September 2025 - Shannon Petluck

September 24, 2025

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 35 rankings, Sept. 24

How I voted this week in the Orange County Top 25, plus teams I consider to be in the Nos. 26-35 range … 1. Mater Dei 3-1 overall record 2. Mission Viejo 4-1 3. Santa...

September 17, 2025

New pediatric clinic brings cutting-edge therapies to children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Darren Ormiston, a 9-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suddenly screamed and lept from his wheelchair, running to a doctor with his hands in the air. Darren wasn’t in distress, just really excited for his...

September 18, 2025

Woodbridge Classic always a bright spot in the cross country season

The high school cross country season has been underway for a few weeks, and there have been a couple of good meets here and there. The season gets serious this week with the massive Woodbridge...

September 19, 2025

Sina Saferzadeh leads Irvine football to win over Kennedy

ANAHEIM – Irvine senior quarterback Sina Saferzadeh rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass to lead the Vaqueros to a 36-15 win over Kennedy on Thursday at Western High. It...

September 19, 2025

Real estate news: 2 Garden Grove apartment complexes sell for $17.4 million

Two apartment complexes in Garden Grove sold in recent weeks for a combined $17.36 million, according to CBRE. The properties include 48 units, with each transaction involving separate buyers and sellers. “Garden Grove remains a...

September 19, 2025

UC Irvine’s new all-electric hospital expected to welcome patients in December

UCI Health‘s newest hospital is slated to start admitting patients on Dec. 7, hospital leaders said, opening a seven-story, 144-bed facility that UCI calls the nation’s first all-electric acute care hospital. The 350,000-square-foot building stands...

September 22, 2025

Status Update: Trader Joe’s expansion in Orange due by Thanksgiving

Trader Joe’s expansion in Orange should be done before Thanksgiving, store employees say. A new, larger sign recently went atop the grocery store building at 2114 N. Tustin St., where ongoing construction is turning two...

September 22, 2025

Orange County football Top 25: Mater Dei retakes No. 1 spot in Week 5 poll

ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL Notable this week: Mater Dei is No. 1 again after it defeated Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas and Mission Viejo, which was No. 1 in last week’s poll, lost...

September 22, 2025

Irvine schools, Rosary set to appeal league placement at CIF-SS Council

The Irvine public high schools and Rosary will appeal their league placement at the CIF Southern Section Council meeting on Thursday. The Irvine schools – Irvine, Northwood, Portola, University and Woodbridge – and all-girls private...

September 23, 2025

Santiago Canyon/UC Irvine partnership streamlines master’s degree in accounting

Students who earn an associate degree in accounting at Santiago Canyon College are well-prepared for a variety of entry-level positions, as well as promotional opportunities, in such areas as accounts receivable/payable, income tax preparation, payroll...

Month: September 2025