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UPDATE, MARCH 28, 1:39 P.M.: The same day the third and final defendant was sentenced in the 2008 shooting death of a 22-year-old Lake Forest father, the shooter in that case lost an appeal over his confession. The California Court of Appeals, Fourth District, disagreed with the contentions of Edgar Calvillo's lawyers that their …
Larry Welborn has a fascinating piece on The Orange County Register site about the 26 claims serial killer Rodney Alcala filed against his Orange County jailers while he was holed up in Santa Ana defending himself in his third (and hopefully final) death-penalty trial. Among the items the jailhouse lawyer demanded compensation for were …
Behold, the AT&T (and Verizon and eventually T-Mobile) owner's new BFF: the cereal bowl. Found in the current issue of Real Simple, under the column “New Uses for Old Things.” The magazine claims the container's concave shape will amplify sound, so I put it to the test. ] “Ladies Night” never sounded more groove-worthy from …
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There's an area in Irvine that's a bit of a mystery to most. If you drive on Jeffrey Road as far northeast as possible, the road is restricted beyond Portola. However, if you look up into the hillside, you'll see them: avocado trees. This quickly explains why the neighborhood's name is Orchard Hills–it's not some …
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UPDATE, MARCH 22, 12:44 P.M.: Today, after months of delays, 31 32 -year-old Christopher McAmis entered a plea of not guilty to allegedly murdering and attempting to rape Placentia woman Lynsie Ekelund a decade ago. This was McAmis' fourth appearance at the Superior Court in uptown Whittier since his arrest last October. As with …
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UPDATE, MARCH 22, 4:46 P.M.: Santa Ana's Luis Mijangos, who had previously pleaded not guilty to 16 federal charges, pleaded guilty Monday to two federal counts related to his tricking about 230 people into downloading a virus that allowed him to hack into their computers, and then extort from them sexually explicit videos of themselves. …
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Another year, another Disney-inspired burlesque show put on by Peepshow Menagerie. What year would be complete without watching Minnie Mouse strip down to her nipple tassels? Girl Talk performed at the Fox Pomona Theater, while the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa opened its doors for a pet-adoption fair called Pet Days. On Friday night, a …
If you know of an OC restaurant that needs a big kick in the pots, FOX wants to hear from you. In his reality show Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon Ramsay spends a week at sinking restaurants, trying to whip them back into shape–and now he's looking for his next stops. We got an e-mail from a …
Photos courtesy of Mariposa Center for Change UPDATE, MARCH 17, 11:41 A.M.: The “Justice for Laya Coalition” held a press conference closer to home in Beverly Hills Wednesday afternoon, but the campaign formed to oust UC Irvine senior Jesse Cheng as the UC student regent over “unwanted touching” allegations made an even bigger splash …
UPDATE, MARCH 17, 12:41 P.M.: The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to defund National Public Radio (NPR). The matter now goes to the Senate. Start buying those tote bags. ] Mr. Rogers ORIGINAL POST, MARCH 11, 7:58 A.M.: The president and CEO of PBS SoCal (formerly KOCE-TV/Channel 50), Mel Rogers, could not …
Late Juaneño Chief Clarence Lobo *CORRECTION: The number of Juaneño Band members and percentage of whom the federal government recognized as demonstrating descent from the historical Indian tribe at San Juan Capistrano Mission has been clarified since the original version of this post was published. Members of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen …
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When I hear the term “nonpareil,” visions of candy and Rolls-Royces normally come to mind. To Dustin Hopkins, this is a French term for unparalleled; It's also the variety of almonds his father farms in Bakersfield. What began in 2009 as an alternative means of income in a single market has blossomed into 13 markets …