A Newport Beach police supervisor raised concerns several weeks ago that the Orange County District Attorney’s Office was trying to “cover-up” racially charged comments made by DA Todd Spitzer, according to a newly-released memo he sent to a judge. Court Depweg, an acting lieutenant in the police department’s detective division, informed a judge in a…
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Construction on a dozen projects throughout Orange County, funded with help from the state’s Clean California initiative, is expected to get started this spring. A mini park along the Santiago Creek Bike Trail in Orange, improvements to the First Street Caltrans Work Program parking lot in Santa Ana and landscape beautification at sites along multiple…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 476 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, Feb. 17, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 534,608. The county has reported about 10,382 new cases in the last two weeks. One month ago, the 14-day average for new cases was about 93,148. On Thursday,…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County girls soccer will be well-represented Saturday as the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs reach the quarterfinal round. Four schools will be vying for spots in the semifinals, highlighted by a clash between Newport Harbor and Villa Park at El…
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By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav | CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a stopgap bill to avert a shutdown at the end of the week ahead of a looming Friday deadline when government funding has been set to expire. The House of Representatives voted last week on a bipartisan basis…
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Winning the Super Bowl is earning some Rams assistant coaches bigger jobs with new teams. Three joined the Denver Broncos on Thursday, with Ejiro Evero hired as defensive coordinator, Dwayne Stukes as special teams coordinator and Marcus Dixon as defensive line coach under new head coach Nathaniel Hackett. Evero coached the Rams’ secondary and coordinated…
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Activist Laurie Girand says she’s bowing out of the 74th Assembly District race after Democratic party leaders told her they plan to back San Clemente Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan in the race against GOP incumbent Laurie Davies. The news comes after the California Democratic Party held a virtual Pre-Endorsement Conference on Saturday to vote…
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By Steve Peoples | Associated Press SMETHPORT, Pa. — Some Democrats in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they’re Democrats. The party’s brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers and yard signs and refuse to acknowledge publicly their party affiliation. These…
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Los Alamitos is the latest community to become part of an automated, 24-hour surveillance network capable of tracking vehicles across Orange County, with the recent placement of license plate readers throughout the city. The devices began going up on Feb. 2, Los Alamitos Police Capt. Wayne Byerley said. A total of 12 plate readers have…
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UCLA has announced Bill McGovern as the new defensive coordinator on coach Chip Kelly’s staff. McGovern has close to 40 years of coaching experience at both the college and NFL level. He replaces Jerry Azzinaro, who worked in the role since Kelly was hired in 2017. Azzinaro had reportedly resigned in January, according to multiple…
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