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September 22, 2024

UCI fills dorms over move-in weekend

Dorm rooms at UC Irvine filled over the weekend, a flurry of nesting and excitement before classes start and the business of learning begins. The university was expecting nearly 5,500 first- and second-year students to...

September 20, 2024

This Mission Viejo man’s pumpkin may squash the competition

Last year’s Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off champion’s squash weighed a whopping 1,708 pounds, still about 50 pounds shy of the Irvine Park Railroad event’s 2019 record. But this year, Kevin Donahue thinks he’ll not only be...

September 19, 2024

Taco Bell is bringing back the Big Cheez-It on Friday, Sept. 20

The Big Cheez-It is coming back to Taco Bell. The Irvine-based fast food giant will resume serving Big Cheez-It menu items on Friday, Sept. 20, according to a news release. Related link Taco Bell gets...

September 19, 2024

Metrolink will add midday trains for nontraditional workers, tourists

Commuters board a southbound Metrolink train at the Metrolink train station in Tustin. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Riders disembark a Metrolink train in Los Angeles. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily...

September 17, 2024

Irvine man fatally stabbed, roommate detained

A man was fatally stabbed in Irvine on Tuesday morning and his roommate is the suspect, police said. At around 6:20 a.m., police were sent to a single family-home on Fortuna East, according to Irvine...

September 17, 2024

$150 million gift to City of Hope aims to tackle pancreatic cancer head on

A $150 million gift to City of Hope intends to change the future of tackling pancreatic cancer. The major gift announced Tuesday, Sept. 17, from entrepreneur and philanthropist Emmet Stephenson Jr. and daughter Tessa Stephenson...

September 17, 2024

Taco Bell gets date changed for National Taco Day

Not content with “liberating” Taco Tuesday, Taco Bell has announced that it got the date of National Taco Day shifted on the National Day Calendar so that it’s always on the first Tuesday in October....

September 16, 2024

Irvine man pleads guilty in scheme to steal vintage violins, and to robbing a bank

SANTA ANA — A 57-year-old Irvine man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Santa Ana to a scheme to steal expensive, vintage violins and robbing a bank in Irvine. Mark Meng pleaded guilty to...

September 16, 2024

National Cheeseburger Day 2024: Where to find deals

This year’s National Cheeseburger Day is interplanetary, thanks to Habit Burger & Grill. The holiday takes place Wednesday, Sept. 18, prompting several restaurant promotions. The most unusual comes from Habit, which sent a Double Charburger...

September 14, 2024

Orange County communities celebrating the moon and harvest with a Mid-Autumn Festival

A centuries-old tradition in Asian communities is to gather this time of year for a celebration of harvest and giving thanks, and the Irvine community participated Friday night with a Mid-Autumn festival at the Great...

Month: September 2024