Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2013 Stories by MATT COKER

• Entrepreneur Media Firm of Irvine Targets Another "Entrepreneur," Who Swings Back!

  published Jun 13, 2013

  Give me a T for Texas, give me an L for Tennessee.That's L as in lawsuit, which is what Entrepreneur Media Inc. has brought in federal court against a Nashville nonprofit in the Irvine-based magazine ... More >>

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  Corinthian Colleges Stock Stung by SEC Probe

  published Jun 13, 2013

  Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit education company based in Santa Ana, made gains this year that shot its stock price up 12.1 percent as of the close of trading Monday. But those gains were gone by T... More >>

• What Do Moose, Erik Estrada and Buena Park Cops Have in Commonr (No Cheating!)

  published Jun 12, 2013

  Just to be clear, "Cop-in-a-Box" is not an Ice-T fantasy song. It's a nationally recognized computer system that allows investigators to break through firewalls to get to those who prey on children on... More >>

• Jennifer Renee Colwell, Accused of Torching Dana Point Lingerie Store in Fit Over Ex-Boyfriend, is Finally Wanted by Someone

  published Jun 12, 2013

  Lingerie is supposed to create sparks in the bedroom, but Jennifer Renee Colwell allegedly went straight to the source.A judge issued an arrest warrant for the 42-year-old woman who failed to show up ... More >>

• Cause of Valley High School's Boiler-Room Blast Remains a Mystery: Update

  published Jun 12, 2013

  See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about the cause of Valley High's boiler-room blast remaining a mystery. Update No. 1 is about students who sought treatment and were hospitalized.ORIGINAL POST... More >>

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  Ron Martin, Corona del Mar High School Drama Teacher, on Leave Due to Report of Battery Involving Student, District Confirms: Update

  published Jun 12, 2013

  See the update at the end of this post about the Newport-Mesa Unified School District confirming Ron Martin is on paid leave because of a report of battery involving a student.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 11, ... More >>

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  Police Seek Creeper Who Grabbed at Brea Olinda High Girls Cross-Country Runners

  published Jun 12, 2013

  A white man about 30 years old and 5-foot-9 with an average build, light brown hair and brown eyes is probably a pretty common sight in Brea. This particular fellow was even wearing the usual OC yuppi... More >>

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  Lauren Conrad Says Moving From Laguna Beach to Los Angeles Killed Her Voice

  published Jun 12, 2013

  Lauren Conrad, who went from Laguna Beach High School cast member in a MTV reality show to a branded commodity with her own clothing line and bestselling tween novels, claims Los Angeles nightspots ki... More >>

• Brandon Andreen, Costa Mesan with Bomb Threat in Past, Eliminated on The Bachelorette

  published Jun 11, 2013

  Brandon Andreen, the Costa Mesa painting contractor who was vying for the heart of Desiree Hartsock, was one of three contestants eliminated on The Bachelorette last night. "I'm blown away. I'm f-[BLE... More >>

• PBS SoCal: Based in OC But Soooooo LA

  published Jun 11, 2013

  Here's an idea: Orange County should gets its own public television station. What's that, you sayr PBS SoCal is headquartered in Costa Mesar True, but check out the headlines of the last three press r... More >>

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  Carlos and Roxanne Hernandez, Billed in April as Big-Time Illegal Steroid Distributors, Cut Deal That Could Have Them Out of Jail by July

  published Jun 11, 2013

  A guy who looks as if he could have been sampling his product and his wife (not so much) were arrested in April by Irvine Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for allegedly makin... More >>

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  OCTA $1.26 Billion Budget is Up From Last Year and So is the Anticipated Service

  published Jun 11, 2013

  The Orange County Transportation Authority board on Monday approved a $1.26 billion budget that was up from $1 billion last year due to an anticipated increase in service.Funding for more buses on rou... More >>

• Resolution Honoring Beaches, Beach Access and Fire Rings Sparks Unanimous Capital Consent

  published Jun 10, 2013

  A joint resolution to honor California beaches and protect access to them as well as their fire rings was adopted today by the California Legislature with unanimous consent.Assembly Concurrent Resolut... More >>

• Ron Calderon, State Senator, Had His Offices Raided After the FBI Searched Newport Beach and Long Beach Properties of Campaign Donor

  published Jun 10, 2013

  When a breaking news event sucks up every amount of Los Angeles teevee news attention--take Friday's nightmare at Santa Monica College, for instance--I find myself hoping for an Orange County angle so... More >>

• Kobe Bryant and His Parents Settle Over Auction of NBA Superstar's Memorabilia

  published Jun 10, 2013

  A settlement has been reached that has Joe and Pamela Bryant issuing an apology to their son Kobe Bryant, and the Lakers' captain agreeing to drop his lawsuit and allow his parents to sell 10 percent ... More >>

• Peggy Tanous, Latest Real Housewife Going Belly Up, Has a Curious Bankruptcy Filing

  published Jun 10, 2013

  Peggy Tanous has reportedly gone where fellow Real Housewives of Orange County cast members Alexis and Jim Bellino, Lynne and Frank Curtain, and Simon Barney have gone before her: into bankruptcy.It's... More >>

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  Were Loiter Squad's Tyler, The Creator and Alleged Pimp Lebrette Winn Separated at Birthr

  published Jun 10, 2013

  Inquiring minds want to know: Were Tyler, the Creator and Lebrette Winn separated at birthr Both are 22 and, through my blurry eyes, have similar looks. Both hail from Los Angeles County, Tyler Gregor... More >>

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  Henry Bouldin Barred from Wearing Bag Over His Head at Big A

  published Jun 10, 2013

  All Henry Bouldin wanted to do was watch an Angel game with a paper bag over his head, is that so wrongrIt is at the Big A."Security just showed up out of nowhere," Bouldin reportedly said after Tuesd... More >>

• 5 New No-Nuke Uses for San Onofre Plant

  published Jun 07, 2013

  The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is closing, it will take years to decommission, but it's never too soon to think about what should become of the all-new SONGS.After the jump, five potential ... More >>

• Abdulrahman Alyahyan, Driver in Crash That Killed 5 Teens, Had Provisional License, But ...

  published Jun 07, 2013

  The Department of Motor Vehicles, which originally said the driver in the crash that killed him and four other teens in Newport Beach had no license and his application was pending, now corrects that ... More >>

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  Costa Mesa Holds DUI Checkpoint Tonight; Santa Ana Targets Motoring Rummies Saturday

  published Jun 07, 2013

  The Costa Mesa Police Department is scheduled to hold a DUI/drivers license checkpoint from 8 tonight through 3 a.m. Saturday somewhere in the city.Santa Ana Police have one Saturday, from 7:30 p.m. t... More >>

• Craig Monteilh and the FBI Entrapment of Local Muslims Explored in Anaheim Friday Night

  published Jun 06, 2013

  Remember Craig Monteilh, the conman-turned-FBI mole Nick Schou and I have written about because he posed as a Muslim to infiltrate Orange County mosques, in an attempt to stir up jihad so would-be ter... More >>

• Jose Luis Capacete, Brinks Armored Car Guard, Guilty of Raping Three Prostitutes

  published Jun 06, 2013

  A Brinks Armored Car company guard raped three female prostitutes in Orange County on separate occasions, a Santa Ana jury ruled today.Jose Luis Capacete, 40, of Baldwin Park, now faces up to 150 year... More >>

• Rival Fishing Show Host Critical of 1,300-pound Mako Shark Keeping, Seeks Regulation: Update

  published Jun 06, 2013

  See the end of this post for an update on the host of two Sportsman Channel shows questioning the mako catch, calling for state regulation of waters off Huntington Beach.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 6, 10:21 A... More >>

• Saif Mohamed Moussa, Who Admits to Picking Up 17 y.o. Girl and Walking Out Store to Marry Her, Gets 38 Days in Jail. Wait ... Whatr

  published Jun 06, 2013

  A 29-year-old man who tried to drag a 17-year-old girl he did not know out of an Aliso Viejo bookstore last month--telling the shocked teenager he was going to marry her-- pleaded guilty Wednesday to ... More >>