Injuries and Traumas

Reserve Sheriff's Sergeant Shot and Beaten by 17 y.o. Son in Rancho Santa Margarita: Deputies

A 50-year-old Orange County reserve sheriff's sergeant was shot, possibly in the head, and severely beaten, possibly with a hammer, by his 17-year-old son in their Rancho Santa Margarita home today, authorities say. The boy surrendered after a car chase, but fears he was armed and heading to Trabuco ... More >>

[UPDATED with I.D., Condition:] Nam Q. Thieu Sets Self on Fire in Costa Mesa Nail Salon

See the update at the end of this post identifying the burned man and giving his condition.ORIGINAL POST, MARCH 25, 10:13 A.M.: There's already a fake reality show (aren't they all?) called Burning Love (hilarious!) on Yahoo and the E! channel, so a fellow who walked into a Costa Mesa nail salon Sun ... More >>

Inadvertent Fox News Same-Sex Wedding Image of the Day

Over a FoxNews.com story about men and women having to acknowledge they are not equal to enjoy healthy, straight relationships . . .

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Angel Stadium

Joyce Keyak, UCI Researcher, Helps NASA Understand Hip Bone Stress on Astronauts

A UC Irvine researcher is helping NASA understand more about bone density loss experienced by astronauts who spend long stretches at the International Space Station. Joyce Keyak, professor in residence of radiological sciences, will emploky a technique she created to analyze how microgravity-influe ... More >>

Fullerton Police, Family Ask for Public's Help in Death of Daniel Olender

Fullerton police are asking for the public's help in the case of 36-year-old La Habra man Daniel Olender, who died from injuries sustained the morning of Sept. 2 in front of Hero's Bar and Grill. As the Weekly reported yesterday, stories have been swirling about what happened that night and several ... More >>

Rollin' Dirty

[Hey, You!] An angry tirade at a driver for whom stop signs mean nothing

[UPDATED with Brain Doctor's Plea:] Junior Seau, Legendary NFL Linebacker, Apparently Commits Suicide

UPDATE, MAY 4, 8:03 A.M.: If San Diego Chargers great Junior Seau suffered from a brain injury that contributed to his suicide, he could have been saved, according to a Newport Beach psychiatrist who has conducted three clinical studies with 115 active and former NFL players.And Dr. Daniel G. Amen h ... More >>

Disneyland and AIDS Charity Sued for Darth Vader Swinging at Angry Bird But Hitting Lady

​A woman is suing Disneyland and the AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County in Superior Court because she claims her back was injured by a Disney employee dressed as Darth Vader and doing battle with a bird during the 2011 AIDS Walk Orange County at the Anaheim resort. If the incident had happe ... More >>

Popular YouTube Chef Seriously Injured

​If Cooking With Dog isn't the most popular cooking channel on YouTube, it is certainly the most beloved. The series of cooking shorts that details, step-by-step, the creation of more than 70 Japanese dishes was recently selected for a YouTube Japanese Award. Our sister blog SFoodie shares our lov ... More >>

Fat NFL Players at High Risk of Brain Injuries, Says Newport Beach Head Examiner

​This is Navel Gazing but we also stare at heads, particularly the ones enveloping the brains of NFL players examined by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, the Newport Beach psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher who strongly advocates better rules and helmets to protect noggins.But Amen's latest research als ... More >>

'Hot Coffee'

Huntington Beach Library

Daniel Amen, Newport Beach Brain Doctor, Says NFL Must Get Its Heads Examined

​Pro football players of the past like Conrad Dobler, Hacksaw Reynolds and Hollywood Henderson were known for being crazy on and off the field. Now, a Newport Beach brain doctor says football players suffer a high risk of going nuts after their playing days are over.

John David Hines, Drunk-Ass Fire Capt. Who Mowed Down Cyclist, Gets Jail, Probation and $102k Restitution Bill

​John David Hines, the 39-year-old Long Beach Fire captain convicted in September for severely injuring a cyclist in a mid-day hit-and-run crash while driving with a blood alcohol level of .24 percent (three times the legal limit), has essentially received a sentence of some jail, lots of probat ... More >>

SurvivorTales: Toby's Story Shows Remarkable Strides in Spinal-Injury Research

​Toby Forrest was an adventurous young man before a diving accident landed him in a wheelchair. But rather than wallow in depression, Forrest has become a successful musician and model for hope and optimism within the community of folks who have suffered spinal injuries.Tonight, the remarkable st ... More >>

Kelly Thomas Died Of Blunt Force Trauma To The Head, Says Attorney Garo Mardirossian, At Press Conference; Medical Records Released

Ed Carrasco Medical records list Kelly Thomas' immediate cause of death as "brain death," caused by "head trauma."Kelly Thomas died of brain injuries, which resulted from blunt force trauma to the head, according to medical records released by Garo Mardirossian, Ron Thomas' lawyer. At a press ... More >>

Vintage Hate

[Hey, You!] Not everyone who wears a headcovering is a Bin Laden fan, jerkoff

[UPDATED with Lawsuit:] Hector Manuel Medina, Mechanic, Sets Transient Ruben Sandoval on Fire

​UPDATE, AUG. 10, 8:38 A.M.: Over the objections of prosecutors, who wanted Hector Manuel Medina sentenced to 11 years in prison, the mechanic got five years for setting a 64-year-old transient on fire last year.But victim Ruben Sandoval, a military victim who suffered third-degree burns to&n ... More >>

[UPDATED with Manslaughter Count:] Leovardo Vera Bustos, OC Homicide No. 33: Dies From Single Punch

Medina-Perez​UPDATE, AUG. 5, 10:19 A.M.: As expected, amended charges have been filed against 24-year-old Oscar Raul Medina-Perez in the death of Leovardo Vera Bustos, who died from brain injuries two weeks after taking a single punch in front of La Barca Night Club in Stanton on July 5.However, ... More >>

[UPDATED with Victim's Death:] Leovardo Vera Bustos, OC Homicide No. 33: Dies From Single Punch Outside Nightclub

Medina-Perez​UPDATE, JULY 26, 7:44 A.M.: 24-year-old Westminster resident Leovardo Vera Bustos has died from the brain injuries suffered after sustaining a single punch in front of La Barca NIght Club in Stanton on July 5.Bustos fell backward, hit the ground hard, lost consciousness and never reg ... More >>

Paul Kariya, Former Anaheim Ducks Star, and Todd Marchant, Current Center, Retire

​Paul Kariya, the first player ever drafted by the then-Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 1993 and a one-time NHL superstar, has announced his retirement.One too many hits to the head was the cause, as the left wing risks brain injury with another concussion.Kariya, whose jerseys are still worn into the Hon ... More >>

Marianne Cinat, a UCI Burn Unit Medical Director, Found Dead In Her Backyard Pool

UCIDr. Marianne E. Cinat​On Saturday afternoon, a friend of Dr. Marianne E. Cinat found the medical director from UCI Regional Burn Center dead in her backyard swimming pool in Rossmoor. Details of the death are still under investigation by the coroner's office through the Orange County Sheriff's ... More >>

[UPDATED with Arraignment:] John Hines, Long Beach Fire Captain, Arrested for Felony Hit and Run

​UPDATE, MAY 3, 9:36 A.M.: Long Beach Fire Department Capt. John Hines turned himself in to an Orange County court this morning on a $250,000 arrest warrant and was to be arraigned immediately on felony drunken driving and hit-and-run charges that could keep him in state prison for nearly seven ye ... More >>

[UPDATED with Charges, Drunk-Ass Claims:] John Hines, Long Beach Fire Captain, Arrested for Felony Hit and Run

​UPDATE, APRIL 27, 10:08 A.M.: Long Beach Fire Department Capt. John Hines began drinking April Fools Day morning at Schooner or Later bar in Long Beach, became heavily intoxicated and early that afternoon climbed behind the wheel of his Chevy pick-up, swerved into a bicyclist who was thrown 70 fe ... More >>

Terry Bradshaw, Treated for Brain Injury in OC, Wants NFL to Better Protect Players' Heads

​Whenever Terry Bradshaw says something stupid during a Fox NFL halftime show, you might yell at the screen that he ought to have his head examined. Turns out he already has.A Newport Beach physician says he's treating the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and Fox Sports football analyst for a brain in ... More >>

OC Roller Girls Bout

The Rink

David Russo Spreads the Surf City Charm in Red Bluff

​When police in the Northern California town of Red Bluff went to help an injured man lying in the street early Saturday, they were confronted by another man who told the cops to leave the guy alone. When he refused commands to back off, the man rushed the officers and became combative. Robert Rin ... More >>

Distracted Driver Charged in Huntington Beach Crash That Killed a 4-Month-Old Baby

​We've heard distracted driver stories, but this is one of most tragic. In September, a driver in Huntington Beach was securing a laptop that was sliding off the passenger seat of his SUV when he crashed into the car in front of him, causing a chain-reaction accident that ejected a 4-month-old gir ... More >>

Regenerative Medicine

Discovery Science Center

Alberto Solis Guzman Convicted in 4-Year-Old's Death; His Girlfriend Up on Murder of Her Son

​Alberto Solis Guzman has been convicted of assaulting his girlfriend's 4-year-old son with great bodily injury to the child's head resulting in his death, but the 30-year-old's lover faces not only that charge but a murder rap and other felony counts at her trial.Like Guzman, who is scheduled t ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Colt Brennan, Former Mater Dei QB, In Car Accident And In 'Serious Condition'

The record-setting QB is in a Hawaii hospital in serious condition.Update, November 22, 11:03 a.m.: Terry Brennan indicated to reporters that his son, Colt, is "heavily sedated" and is "far from being alert." Colt is able to acknowledge that family and doctors are in the room, through hand signals, ... More >>

Will Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Apply Lessons Learned to Pending Ski and Snowboard Bills?

​You may still be working on your summer tan, but the Southern California ski and snowboard season unofficially officially begins Sept. 18 with Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails at Bear Mountain in Big Bear. The free event features pro snowboarders competing on 110 tons of man-made snow for a total $20 ... More >>

Helping the Brain Repair Itself

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Did YouTube Influence San Clemente Christmas Tree Surfers?

Could the 18-year-old who suffered head injuries after Christmas tree surfing in San Clemente been among the 1,000 viewers of the YouTube video above?

How Orange County's NFL Quarterbacks Rank

​Through week 16 of the NFL season, Carson Palmer and Mark Sanchez are the only quarterbacks who played at Orange County high schools to have thrown the required 14 passes per game to qualify for an official QB rating. Based on Matt Leinart's limited stats, were his passer ranking to count, it wou ... More >>

"Back on Track" Walk-a-Thon

Saddleback College

Christian TV

Chain Reaction

Just Another Orange County Murder: Mary Bowman

View Larger MapThe 40-year-old daughter of Mary Bowman, 75, called 9-1-1 about 8 p.m. Wednesday to say her mother was not feeling well. Paramedics at Bowman's condominium at 1700 West Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim to discover she was suffering from a major head injury. She was rushed to UCI Medical Cen ... More >>

TONIGHT: Social Distortion, The Vandals, Japanese Motors Play Benefit at House of Blues Anaheim

Some of the biggest names in Orange County music--including Social Distortion (fronted by Mike Ness, pictured)--will be at the House of Blues in Anaheim tonight, playing the "Rock to Recovery" benefit for surfer Jay Thomas, who suffered a spinal cord injury earlier this spring.Social D will be joine ... More >>

Fire in the Hole

Charity Golf Tournament

Wobble, Wobble

Moving Units

So you think your day was bad?

An 84 year-old man in Laguna Woods was using a walker and fell over; then, while he was being treated by a firefighter, he was hit by a car, the LA Times reports. The man suffered broken bones, asphalt abrasions, and burns. He was listed as being in critical condition Sunday night. The firefighter ... More >>

Wheel of Misfortune

Advocate for the disabled Charles Monson was also a medical-marijuana patient—until late last month

Roll Player

Charles Monson works the system to help fellow quadriplegics get the high-tech wheelchairs they need

From Burned Boy to Burned Investor (Allegedly)

KNBC/Channel 4 reports that 28-year-old Dave Dave--who when he was age 6 and known as David Rothenberg had 90 percent of his body burned after his father Charles Rothenberg doused him with kerosene in a Buena Park motel--is suing for fraud a man he met at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. In his la ... More >>

Carona Makeover

Another day, another jail beating in OC

Gorge Trio

All This Useless Boozy

Miss Huntington Beach takes on drunks driving

Love Among the Mutants

The Chinese Stars: A horrible guide to horrible noise

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