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March 14, 2024

Taco Bell’s new Cantina Chicken Menu will arrive March 21

Taco Bell will introduce its new Cantina Chicken Menu on March 21, but loyalty members can start trying it out a week early. The menu was part of Taco Bell’s big reveal on Feb. 9,...

March 13, 2024

16 injuries reported, most minor, from blast during OC Sheriff’s training exercise at FBI center in Irvine

IRVINE — Sixteen Orange County sheriff’s SWAT deputies were injured in an explosion during a training exercise Wednesday at an FBI facility in Irvine, but the injuries were all considered relatively minor. The most serious...

March 13, 2024

Remember Irvine’s Jet Suite X? The private jet service is rankling big rivals

By Mary Schlangenstein and Julie Fine | Bloomberg Alex Wilcox’s furious rivals say he’s exploiting a loophole. Wilcox counters that they’re just annoyed he’s treading on their turf. At the heart of their dispute is...

March 13, 2024

After protests, SoCalGas scales back plans to test hydrogen energy at UC Irvine

Nearly 15 months after protestors chalked “students aren’t lab rats” and similar messages on a UC Irvine sidewalk, Southern California Gas Co. has scaled back and revised plans for a test that would have used...

March 8, 2024

Feeling threatened for their response to Israel-Hamas war, Irvine councilmembers get police protection

Local council meetings have become a flashpoint for heated debates over the Israel-Hamas war, and after the Irvine City Council decided against formally weighing in, some councilmembers say harassment against them has ramped up. Councilmember...

March 8, 2024

Real estate news: UC Irvine, Chapman students dig into Ziggurat redevelopment

Can local grad students solve the pyramid puzzle that is the Chet Holifield building? The funky, beige Ziggurat in Laguna Niguel is being auctioned this summer, the second attempt to sell the campus after a...

March 8, 2024

In-N-Out Burger has a new merchandise line honoring drag racing

In-N-Out Burger has released a line of merchandise paying tribute to drag racing. The “Flying Dutchman Racing” collection was inspired by In-N-Out Owner and President Lynsi Snyder and her drag racing team, according to a...

March 7, 2024

Josh Newman, Steven Choi are poised to advance to general election for state Senate seat

It appears Sen. Josh Newman and former Assemblymember Steven Choi will duke it out for California’s 37th Senate district this year. Newman leads the primary, as of the latest vote count by the Orange County...

March 7, 2024

Irvine-based Rivian hits pause on Georgia factory, debuts R2 and R3 prototype

By Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg Rivian Automotive Inc. is halting plans to build a new multibillion-dollar factory in Georgia, an abrupt reversal aimed at cutting costs while the company prepares to launch a cheaper electric...

March 6, 2024

2024 Election: Most measures are passing in Huntington Beach, Irvine and Westminster

All but one ballot measures out of Huntington Beach, Irvine and Westminster appear set to pass, including a proposal that would allow Surf City to implement voter ID requirements in future city elections. That Measure...