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March 12, 2007
Fire Information
The Windy Ridge Fire is 80% contained, according to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), and is expected to be fully contained sometime tomorrow. The OCFA recommends checking news radio stations-- KFWB (AM 980), KNX (AM 1070), KFI (AM 640)-- for the latest updates on the fire. Or yo ... More >>
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October 22, 2007
Fire Officials Seek Information on OC Arsonist
The folks over at the Register are doing a fine job reporting on the massive Orange County arson fire that’s threatening to keep firefighters at work for another two days as winds approaching hurricane force continue to pound the region. Residents in Foothill Ranch are the latest to see their neig ... More >>
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October 23, 2007
OC Weekly's Fire Forum (Updated)
In the wake of the deadly, devastating fires burning from Ventura County down to San Diego County, one can't help but feel for the victims. OC Weekly and LA Weekly have teamed up to give a voice to these victims as well as those close to them. Below, we have provided an area for you to share your ... More >>
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October 23, 2007
A chat with the Battalion Chief
Tonight the Weekly drove past roadblocks on Santiago Canyon Road to see the destruction left by the blaze firsthand. What we saw was depressing, but the planes spewing fire retardant overhead were a hopeful sight. Photos will be up before the night's over, we promise are up. Before visiting the sce ... More >>
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October 30, 2007
Fire Update: Almost out of the woods?
The Orange County Fire Authority reports that the Santiago blaze is now 75 percent contained. Though firefighters are hoping to kill the beast by Friday (before the nasty Santa Ana winds whip it up over the weekend), the OCFA website lists Sunday as D-Day for full containment. Approximately 28,445 a ... More >>
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October 10, 2008
To Do This Weekend 10/10-10/12
BlizzCon 2008, October 10, 10:00 a.m. Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment has enjoyed great success with its World of Warcraft series, dominating the online, multiplayer, role-playing game industry and thoroughly permeating pop culture. This weekend, Blizzard is hosting its annual BlizzCon at the An ... More >>
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October 7, 1999
The Death Ray
Welcome to South Orange County, home of uranium 238, illegal immigrants, rare trout, and the most powerful military laser in the world
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November 15, 2008
Up In Smoke: Orange County Edition
If you’ve stepped outside of your house today, chances are you’ve smelled the faint scent of burning. But don’t go calling the FBI on your stoner neighbors just yet. The reason behind that smell lingering in the air is wildfire, and it’s right in your back yard—in Brea, Yorba Linda and Cor ... More >>
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November 25, 2008
Freeway Complex Fire Questions Answered Here!
Ladies and germs, allow Navel Gazing to field all your questions and concerns about ... You thought "the Freeway Complex Fire" was going to come next, didn't you? Because of the headline? Sorry, Navel Gazing don't know jack about Yorba Linda. But Linda Yorba? Oh, sure, she's had it coming since snac ... More >>
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August 21, 2008
Why Do People Have a Problem With OC-Raised USC QB Mark Sanchez Being Proud of His Mexican Heritage?
Ladies and germs, allow Navel Gazing to field all your questions and concerns about ... You thought "the Freeway Complex Fire" was going to come next, didn't you? Because of the headline? Sorry, Navel Gazing don't know jack about Yorba Linda. But Linda Yorba? Oh, sure, she's had it coming since snac ... More >>
News
November 29, 2007
Beasts of Burnin'
An outlaw animal-rights group targets a local bank branch in its war on animal testing
News
November 22, 2007
Blowing Smoke
Did a landfill explosion cause the Santiago Canyon Fire? Umm . . .
Music
May 3, 2007
Flame and Misfortune
Orange County Fire Authority Pipes and Drums honor fallen heroes
News
July 20, 2000
I . . . Shot My Son
Everyone Agrees that Shantae Molina killed her baby. The only question is: Was it murder?
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January 7, 1999
October-December
Everyone Agrees that Shantae Molina killed her baby. The only question is: Was it murder?
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June 23, 2009
Possible Schwarzenegger Cameo in OC Fire Reality Show Finale
Courtesy Orange County Fire AuthorityUPDATED WITH CORRECT GRADUATION DATE . . . Fox Reality Channel's series The Academy: Orange County Fire does not debut with 10 original episodes until Oct. 24, but details about the season finale are spreading like a grass fire. Cameras capture a ... More >>
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June 30, 2009
Crime Time: Hey, Mister in the Miniskirt Looking at Porn!
Very early Tuesday in Tustin. Not the real crime but an amazing facsimile. Once again, it's the Weekly's weekly round-up of Orange County police calls...MONDAY, JUNE 22Breaking Up the Boredom of a Bank Line: Shortly after noon, a man clutching a backpack threatened to blow up the Bank of America bra ... More >>
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October 6, 2009
Crime Time: Girlie Pee-ers, Girlie Knife Fighters, Un-Tartared Waters, Bullhorn Pranksters and Dogs Victimized, Sniffing Pot, Nabbing Suspects
UPDATED WITH A CORRECTION . . . It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more girlie knife fights, un-tartared waters, pranksters with bullhorns, real-looking fake-gun scares and dogs stolen, smashed, smelling marijuana and taking bites out of crime Probably not the d ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Fired Up Church Member Busted for Irvine Arsons
View Larger MapA Huntington Beach man who apparently had grown disenchanted with Church of Christ in Irvine has been arrested for a series of fires set there this month, police announced today.Officers who had the church under surveillance watched a man trying to burn papers near the doors at ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
[UPDATED] Why Would This Man Try to Burn Down His Beloved Church?
Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's Office Izad Chavoshan's booking photo. UPDATED WITH COMMENT FROM A CHURCH OFFICIAL . . . The bizarre case of the Huntington Beach man charged with trying to burn down Orange County Church of Christ not one, two, three but four times (!) just ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
OC Fire: Here Come 'Da Floods
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is reminding residents that the best way to prevent flooding is to prepare before the rain starts falling. Now they tell us!Dry as this is being typed, my backyard, residential street and busy boulevard one block over were flooded a few hours ago.If o ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Cocaine Bust Capped Dramatic Beach Rescue
Perhaps you saw the dramatic photos or video from the nighttime rescue of three people stranded at high tide in a Laguna Beach cove Wednesday.Now, 20-year-old Giovanni Carlo Frizzle, who was one of those rescued, has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession and being under the influence ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Cops Seize a Buttload of Illegal Fireworks
Courtesy of Buena Park Police DepartmentBuena Park Police seized 2,800 pounds of illegal fireworks Wednesday.
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September 20, 2010
Orange County Reserve Firefighter Program Blasted by Riverside County Volunteer Firemen
Eliminating volunteer firefighter positions and replacing them with a reserve program would prove disastrous to Riverside County's already battered budget, claims a group formed to save the volunteers.All anyone need do to see proof of this, they say, is to look down the road to Orange County.
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September 25, 2010
[UPDATED:] Cops Want What's in Your Medicine Cabinet
UPDATE: We missed probably the biggest collection point of all (updates throughout) . . . Local police want what's in your medicine cabinet today.No, government budget cuts have not been so deep that the forced confiscation of citizen medications has replaced cops' prescription drug plans. This i ... More >>
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September 26, 2010
Sunday News Notes
News highlights include:Meg Whitman's cash is buying her second placeCathleen Decker of the LA Times reports that new polling shows Jerry Brown gaining a "slight edge" over Meg Whitman and that Barbara Boxer has "opened a wider margin over GOP nominee Carly Fiorina in the race for U.S. Senate. ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
[UPDATE] Man Collapses at Tom Petty Concert Last Saturday; Medical Help Did Not Arrive Until House Lights Came On
Christopher Victorio/SF Weekly UPDATE (Oct. 5, 2:04 p.m.):We just got word from Hoag Hospital Irvine that the man did survive and is now OK.UPDATE (Oct. 5, 1:20 p.m.): Here's a statement from Matt Curto, the general manager of Verizon Wireless Amphitheater:"The on site medical team was dispatche ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
[UPDATED:] Storm Status: Road and Shelter Closures
Update, December 22, 10:08 p.m.: The emergency shelter at Mission Viejo High School has closed, the county announced this evening.Evacuated residents in need of shelter can still go to Laguna Beach High School and El Modena High School in Orange. (Addresses are on the next page.)The county's most ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Union Commercial Takes Aim at "Pay and Perks" of Costa Mesa's Top Officials; City Disputes Facts
While the city of Costa Mesa continues its rapid pace of releasing Tweets and Facebook updates, the union-supported, citizen group, Repair Costa Mesa, has put out its second TV commercial. This one targets the city's top seven bureaucrats, which the commercial claims make $1.5 million in "pay and ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Enrique Mengoza Held for Arson After Allegedly Trying to Kill Himself by Burning Down his Home
A man arrested Thursday morning for setting his own Westminster home on fire, which sent him and three others to the hospital, may have been trying to kill himself, according to authorities.Three hours after the fire was reported around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, 61-year-old Enrique Mengoza returned to ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Power Boat Washes Up on Strands Beach in Dana Point: One Boater Dies, Three Rescued
Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyOn Tuesday morning, the boat was still beached.Authorities are still trying to determine what exactly happened off the coast of Dana Point late Sunday afternoon, resulting in one man's death and a 25-foot Bayliner stranded on the sand at Strands Beach. Late Sunday af ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
Man Fights With Estranged Wife Then Sets Himself on Fire
A 50-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man attempted suicide by setting himself on fire.The Orange County Sheriff's Department and Orange County Fire Authority responded to a call that came in around 11:15 p.m. Friday from a neighbor who heard the man screaming on the deck of his condominium on Blu ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Todd Spitzer is a Psychological Test Away From Joining Sheriff's Department
Christopher Victorio / OC WeeklyDeputy Spitzer?Given we know Todd Spitzer is a prolific multitask enthusiast, it's not surprising that the prominent but office-less politician couldn't just focus on his pending 2012 race for Third District supervisor.Even while he's actively campaigning against f ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
[UPDATED with Sentence:] Izad Chavoshan Tried to Burn Down Irvine Church Four Times Over Masturbation Teachings
UPDATE, AUG. 19, 11:24 A.M.: Huntington Beach's Izad Chavoshan, who tried four times to burn down Orange County Church of Christ in Irvine because of its teachings against masturbation, was sentenced today to six years and four months in state prison.Not only did Chavoshan earn the ridicule of r ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
[UPDATED with OC Public Defender Getting Dekraai Case:] 6 Women and 2 Men, OC Homicides Nos. 45-52: Massacred at Beauty Salon
UPDATE, OCT. 24, 3:05 P.M.: Orange County Superior Court Judge Erick L. Larsh this afternoon assigned the defense of Scott Evans Dekraai to the Orange County Public Defender's office. The lead attorney (at taxpayers' dime) will now be senior Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders. Dekraai's origin ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Daniel John Sullivan, OC Homicide No. 53: Brother Laurence William Sullivan Held in Stabbing-Murder
Laurence William SullivanAt least one knife was introduced in a fight between two brothers in the family home in Irvine Sunday night, resulting in the death of 32-year-old Daniel John Sullivan and murder arrest of Laurence William Sullivan, 33, police say. The cause of the altercation is still u ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Scott Evans Dekraai Insanity Plea Predicted:] 6 Women and 2 Men, OC Homicides Nos. 45-52: Massacred at Beauty Salon
UPDATE, NOV. 29, 12:30 P.M.: During today's arraignment hearing, where Scott Evans Dekraai pleaded not guilty to murdering eight people and critically injuring a ninth, Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders objected to press photographers being in the courtroom, saying this kind of media coverage ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.:] ~~Teen~~ Man Burns Hot Coals in Car to Off Himself: Authorities
UPDATE, NOV. 30, 9:47 A.M.: The "teen" who apparently tried to kill himself by lighting coals inside his gray Infiniti in a Ladera Ranch neighborhood Monday evening has been identified as a 27-year-old Cerritos man who was reported to Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies as missing, depressed an ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Santa Ana Fire Department Reduced to Fliering to Save Itself
Pity the SanTana Fire Department, an agency with a 128-year-old history of serving the needs of the county seat. Times are tough around in all municipalities, but especially in SanTana, where the city faces an eight-figure hole due to an inept city council and the bureaucrats it's hired over the ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
[UPDATED with Plea:] Scott Evans Dekraai, Mass Murder Suspect, Indicted by Grand Jury
UPDATE, JAN. 18, 3:38 P.M.: Accused mass killer Scott Evans Dekraai pleaded not guilty to eight murder counts at today's arraignment hearing in Santa Ana. If a feeling of deja vu just washed over you, fret not; Dekraai also pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing last year. Today's arraignme ... More >>

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