Michael Leveson: Santorum surge forces Romney to adjust
Rick Santorum’s surge in national polls is prompting Mitt Romney to begin talking more explicitly about his own conservative social views, in an attempt to blunt Santorum’s appeal to the Republican...
View ArticleFight Club OC returns to Costa Mesa Thursday
The first Fight Club OC of 2012 is set for Thursday in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. After staging the long-running series, Battle in the Ballroom, at the Irvine Marriott,...
View ArticleLaguna Canyon Road open after 10-hour crash closure
LAGUNA BEACH – A woman suspected of driving under the influence of drugs crashed along Laguna Canyon Road on Tuesday night, taking down a pole and causing the road to be closed overnight, authorities...
View ArticleO.C. boys basketball: Cheat sheet for the CIF-SS playoffs
With the CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs starting this week, OCVarsity is taking a look at some of the biggest questions facing the county teams, such as: Who is the hottest team in the county? The...
View ArticleHuntington crime: Flash mob, smoke bomb part of Marina High senior prank?
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View ArticleSuspicious backpack deemed non-threatening
HUNTINGTON BEACH – Authorities determined that a suspicious package, which shut down traffic lanes Wednesday morning, was non-threatening. The package, which was called in as a backpack with suspicious...
View ArticleSI swimsuit issue launch party in pictures
Sports Illustrated swimsuit models had a busy Tuesday, from ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange to walking the red carpet at the Manhattan launch party. When it was all done, they boarded a...
View ArticleWelch reinstated as Santa Margarita football coach
Santa Margarita football coach Harry Welch, who has been on leave while being investigated for an undisclosed personnel matter, has been reinstated as the Eagles' coach, school officials announced...
View ArticleValentine’s Day ‘Rendezvous’ at Casa Romantica
The aptly named Casa Romantica in San Clemente was host to a Valentine's Day "Romantic Rendezvous" on Tuesday evening, with live music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, champagne, gourmet chocolates and more....
View ArticleG. Love & Special Sauce rev up for California gigs
I’m not sure what G. Love is more excited about: returning to perform on the West Coast with his band Special Sauce, Saturday at House of Blues Anaheim, or just getting in a good O.C. surfing fix....
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Obama releases his budget
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View ArticleReunited Beach Boys to headline Hollywood Bowl
The reunited Beach Boys have announced the itinerary for their 50th Anniversary Tour, launching in April from Tucson, Ariz., and arriving soon after at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in...
View ArticleBig Grammy audience powers CBS to prime-time dominance
CBS combined the second most-watched Grammy telecast with each of the week's seven most-watched scripted programs for its highest weekly prime-time television viewership in more than a year.CBS...
View ArticleOfficial: Driver in deadly Marine crash had been drinking
DANA POINT – The driver in a crash that killed three Camp Pendleton Marines early Tuesday morning had been drinking before the fatal crash, officials said. Alcohol, high speeds and slick roadways early...
View ArticleExec at O.C. software firm steps down
The chief executive of Quest Software Inc. in Aliso Viejo is stepping down and the former longtime CEO is taking over the reins, the company announced. Quest said CEO Doug Garn is reducing his role and...
View ArticleDave Matthews Band returns to Irvine this summer
Last year, Dave Matthews Band understandably took a break from being the biggest ticket-seller worldwide and staged four festival performances instead. Logically, lest they irk more hardcore fans who...
View ArticleReport: Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are reconciling
Are Kobe and Vanessa Bryant reconciling? OMG, as the kids say. But it would appear as if they are attempting to do so. TMZ published a shocking photo on Wednesday of the heretofore estranged couple...
View ArticleSpanking makes your kid dumb, study suggests
I've never raised my hand to my two sons. I'm not saying my boys have been perfect angels all their lives and never deserved a good dose of discipline, but before we had kids my husband and I both...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Whitney Houston: a bright flame extinguished too soon
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Gayle Swain: The death of Whitney Houston has affected many of us “80’s music lovers” who grew up in the age of neon leg warmers, hair crimpers and huge shoulder pads. For me...
View ArticleUCLA's Cantlay prepares to win at Riviera
PACIFIC PALISADES – Another year, another first for UCLA's Patrick Cantlay, the top-ranked amateur in the world. Cantlay will tee it up as a sponsor's exemption in this week's Northern Trust Open at...
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