Benny Hinn Finds Himself in Need of a Faith Healer After Suffering Heart Problem

Televangelist Benny Hinn, who is known for laying his hands on the ill faithful and “curing” them with the power of Christ, needed a handjob of his own last week. The 63-year-old leader of Benny Hinn World Media Center in Aliso Viejo suffered heart problems in Brazil and was admitted to the intensive care unit …

The Incredible Story of Suavecito Pomade's Señores J-Bird and Pete and Tony Adame

“No, no, no, no, man!” yells Tony Adame of Suavecito Pomade, barely containing his laughter. “Don't use that shot–ha, ha!” Adame, his brother Pete, and their business partner J-Bird stand along with about six of their friends in an abandoned parking lot near the 5 freeway in Santa Ana, the city's iconic water tower looming …

Liberals Are Happier Than Conservatives, Says UCI Study; Plus, #HappyActs in Laguna Beach

Countering previous surveys based on political conservatives saying they are happier than liberals, UC Irvine psychologists have discovered in their own research that those on the left exhibit happier speech patterns and facial expressions. ] The results–by Sean Wojcik, a doctoral student in Psychology & Social Behavior at UCI and lead author of the study, …

Immigration Attorney Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti Pleads Guilty to Drugged-Driving Manslaughter

An immigration lawyer pleaded guilty Tuesday to crashing her car into a bicyclist and killing him while driving under the influence of prescription drugs that included Xanax and Suboxone. Hasti Fakhrai-Bayrooti, 41, of Rancho Santa Margarita, copped to felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and now faces up to four years in state prison at her …

Zombie Poseidon Desalination Plant From Beyond the Grave!

Twelve years ago, the Weekly published an article titled “The Poseidon Misadventure,” a list of 10 reasons why the Poseidon Resources-lead desalination project in Huntington Beach should be killed off. It seemed so obvious then. Who would want to build an energy-intensive desalination plant that would create 50 million gallons of fresh water per day …

Jason “Mayhem” Miller's Latest Production is His Laguna Beach Arrest Video

Mixed martial arts fighter-turned-jail inmate for life Jason “Mayhem” Miller is in trouble with the law again, and this time there is video. ] OC Weekly's Mayhem Miller archives TerezOwens.com posted the following: That's from the front of the White House restaurant in the 300 block of South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach around 11:20 …

Smokers Who Tweet Each Other Quit More Successfully: UCI and Stanford Study

Smokers who tweet together, quit together, according to a new study by researchers at UC Irvine and Stanford. ] When smokers in cessation programs tweet each other regularly, they're more successful at kicking the habit, according to the study headed by Cornelia Pechmann, professor of marketing at UCI's Paul Merage School of Business, and Judith …