Endangered giant river otters playing underneath a 15-foot waterfall. Monkeys moving through a treetop system of see-through mesh trails. And a new splash pad area for little kids. Those are some of the big changes in the works at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park, which broke ground last month on the new habitat…
Read more
With the help of a $55 million donation, UC Irvine will develop a center on campus dedicated to research on depression, where top-notch experts will be recruited to study causes and treatment of the disease. The money was gifted by Newport Beach resident Audrey Steele Burnand, as part of her estate. The philanthropist, who died…
Read more
A layoff and a knack for making things pushed Eric Buss into the sticky, opaque world of toothpaste. The story of the La Mirada kid who grew up to be a Temecula manufacturer selling minty paste to the masses is a head-spinning tale of ingenuity and good old-fashioned serendipity. His story goes something like this:…
Read more
U.S. men’s figure skater Vincent Zhou has tested positive for the coronavirus, and is out of the individual competition at the Beijing Olympics. In a five-minute video posted to Instagram on Monday night, a teary Zhou announced that he would have to withdraw. He had initially tested positive as part of a routine COVID-19 screening,…
Read more
For nearly two years, singer-songwriter Elle King battled what she called her “pandemic depression” by diving deeper into her craft. Now, King said she’s done with virtual performances and writing in isolation, and she is ready to hit the road on the Drunk and I Don’t Wanna Go Home Tour. “I feel that I’ve been…
Read more
Ten Orange County residents with developmental disabilities have been honored for their decades of work in Orange County. The board of directors at the Regional Center of Orange County commended the group at a recent meeting. Nine of the honorees have each worked for more than 30 years at their respective jobs while another has…
Read more
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Monday, Feb. 7, at the Beijing Games: ALPINE SKIING MEN’S DOWNHILL Beat Feuz of Switzerland captured gold in the Olympic men’s downhill. Johan Clarey of France, who is 41, was 0.10 seconds behind to win silver and two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria was 0.16…
Read more
The price of Chicago Bears’ season tickets will increase by 6% for the 2022 season because of the addition of a regular-season home game. The Bears sent an email to season-ticket holders Monday explaining the increase, which comes after the NFL’s move to a 17-game season in 2021. There will be 10 home games at…
Read more
Much has changed through the years at Doheny State Beach – sand space is shrinking, palm trees have toppled, the surf breaks have shifted. But one constant on the sand: the landmark lifeguard towers. A change in the tower numbers by State Parks recently stirred strong feelings from locals who are petitioning to keep the…
Read more
The CH-46 helicopter that evacuated the ambassador and flag from the roof of the American embassy during the fall of Saigon in 1975 may soon take a new journey, landing at the Irvine Great Park. The helicopter and another 40-plus aircrafts of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego could soon be on display…
Read more
