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7 more O.C. restaurants close temporarily because of coronavirus concerns
More Orange County restaurants have closed temporarily to deep clean and sanitize, seven after finding out that one or more employees have been exposed to or infected with COVID-19. Augustino’s Italian...
View ArticleIn wake of Floyd killing, police in Orange County talk reform
All but two of Orange County’s 22 law enforcement agencies have banned or suspended the use of the sleeper hold. Several local police departments are speeding up efforts to equip every officer with...
View ArticlePGF cancels national softball championships for older divisions, All-American...
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Premier Girls Fastpitch on Sunday canceled its 18- and 16-and-under national travel softball championships and...
View ArticleJohn Collins, Fountain Valley’s longest serving councilman, remembered for...
In Fountain Valley, John Collins was the ultimate “hizzoner.” As a seven-time mayor of his adopted home city and 28-year city councilman before stepping down in 2018, Collins proudly said his record...
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Enjoying a movie under the stars at a distance
OC Parks hosted a three-night run of “Jurassic Park” at a new theater: a drive-in set up at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. Using a big inflatable screen, the county parks department hosted an...
View ArticleSeeden: City’s drive-in movie experience a throwback to the past
Longtime Fountain Valley residents like to recollect about the city’s earlier days. Case in point: The opening night of the Fountain Valley Drive-In Theater on July 12, 1967, 10 years after the city...
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Bravo: Students raise funds to fight leukemia, lymphoma; resident celebrates...
Hazel Johnson recently celebrated her 100th birthday. (Photo courtesy of Lesly Figueroa, Los Tiempos Senior Living) A milestone birthday celebration Fountain Valley resident Hazel Johnson recently...
View ArticleHealthcare workers protest alleged lack of COVID-19 protections
Healthcare workers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital staged a rally Thursday, alleging the hospital is failing to test patients for COVID-19 upon admission and not testing workers who may have been...
View ArticleCity Council races take shape in Orange County
The November ballot will include city council races across Orange County, as well as a few mayor races where they are elected directly by the community. Here is a listing of who we know has filed the...
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Westminster School District trustee asks district attorney to review...
Westminster School District trustee Jamison Power has asked officials to “move expeditiously” with an investigation into whether a colleague committed voter fraud. “Frances Nguyen vacated, and is...
View ArticleFountain Valley car show canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
The annual Fountain Valley Classic Car & Truck Show, as many know, has traditionally been held during the city’s annual Summerfest celebration every June. But like events across the state,...
View ArticleBest thing I ate: A big comforting bowl of Vietnamese noodles
Step into almost any restaurant in Little Saigon, and you can order a big bowl of rice vermicelli noodles, or bun, topped with herbs, fried eggrolls and grilled shrimp or meat or everything but the...
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Bravo!: Girl Scouts honored for boosting relationship between police and mosque
Orange County Girl Scouts bridge local relationships Girl Scout Troop 3408 earned the Girl Scout Silver Award (the highest award a Girl Scout cadette in grade 6-8 can earn) for their efforts to...
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Review: Where to find the best donuts in Orange County
The only bad donut is a stale donut. First and foremost, it’s important to understand the one universal rule of good donut hunting: You’ve gotta get up early if you want the best donuts because the...
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After years of false starts, Huntington Beach breaks ground for homeless shelter
For Huntington Beach, the road to a homeless shelter has been paved with false starts and push back. Facing court-ordered deadlines, the city encountered public dissent over one proposed location after...
View ArticleIn the wake of pandemic, Fountain Bowl plans to sell
Fountain Valley residents are mourning the loss of one of the city’s most popular gathering spots. Fountain Bowl is the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions placed on bowling...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Reopening of Orange County schools now delayed to Sept. 22, at...
Orange County’s schools may be able to open in-person on Sept. 22 – but not Sept. 8 as believed – the Orange County Health Care Agency announced late Monday night via Twitter. Under a new four-color,...
View Article131 Orange County elementary schools granted waivers to hold in-person...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated Sept. 8, in the afternoon, to reflect an update in the county’s online list. Nearly every Orange County elementary school that sought a waiver to hold in-person...
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Westminster School board mulls a second election-related investigation
Even as Westminster School Board members grappled with a vacancy created when a trustee was charged with address fraud, they confronted questions on Thursday, Sept. 10, about another colleague’s...
View ArticleFV Senior Center quietly celebrates a busy 15 years
On Aug. 31, 2005, the state-of-the-art, 16,652-square-foot Fountain Valley Senior Center opened to a red carpet reception. It was anticipated that about 300 people would be on hand for the long-awaited...
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