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Coronavirus: Garry Bowie, LGBTQ leader in LA, Long Beach, dies
Garry Bowie, a community leader in helping people fight HIV/AIDS in the Greater Long Beach and Los Angeles areas, died this week from complications related to the coronavirus, his husband, Jeff Wacha,...
View ArticleCharges filed against man accused of firing flare at Orange Coast Memorial...
A 51-year-old Chino man accused of firing a flare gun and threatening to shoot up Orange Coast Memorial Hospital in Fountain Vallley was charged with two felonies on Friday. He faces counts of making...
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These Orange County restaurants are offering pickup and delivery amid...
Orange County restaurants are offering pickup and delivery amid coronavirus dine-in ban. Seen here, a feast from Khan Saab. (Courtesy of Khan Saab) Orange County restaurants are offering pickup and...
View ArticleFountain Valley Community Foundation, rotary spearhead support efforts amid...
Fountain Valley nonprofit groups are stepping up to do whatever they can to help those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fountain Valley Community Foundation is partnering with several local...
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Coronavirus sparks dramatic decline in overall ER visits, job losses for...
In the weeks following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s March 19 stay-at-home order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Brian Anderson noticed an unusual phenomenon at the eight emergency rooms he manages —...
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Bravo! UCI medical students support clinicians, hospice volunteer honored and...
UCI School of Medicine students take on volunteer roles As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, a group of UCI School of Medicine students has taken on extraordinary volunteer roles to support...
View ArticleDUI suspected in fatal Garden Grove crash
GARDEN GROVE — A 27-year-old Fountain Valley man faces charges of driving under the influence of drugs in a deadly collision in Garden Grove on Wednesday, police said. Kyle Morey, who was hospitalized...
View ArticleFire on 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley temporarily closes lanes
Part of a construction site for a bridge under construction on the 405 Freeway caught fire and temporarily closed northbound lanes Wednesday morning in Fountain Valley, according to the California...
View ArticleWestminster pares back annual ceremony marking Fall of Saigon to quiet...
In normal times, Black April, which marks the 1975 fall of Saigon, attracts hundreds from around Orange County to Westminster’s official ceremony. Held annually on April 30, the solemn observance...
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Bittersweet family reunion: Quarantined, nursing home resident marks her...
Estela Orue Fernandez was 12 when the deadly “Spanish flu” of 1918 circled the globe. A century later, she is living through another devastating pandemic – this one, much lonelier. On Wednesday, April...
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First came their daughter’s cancer, then coronavirus, then their son’s brain...
Chasing around a couple of energetic 3-year-olds is not easy under any circumstances. It’s even harder during the time of coronavirus – with entertainment opportunities limited and visits from friends...
View ArticleVietnamese community to hold first virtual commemoration of ‘Fall of Saigon’...
Thursday marks the 45th anniversary since the Fall of Saigon, a military and political event that prompted Vietnamese refugees to flee their homeland and create new homes in America. The anniversary is...
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Dozens rather than hundreds quietly mark the fall of Saigon at Westminster park
It was yet another illustration of the contrasts between normal times and coronavirus times. At an annual Westminster ceremony that usually brings hundreds from around Southern California, only a...
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Cal State Fullerton softball great Jenny Topping is looking for her next hit
There was that aha moment. It involved things you normally associate with life-changing epiphanies, like the proverbial bright light that hit Jenny Topping between the eyes like a 2-by-4. And it...
View ArticleFountain Valley officially cancels this year’s Summerfest celebration
Usually around this time of the year, I’m starting to ramp up the excitement that comes with the city’s annual Summerfest celebration, set for June 18-21. The summer celebration is the city’s biggest...
View ArticleVietnamese Americans worry Newsom’s coronavirus remark could spur anti-Asian...
Leaders in Orange County’s Vietnamese American community said Friday they were “surprised and disappointed” with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who a day earlier pointed to a nail salon as the first...
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Review: 20 great Orange County options for Chinese takeout and delivery
We won’t be queuing up like sardines to squeeze into Din Tai Fung again anytime soon. But we can still eat great dumplings. And dandan. And barbecue duck. While a few of Orange County’s top Chinese...
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Hiking, fishing, camping, beaches: County parking restrictions ease, giving...
Pack up your fishing pole, tent or hiking shoes, the great outdoors is back open to explore. Orange County officials are reopening shuttered parking lots at popular county parks and wilderness areas in...
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More access to Orange County’s great outdoors, just keep distanced
Pack up your fishing pole, tent or hiking shoes, the great outdoors is back open to explore. Shuttered parking lots at popular county-run parks and wilderness areas have reopened making access easier...
View ArticleFountain Valley announces soft opening of City Hall, police department and...
Fountain Valley officials this week announced the soft reopening of City Hall, the Police Department and the Recreation Center this week based on Stage 2 of the state’s Resiliency Roadmap. The Center...
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