Ask Daft Daddy: Do's and Don'ts for kids in restaurants
For those of you following along, my son wee Mac turns 6 months old this week. When other parents told me this time would go by fast, boy, they weren’t kidding. Wee Mac has now outlasted Kim...
View ArticleKobe has broken nose, CT scan reveals
Kobe Bryant was diagnosed with a nasal fracture late Sunday night from a hard foul by Miami’s Dwyane Wade in the third quarter of the All-Star Game, according to the Lakers. Bryant underwent a CT scan...
View ArticleToday: Rain, winds, mountain snow
A cold winter storm dropping down from the north could deliver rain and hail to Orange County Monday, snow to the Santa Ana Mountains, and gusty winds across the region, the National Weather Service...
View ArticleLocal guys in the NBA
Southern California wasn't always a no-NBA zone. Our area is fairly well-represented, in fact, with UCLA's Kevin Love leading the way, and with Landry Fields helping Jeremy Lin become a Bocelli-like...
View ArticleKnott’s Berry Farm is getting a makeover
BUENA PARK – Recent visitors to Knott's Berry Farm may have noticed some changes taking place. One of the most striking is the refurbishment and repainting of the plaza fountain in the Roaring '20s...
View ArticleAfterWork: Sunsets in Capistrano Beach
Once upon a time, there was an oceanfront dive bar in Capistrano Beach called Buckingham Palace. Now there isn't. Three years ago, Buckingham Palace (no relation whatsoever to the palace in England)...
View ArticleNFL Scouting Combine: Winners and losers
The top two quarterbacks didn't throw, and the best running back didn't work out because of a minor knee ailment. So the star of the first two days of on-field activity at the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine...
View ArticleCalif. bill bans food trucks near schools
A bill introduced this month to prevent mobile vendors near California schools is causing an uproar among food trucks who fear they might be banned from serving students. Introduced by Assemblyman Bill...
View ArticleFirefighters keep flames from spreading
IRVINE – Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a garage fire early Monday morning, keeping the flames from extending into the home. The fire was reported at 2:26 a.m., said Capt. Marc Stone of...
View ArticleMan wounded in shooting at park parking lot
SANTA ANA – A 19-year-old Santa Ana man was injured during a shooting Sunday near Madison Park, police said. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of South Standard Avenue...
View ArticleErnest Istook: Libraries need not expose kids to porn
Librarians can be strict. In Seattle, for example, you can't eat, sleep, go barefoot or be noisy in a public library. You can, however, "watch graphic porn on a public computer in front of kids," the...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie's leg gets own Twitter page
It is generally agreed, among men at least, that Angelina Jolie has a multiplicity of body parts worthy of reverence. Go ahead, name one. Awesome.Now, her right leg, which she flaunted temptingly at...
View ArticleZac Brown Band returns to Irvine in April
Nearly a year after a smashing debut performance at the Hollywood Bowl, Zac Brown Band is coming back to Southern California -- this time to O.C. The one-of-a-kind country jam band, still touring...
View ArticleSlideshow: Musink tattoo portraits
For the last two years, Orange County Register photographer Leonard Ortiz and I have set up camp on the first day of the annual three-day Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival at the OC Fair...
View ArticleLeap Day is coming, let’s celebrate!
Why do we have leap years? A solar year – and that's what the Julian/Gregorian calendar we count our days by is based on – has 365 days, six hours and 26 seconds. So to account for those extra ticks...
View ArticleFeb. 28 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleO.C. siblings' Leap Day birthdays are a rarity
How likely is it a brother and sister born four years apart would both end up working in the aerospace industry, each having to get up at the crack of dawn to drive into different cities in the South...
View ArticleRomina Boccia: Don’t play politics with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Democrats are urging President Obama to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to avert "potential danger to the economy" and improve "the president's reelection chances," Politico reports. Tapping...
View ArticleNicolas Loris: Obama’s take on gas prices half-truths
The national average for gas prices is almost $3.60 per gallon, increasing 40 cents from a year ago and jumping 20 cents from just one month ago. Prices are already surpassing $4 per gallon in some...
View ArticleThis basketball team is learning to lose
Calling my daughter's basketball team an abomination in print is wildly harsh, so I will refrain. However, you must know that they are literally the least best team ever. While the local youth sports...
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