Provenio Capital team members celebrate their win in the 2nd annual Newport Beach Volleyball Invitational held at the Newport Beach Pie in Newport Beach on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bishop Kevin Vann visits the tabernacle before a dedication mass at Christ Cathedral’s St. Callistus Chapel and Crypts in Garden Grove, CA on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. The mass marked the completion of transforming the church from the former Crystal Cathedral to the Christ Cathedral. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Great Egret takes flight from atop a tree at the San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The 300-acre sanctuary, located in the heart of busy Orange County, offers a haven for 200 bird species, various wildlife and 12 miles of trails. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
June Barthol, 107, mugs for the camera during an annual Centenarian Celebration at Rowntree Gardens in Stanton, CA, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. The senior living community celebrated 15 residents over 100 years old. ..(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
General Manager Richlee Harley, center, joins officials as they cut the ribbon at the new Shake Shake in Huntington Beach, CA, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. This is the restaurant’s fourth location in Orange County – the first one to have a drive-thru. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A big swell, the first in several months, brings out surfers in Huntington Beach on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Honda Center bartender Weston Gaultier shows off his custom-made drinks from left: Orange County Mocktail Margarita, featuring homemade orange chile syrup, Orange County Margarita with homemade orange chile de arbol peppers syrup and a hibiscus tajin rim, and Pistachio Maple Old Fashion with homemade pastachio infused Jack Daniel’s whiskey. The arena revealed its fall menu on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sgt. Isaiah Williams hugs his wife Kaitlin and 6-month-old baby Marceline after a platoon of Amphibious Combat Vehicles returned to Camp Pendleton, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. This was the first time Williams had seen his daughter…The vehicle is part of the first ACV platoon to be used by the Marines in a deployment and to train with military partners in the Indo-Pacific. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Paloma Barbosa checks out pumpkins The Pumpkin Patch in Placentia, CA, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 200 pro-Palestine supporters demonstrateat UC Irvine, with flags, signs and an effigy of Chancellor Howard Gillman on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aquarium of the Pacific vet tech Tanya Camper-Rosser, left, and aquarist Julia Locke release a 60-pound loggerhead turtle an hour out to sea on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The young “subadult” turtle was rescued in June near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo, and suffered from dehydrated,..malnourishment, mild pnemonia, and wounds to its skin, said veternarian Brittany Stevens. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A big swell, the first in several months, brings out surfers and seagulls, in Huntington Beach on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Brothers Matthew, left, and Easton Stewart try to catch soap bubbles during National Walk and Roll to School Day at Sequoia Academy in Westminster, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A giant Pride flag fills the street during the OC Pride Parade at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on..Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Shore birds take flight as one of the of Short Takeoff and Landing, STOL, aircraft lands on the beach during the opening day of the 2024 Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Burned cars destroyed during the Airport Fire sit next to Ortega Highway in El Cariso, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
With hearing protection in place, Lady, a dog owned Stacey Connolly of Tustin, takes a nap on Main Street in Old Town Tustin during the annual Tustin Tiller Days Parade in Tustin on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Katie and Regis Saalfeld look through the remains of their cabin in Holy Jim Canyon on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. The cabin, in the Orange County portion of the Cleveland National Forest, was destroyed in the Airport fire. It was built by Katie’s late father, Mike Milligan, the chief of the Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Katie and Regis Saalfeld climb a scorched hill behind their cabin in Holy Jim Canyon on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. The cabin, in the Orange County portion of the Cleveland National Forest, was destroyed in the Airport fire. The cabin was built by Katie’s late father, Mike Milligan, the chief of the Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cute trouble times three: Zayn, Yusuf, and Malik Alfadhiel, take part in UCI’s NICU Reunion in Orange with their parents Chantelle and Hamad Alfadhiel on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. The triplets, now 2, spent one month in the hospital after being born prematurely at 34 weeks. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Photographers aboard a photo flight take picutres of a North American T-6 Texan and a T-33 Ace Maker over Orange County, CA, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Sent he aircraft will be performing during the Pacific Airshow (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Thunderbirds fly above the crowds on the beach during the opening day of the 2024 Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Nicole Suydam, president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County, stands by words that reflect the organization in their headquarters in Santa Ana on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The organization celebrates its 100th birthday this year. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lorena Uriostegui, left, and Jim Barillier, who don’t know each other, share in the excitement of sitting inside the new VW IQ Buzz electric bus at the the OC Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. This marks 60th anniversary of the OC Auto Show. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman brought her pet rabbit for the blessing of the animals for the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi at Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in Laguna Woods on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Yunon Ono, 3, poses for a photo for her mother Ayami, of Irvine, during the OC Parks’ Annual Fall-O-Ween Event at Heritage Hill Historical Park..in Lake Forest on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Girls light candles for those that have died during and after the terrorist attacks in Israel during an Oct. 7 Memorial Ceremony at the Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County in Irvine on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A girl waits for the costume contest to begin at the annual Cops ‘N’ Goblins at the Buena Park Civic Center in Buena Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Murrieta Valley senior girls volleyball players from left Ryleigh Short, Miley Thunstrom, outside hitters, and setter, Melanie Hewlett in Murrieta on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Canyon’s Nickolette Morrell (11) runs the ball to the 1-yard line after a pass reception in the second half of a game against Santa Margarita during the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section 2024 flag football playoffs in Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Canyon’s Ella Feldhaus (14), center, celebrates with Baylee Backoff (4), left, and Julia Fitzgerald (5) after Feldhaus intercepted a pass in the second half in a game against Santa Margarita during the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section 2024 flag football playoffs in Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bon-bon, a shih tzu Maltese-mix attends the annual Cops ‘N’ Goblins at the Buena Park Civic Center in Buena Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Collins Island Bridge on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, California on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The Newport Beach City Council gave the greenlight on final design plans for a replacement bridge. The bridge would be expanded, and new seawalls would be built. The seawall project would also be part of a broader future project to increase seawalls around Balboa Island. The bridge connects Balboa Island to the much smaller Collins Island…(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jose Hernandez and his son Edan, 14-months, enter the costume contest judging area at the annual Cops ‘N’ Goblins at the Buena Park Civic Center in Buena Park on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble perform during the an Oct. 7 Memorial Ceremony at the Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County in Irvine on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)