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February 14, 2026

Esperanza, Fountain Valley win CIF-SS wrestling team championships

Esperanza had nine champions and Fountain Valley had eight champions Saturday in CIF Southern Section Individual Boys Wrestling Championships. Esperanza won the CIF-SS Northern Division team championship in the meet at Moorpark High. Fountain Valley...

February 13, 2026

Orange County girls wrestling rankings, Feb. 13

The Orange County girls wrestling rankings as of Feb. 13 (Provided by Fernando Serratos) 100 pounds: 1. Gabriella Martinez, Santa Ana, Sr.; 2. Dejah Aldridge, Trabuco Hills, Sr.; 3. Abigail Marquez, Marina, So. 105 pounds:...

February 13, 2026

LA County cases retail theft in spotlight amid statewide crackdown

California’s effort to crack down on organized retail theft has led to more than 29,000 arrests statewide over the past two years, with Los Angeles-area investigations playing a major role in recovering millions of dollars...

February 13, 2026

Fans in Irvine cheer skaters who train locally at Olympic watch party

Fans at Great Park Ice in Irvine, CA react as Ilia Malinin competes in the Olympic Winter Games men’s free skate finals on Friday, February 13, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Choreographer...

February 13, 2026

Irvine’s Tri Pointe Homes sold to Japanese group for $4.5 billion

Tri Pointe Homes, founded by three out-of-work homebuilders in Irvine during the Great Recession, is being sold to the Japanese building materials group Sumitomo Forestry for $4.5 billion, the companies said Friday, Feb. 13. Tri...

February 14, 2026

San Juan Hills girls water polo cooled off by Glendora in CIF-SS quarterfinals

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now San Juan Hills’ Eliza Walburger received joyful news Friday moments after a stinging loss for her team in the CIF-SS Division 3 girls...

February 12, 2026

Rivian offers investors hope it can withstand a bleak EV market

By Kara Carlson | Bloomberg After a brutal year for the US electric-vehicle industry, Rivian Automotive handed investors a rare reason for optimism. The EV manufacturer based in Irvine reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and its...

February 12, 2026

New plans for Oak Creek Golf Course raise an old debate

The Irvine Company says it plans to create the city’s “largest nature park” as part of its new vision for the Oak Creek Golf Course, and is soliciting feedback from community members for what that...

February 12, 2026

Fryer: Former Laguna Hills athletes now successful coaches at the school

Many Orange County high school teams are homegrown teams that are made up solely of neighborhood kids. Laguna Hills is pretty close to having a homegrown coaching staff. Five Laguna Hills teams won league championships...

February 12, 2026

Machete-wielding Irvine man arrested after holding family hostage, standoff

IRVINE — A man suspected of wielding a machete engaged in a standoff with police in Irvine after allegedly refusing to allow four family members to leave their home on Wednesday, Feb. 11. A relative...