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September 5, 2025

Orange County girls volleyball: Mater Dei again a championship contender

Mater Dei’s girls volleyball team returns a few top players from last season’s team that won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship. Senior outside hitter Layli Ostovar was the Orange County and CIF-SS Division...

September 3, 2025

The Habit Burger & Grill introduces a Sirloin Steak Sandwich

The Habit Burger & Grill has added a Sirloin Steak Sandwich to its core menu, according to a news release. It’s made with garlic herb marinated meat, cooked medium-well, white cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, barbecue...

September 3, 2025

Santa Margarita and Portola win flag football titles at OC Labor Day Classic

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Madi Lam threw two touchdowns to Kayla Burmood and Santa Margarita’s defense played well as the Eagles’ girls flag football team defeated San...

September 3, 2025

Firearm safety event in Irvine will give free gun locks and teach about proper storage

An upcoming event on Thursday, Sept. 4, aimed to help stop preventable gun deaths will provide free locks and firearm safety education to the public. Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley and Irvine Councilmember Melinda Liu...

September 2, 2025

Irvine deploys robots to scout sidewalks for accessibility issues

If Pixar’s Wall-E and Eve had a kid, it might look a lot like Smokey and Turbo — two white, tread-wheeled service robots with big blue eyes that can light up into smiles or even...

August 29, 2025

Real estate news: Investor Manny Khoshbin buys Orange office campus for $19M

Manny Khoshbin, collector of supercars and commercial real estate, recently bought another Orange County property, this time the two-building Orangewood Corporate Plaza in Orange. The eponymous Khoshbin Co. paid $18.9 million for the 109,644-square-foot office...

August 28, 2025

Week 1 football: Tustin vs. Foothill a rivalry where ‘anything can happen’

In this new era of competitive equity and using computer rankings to determine league placement, some long-standing local rivalries have fallen by the wayside. One of the best ones that has survived this new system...

August 26, 2025

Randy’s Donuts offers a ‘Hot Ones’ doughnut; can you take it?

“Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube show that dares celebrities to taste diabolical hot sauces on camera, is marking its 10th anniversary with a couple of unexpected partnerships. Randy’s Donuts and Wanderlust Creamery will be serving...

August 25, 2025

Deadly home invasion in upscale Irvine residence used for illicit marijuana operation at center of murder trial

Two Florida men, including a former Jamaican police officer, who more than five years ago broke into in an upscale Irvine residence that was being used for a marijuana-selling operation, are now on trial for...

August 25, 2025

Orange County football Top 25: Mater Dei at No. 1; Orange Lutheran rises

ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL Notable this week: Mater Dei supported its No. 1 national ranking early by taking a huge first-half lead over St. Thomas Aquinas of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and hung on...