Breed: Domestic long hair/Bombay Age: 4 years Sex: Neutered male Luckey’s story: Luckey is a very large, regal, long-haired black kitty. His name is appropriate, as he was saved by his foster mom when she found his long, beautiful hair tangled around a rosemary bush. He was stuck and could not get free. Now, he is so…
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Breed: Great Pyrenees Age: 3 years Sex: Neutered male Size: 85 pounds Dudley’s story: Dudley, Mr. Personality, loves people and other dogs. He is a sweet and affectionate boy, walks well on a leash and enjoys socializing. He loves toys and riding in the car. Although he is 3, Dudley still has a lot of puppy…
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Gerard Doyle can tell a good story. Considering he’s narrated more than 400 audiobooks, that’s probably to be expected. The award-winning actor has voiced Mick Herron’s Slow Horses novels, Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy books, and Christopher Paolini’s Eragon adventures along with multiple titles in Angie Sage’s Septimus Heap collection. He’s also recorded fiction and nonfiction from…
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At a recent blood drive in Irvine, donors hoped to catch a glimpse of one person: Dottie Brown, a resident of Lemon Heights in Tustin who recently celebrated her 101st birthday — and has been donating blood for the last 70 of those. “As I have gotten older, I’ve realized the importance of (donating blood)…
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A Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend who drew international headlines after local prosecutors accused them of drugging and raping seven women will not face trial on any sexual assault-related charges, a judge ruled on Friday, July 7, effectively gutting a case that had already been drastically pared back to focus on only two alleged…
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The Huntington Beach Public Library has denied five requests in as many years to have books in its collection removed, according to library records, with the majority of materials concerning LGBTQ themes. One 2020 request involving now Councilmember Gracey Van Der Mark asking to remove “Gender Queer,” a graphic memoir that deals with gender identity…
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IRVINE — One lasting image of the NHL draft – those heart-warming moments in the arena featuring players, their families and friends – has a celebratory launching-day vibe. But that isn’t a full representation of a draft with worldwide repercussions. Thousands of miles away from last month’s draft in Nashville, in Northern Italy, goaltender Damian…
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By Mike Corder | Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation and that of his Cabinet on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences within his four-party coalition about how to rein in migration. The decision by the Netherlands’ longest-serving premier means the country will face a general election later this…
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Nearly a year after Los Angeles County election officials doused the campaign to recall District Attorney George Gascón, proponents filed a lawsuit Friday, July 7, demanding certification of their petition, alleging tens of thousands of valid voter signatures were incorrectly and unlawfully rejected. The signatures were disqualified in August 2022 due to the registrar-recorder’s flawed…
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It’s finally starting to feel like summer. The south swells are pumping and the all-day overcast skies at the coast have finally disappeared, but be warned if you’re headed to the beach – the ocean is still pretty chilly, with temps lingering in the mid-60s. A surfer ducks as a wave breaks over him at…
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