National Parks will be free April 21-29
The National Park service will open its gates to the public from April 21-29, with free admission for National Park Week. The free entry includes not only the 58 National Parks such as Yosemite,...
View ArticleJason Mraz returning to Hollywood Bowl in October
Jason Mraz's fourth album Love Is a Four Letter Word drops later this month — April 17, to be exact — already boasting a Top 10 single, "I Won't Give Up." But it will be several more months before the...
View ArticleFullerton's Bootlegger's Brewery has big plans
I had a pleasant talk, punctuated by some beer drinking, during Monday’s Angels-Dodgers game with Aaron Barkenhagen, the owner and head brewer of Fullerton’s Bootlegger’s Brewery. Barkenhagen was at...
View ArticleGiveaway: Win a $50 Hanna Andersson gift card
This week OC Moms is giving away $50 Hanna Andersson gift cards to two lucky winners. Hanna Andersson offers quality cotton clothing for babies, kids and even moms that are not only comfortable, but...
View ArticleWoman arrested after child, 4, left in car
LAGUNA HILLS – A woman arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after leaving her 4-year-old alone in her car at Laguna Hills Mall said through her lawyer on Tuesday that the child had gotten...
View ArticleWho will leave ‘Dancing With The Stars’ on Tuesday?
The Top 11 celebrities on "Dancing With The Stars" danced numbers inspired by their most memorable years, with some quite emotional -- Sherri Shepherd, Donald Driver -- others were light-hearted --...
View ArticleFive-star quarterback headed to USC?
USC will learn by Wednesday night whether the top quarterback in the West — and possibly the nation — will become a Trojan. Max Browne of Sammamish, Wash., plans to announce his college decision after...
View ArticleAnaheim action would allow for NBA team play
ANAHEIM – While Sacramento continues to argue with the NBA Kings over an arena deal to keep that franchise up north, Anaheim continues to prepare its arena for an NBA team. On Tuesday night, the City...
View ArticleLakers: Andrew Bynum fined, won't play against Nets
Andrew Bynum, whose behavior lately has raised eyebrows, was fined an undiclosed amount "numerous infractions" sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Tuesday. One of Bynum's infractions was skipping a...
View ArticleDems to send Ashley Judd as delegate
Democratic leaders in Tennessee are sending actress Ashley Judd as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in September. The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville reports that Judd is one of three...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: No checks on political fraud, incompetence
TRABUCO CANYON, M. Knudsen: If Democrats in California can’t even choose someone honest and competent to manage their own finances, why should we be surprised at what’s happened at the Coliseum, in...
View ArticlePalin vs. Couric: Morning show match-up fizzles
The potshots didn’t fly. The much hyped Sarah Palin/Katie Couric head-to-head as morning show guest hosts on rival networks fizzled Tuesday.Palin was the guest co-host on NBC's “Today.” Couric was...
View ArticleBaldwin tweets ire at intrusive reporters
Alec Baldwin is fighting fire with … tweets.The “30 Rock” actor was upset that the New York Daily News sent reporters on Monday to the class of yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas, to whom Baldwin became...
View ArticleWin an Easter Bunny photo package from South Coast Plaza
Hoppity, hop, hop, here comes Peter Cottontail hoppin' down the bunny trail right to South Coast Plaza to have his picture taken with every girl and boy and bring Easter cheer to all. Now through April...
View ArticleTransgender beauty contestant wants Trump apology
The transgender woman who was kicked out of Donald Trump’s Miss Universe Canada pageant last week held a news conference Tuesday with her attorney Gloria Allred.Jenna Talackova, 23, wants Trump to...
View Article'Housewives' get filthy in mud run
Greetings, folks! Welcome to another exhilarating preview of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," season 7 edition! Here we give you, dear readers, a sneak peek at what transpires on the next...
View ArticleMorning Letters: Obama's audacious power grab
TRABUCO CANYON, M. Knudsen: The president's warning to the “unelected” Supreme Court not to “take … an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a...
View ArticleApril 4 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 Celebrities...
View ArticleUni wins a wild PCL game over Northwood, 7-6 (Pictures)
University's baseball team survived some anxious moments in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on for a wild 7-6 Pacific Coast League victory over Northwood Tuesday afternoon at Northwood. The...
View ArticleBlizzard lays off 200 in O.C.
A third of the 600 layoffs announced by video game maker Blizzard Entertainment Inc., will be at its headquarters in Irvine, according to a notice filed with the state. The 200 workers will be cut from...
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