3 charged in $11 million insurance scheme
Three people, including an Orange County resident, have been charged in an $11 million scheme to forge repair checks from insurance departments. Bob Dale Roberts Jr., 51, of Dana Point, Steven...
View ArticleFans cheer big win for Avenged Sevenfold
It was a huge night for Huntington Beach metal band Avenged Sevenfold Wednesday night at Club Nokia, as the quintet took home four of the five awards it was nominated for at the 3rd annual Revolver...
View ArticleSocial Distortion debuts short film in Hollywood
Thursday night Orange County rockers Social Distortion premiered the short-film version of their single “Machine Gun Blues,” from the band’s acclaimed seventh studio album, Hard Times and Nursery...
View ArticleEifman’s bold ‘Don Quixote’ comes to Orange County
Russian choreographer Boris Eifman feels a special kinship with Don Quixote. Cervantes' story of a crazed old dreamer who fancies himself a noble knight errant struck a special chord with him when he...
View ArticleMumford & Sons pull into San Pedro
Forgive the relative brevity of this post, but I have my reasons: 1) Heading directly to Palm Desert for today's Big 4 metal festival after first catching the San Pedro stop on the Railroad Revival...
View ArticleMetal rules in Indio as the Big 4 invade
There’s doubly great news emanating from the Empire Polo Field in Indio this weekend, where Saturday’s Big 4 metal festival went down with absolute ease and phenomenal success. Most important is that...
View ArticleApril 25 celebrity birthdays
See which famous people are celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE Celebrities born April...
View ArticleLakers Tweets: Bynum’s gaffe boosted Ariza
NEW ORLEANS – To get added flavor from courtside and inside the Lakers' locker room Sunday, click on the photo to relive game images alongside selected observations from my @KevinDing Twitter account....
View ArticleDespite crutches, Kobe intends to play on
NEW ORLEANS -- Kobe Bryant’s swollen left ankle and foot late Sunday night had him using crutches to get from the Lakers’ locker room to the team bus outside the arena after the Lakers’ loss. Bryant...
View ArticleWin great gifts for Mom for Mother’s Day
Are you looking for that perfect gift for Mom on Mother’s Day? OC Moms has you covered. We’re giving away gifts that are sure to put a smile on Mom’s face. Mom will feel pampered and relaxed with the...
View ArticleNBA’s all-time triple-double playoff threats
New Orleans guard Chris Paul had a big night against the Lakers on Sunday, posting his second career triple double in the playoffs. He scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 15 assists to...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: New school bus looks like garbage
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View ArticleDucks' Visnovsky shut out of Norris Trophy nod
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ducks defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky had a career season but it won't garner him recognition as the league's best blue-liner in 2010-11 as he was not selected as one of the three...
View ArticlePoll: Are you happy with the Ducks' season?
Let's put a few things in perspective as we begin to assess — or dissect – the Ducks' 2010-11 season. For one, it was better than the very disappointing 2009-10 campaign in any way, shape or form....
View ArticleTake flight with O.C.’s wild birds
According to that famous fable writer Aesop, it is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. From the mountains to the ocean, fine birds are all around us in Orange County. Register photographer...
View ArticleLetters blog: A deeper look at the state of education
-ORANGE, T.D. Proffitt: As a retired community-college instructor who obtained part of his education in the School of Economics, University of Delhi, India, and who has also taught at state and private...
View ArticleJudge grants injunction to lift NFL lockout
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Monday ordered an end to the NFL lockout, giving the players an early victory in their fight with the owners over how to divide the $9 billion business. U.S....
View ArticleMen gather to battle sex addiction
NEWPORT BEACH – Nine men are huddled in a hotel room – all strangers, their nametags filled only with first names. Over the next 90 minutes, little by little, they reveal their demons. Online...
View ArticleDefense ultimately failed Ducks vs. Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn – . Defense usually wins championships, and one reason why the Ducks won't be challenging for the Stanley Cup is they didn't have enough of it.The Ducks allowed a staggering 22 goals to...
View ArticleO.C. football: South all-star team revealed
Slide show: OCVarsity reveals the members of the South team for the Brea Lions' Orange County North-South Prep All-Star Football Game. The game will be played July 15 at Orange Coast College.
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