Gas prices are nearing $6 a gallon and higher in Southern California as demand wanes and oil costs rise. The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Los Angeles County rose 4.8 cents today to $5.915, a day after increasing 13.6 cents. The average price has risen 52 times in the last 57…
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Hispanic heritage was celebrated through music, food, art and dancing at the second annual Fiesta Latina en Irvine at the Great Park on Sunday, Sept. 17. There were food trucks that specialized in Latino cuisines and music and dancing with mariachi bands and the Long Beach-based Estrellas Ballet Folklorico providing entertainment. Visitors also had the…
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An oil spill exercise and a Navy safety drill, including the use of mock machine-gunfire, will be held in Anaheim Bay, near Seal Beach, this week. The two drills by government agencies could likely include loud noises, especially on Friday, Sept. 22, during a security drill at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, officials said.…
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On a December morning in 1994, Minnesota drifter Leonard Patton fatally bludgeoned a Huntington Harbour woman more than 20 times in the head and body after their cars collided on a beachside road. But Patton never went to prison for killing Jessica Uniack, a 47-year-old mother of two. Instead, he was found not guilty by…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now OCVarsity’s Dan Albano votes each week in the Orange County football Top 25 poll. Here are his rankings for Sept. 18, plus the other schools he views as his “Next 10”: 1. Mater Dei 4-0 2. Mission Viejo 4-1 3. Orange Lutheran 3-2…
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Teamsters and supporters rallied on Monday, Sept. 18 in Arcadia, supporting a Legislative bill that would require a human operator in self-driving vehicles weighing 10,001 pounds or more. The union says Assembly Bill 316 would prioritize safety on the road and put the preservation of an estimated 200,000 California jobs “before the interests of Big…
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It’s all about remembering the legacy of a lifeguard and the inspiration Ben Carlson left behind. The annual Ben Did Go 8.0 drew a record number of participants this year, with 111 prone paddlers embarking from Catalina Island to Newport Beach on Saturday, Sept. 16, for a 30-mile trek that also serves as a fundraiser…
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ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10 (Records through Sept. 17) 1. Mater Dei 22-2: Monarchs opened Trinity League play with wins over Rosary and JSerra. 2. Huntington Beach 16-4: Oilers last week defeated Santa Margarita, Marina and Los Alamitos. 3. Beckman 15-2: Patriots kept rolling with a win over Portola. 4. JSerra 14-7: Lions in…
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Funeral services were pending today for businessman and philanthropist Robert Addison Day, the chairman and past CEO of the W.M. Keck Foundation and an ardent supporter of his alma mater, Claremont McKenna College. Day died Thursday at age 79. “As a dear friend, loyal alumnus, global business leader, dedicated Board chair, and visionary donor, Robert’s…
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There’s always much activity at the Brea Senior Center, 500 S. Sievers Ave., and this Friday, Sept. 22, will be no different. From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the center will host Brea’s annual Health Fair & Flu Clinic. This is the health fair’s 24th year, and some 400 to 500 people are expected to…
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