Star-Progress - Mon Nov 09
Orange County prosecutors have decided not to file criminal charges against a decorated marine safety officer who drove the boat that struck and killed an 11-year-old junior lifeguard in July during a routine training exercise.
Legislators protect their pocketbooksOrange Co. Register - Mon Nov 09
By almost any measure the Legislature has done a lousy job. It's over-burdened Californians with perhaps the most regulatory-intensive governance in the nation, driving many businesses out of state and creating hardships for those left behind.
Pink slip doesn't stop teacher from doing her jobOrange Co. Register - Mon Nov 09
Teacher was laid off, but is determined to be a constant in the lives of her homeless students.
The Berlin Wall in Orange CountyThe Orange County Register - Sun Nov 08
Many of Chapman University's current students weren't born when the Berlin Wall fell, 20 years ago Monday.
Why Microsoft had to open O.C. storeThe Orange County Register - Sun Nov 08
The future of technology can be found at Mission Viejo's mall. On a wing of the center sits a five-year-old retail outlet from tech innovator Apple -- currently closed for a pre-holiday-shopping refurbishing -- and a new shop from industry giant Microsoft, whose dominance is challenged by Apple and others.
Need a rare Mercedes part?Orange Co. Register - Sun Nov 08
Irvine is home to the only other manufacturer-run center for classic Mercedes-Benz cars, parts and service.
Redlands' State Street making business comebackSan Bernardino County Sun - Sat Nov 07
The downtown Redlands business district is more than State Street. But the east-west area between Orange Street and Redlands Boulevard is the first place many think of as downtown.
Feds seize 15 pounds of crystal meth on OC freewayKMIR 6 - Sat Nov 07
Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agents have seized more than $300,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine in southern Orange County and a Mexican national is under arrest on suspicion of smuggling.
United Commercial Bank Seized by GovernmentKTLA-TV Los Angeles - Fri Nov 06
United Commercial Bank, which had 13 branches locally in Los Angeles County and three in Orange County, has failed and was seized by government regulators.
At OC Campaign Stop Arpaio Boasts: "I Get More Press in One Day Than the Governor Does"New Times - Fri Nov 06
Sheriff Joe seems to have mistaken a campaign event for a candidate for sheriff in Orange County, California, for a taping of Def Comedy Jam -- Def Comedy Jam with protestors.
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