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October 11, 2022

Irvine celebrates with Global Village Festival

CA Sikhs members and guests join together for a selfie in front of their booth at the 21st annual Irvine Global Village Festival held at the Great Park on October 8, 2022. (Photo by Frank...

September 30, 2022

$18 million will help students seek careers in healthcare, high tech – and fight racism, too

Students create molds for new bridge structures in the dental tech class at Los Angeles City College Wednesday, September 28, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Jennifer Rivas creates a 3D image...

September 30, 2022

Substitute teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault of student at Santa Ana elementary school

An Irvine man working as a substitute teacher was arrested Thursday, Sept. 30 after a student at a Santa Ana elementary school reported he had inappropriately touched her, officials said. Joseph Frances Deluca, 47, was...

October 1, 2022

Amtrak halts passenger service between Irvine and San Diego because of shifting tracks

Amtrak has suspended its passenger rail service between Irvine and San Diego due to track safety concerns near San Clemente. The suspension began on Friday, Sept. 30, and is in place “until further notice,” Amtrak...

October 3, 2022

Fryer on football: ‘First and 10’ list for the start of Week 7

Starting the high school football week in Orange County with notes, comments and observations … 1. Big showdown this week: This is the week we get to see St. John Bosco vs. Mater Dei. They...

October 4, 2022

13 punk, rock and ska bands to see at the free Attention Fest in Irvine

Rob Castellon, founder of Whittier-based Wiretap Records, is hoping local music fans will once again take notice of the bands at his annual Attention Fest. Though some of the artists on the bill aren’t yet...

October 4, 2022

Rivian ramps up production, reaffirming goal of 25,000 EVs this year

By Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg Irvine-based Rivian Automotive’s shares rose after the automaker reported progress in ramping up production and reaffirmed its goal to build 25,000 electric vehicles this year. The maker of the R1T...

October 5, 2022

Orange County girls volleyball Top 10

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10 (Records as reported by teams through Oct. 3) 1. Mater Dei (24-7): Monarchs have big tournament wins on their resume, are in first place in Trinity League. 2. Huntington Beach (23-3): Surf League-leading...

September 27, 2022

Rep. Katie Porter draws scrutiny for calling Irvine police ‘disgrace’ in 2021

Rep. Katie Porter’s Irvine event in July 2021 was memorable not because it was her first in-person town hall since the COVID-19 pandemic started but because a physical altercation broke out after far-right opponents disrupted...

September 28, 2022

Irvine to partner with USA Water Polo for aquatics facility at Great Park

After years of on-and-off discussions with USA Water Polo over building an aquatics center at the Great Park, Irvine leaders are exploring a partnership between the city and the Irvine-based organization that inches plans for...