Lamborghini Aventador poised for debut
Lamborghini is set to unveil its most power production car to date, the Aventador, according to media reports. The Aventador LP 700-4 will make its debut March 1 at the Geneva Auto Show, according to...
View ArticleO.C. girls basketball: CIF playoff brackets
OCVarsity has the brackets for every division of the CIF-Southern Section girls basketball playoffs, which begin Thursday and continue through March 5. Division 1AA Division 1A Division 2AA Division 2A...
View ArticleLakers starting new networks with Time Warner Cable
The Lakers have struck a 20-year deal with Time Warner Cable to broadcast their games on two new regional sports networks, including the nation’s first Spanish-language regional sports network.The deal...
View ArticleCouples tie the knot on Valentine's Day
SANTA ANA – The hallways of the Old County Courthouse were lined with doting couples, waiting patiently for their big moment on Monday. Marine Cpl. Andrew Sapp, 23, and Joy Eason, 20, of San Clemente...
View ArticleWeird Al, the latest celebrity kids' book author, comes to O.C.
Weird Al Yankovic, the parody pop songster, comes to Irvine on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to sign his new children's book, "When I Grow Up," and in doing so, Weird Al joins the ranks of stars such as Madonna,...
View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: The week in pictures
Slide show: OCVarsity takes a look back at the final week of the regular season in Orange County high school sports for the winter. If you're on a computer, click here for the slide show. If you're on...
View ArticleLetters blog: Legislators still don't take economy seriously
NEWPORT BEACH, Charles D. Larson: Having lived through the “Great Depression,” I am surprised that more cuts in spending are not being done. While working in a government job in Washington from 1966 to...
View ArticleReview: 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon
I can foresee station wagons becoming cool again. With gas prices zooming north, more car buyers with a legitimate need to haul could find themselves ditching those gluttonous SUVs and even some of...
View ArticleCelebrity mash-up: William chooses Harry
Key supporting roles in the royal wedding of the year were handed out Monday. Prince Harry was named as his brother's best man and Kate Middleton's sister Pippa was chosen as her maid of honor. Prince...
View ArticleFinal: Bobcats 109, Lakers 89
It was the fourth game for the Lakers in five nights but it was hard to find any excuse sturdy enough to justify Monday night’s 109-89 loss to Charlotte. It was the most decisive margin of defeat of...
View ArticlePresidents in California
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln never made it to California. But on this Presidents Day weekend, we recall that the Golden State has had a long history as a presidential place. Few Californians...
View ArticleSkater Sasha Cohen performs in 'Stars On Ice' in O.C.
Figure skater Sasha Cohen lives in Orange County, though given how much she's on the road for performances that's almost a technicality. "I live in Corona del Mar when I'm home, which is maybe two days...
View ArticleReally? Is homebuilding on the mend?
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Bloomberg: U.S. Housing Starts Rose 15% in January, Above Forecast Reuters: U.S. housing starts rose more than expected in...
View ArticleFeb. 17 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 slide show. SEE CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS...
View ArticleGoogle says it's hiring 'aggressively' in O.C.
We're happy to say we were wrong about Google's hiring plans for Orange County. A company spokesman says Google will be "hiring aggressively" in Southern California, including at its facility on...
View ArticleAre you parenting according to your ZIP code?
I don’t usually look to Vogue magazine for parenting advice. But in the January issue, I was stopped by an excerpt from a new book, "Poser," by a mother who turned to yoga to quiet her neurotic...
View ArticlePriscilla Presley is silicone-marred
The face of Priscilla Presley, 65, still shows the apparent signs of injections of silicone that she allegedly got years ago from a foreign doctor at an injection party. Dermatologist Dr. Renee Cobos...
View ArticleDucks trade Mara to Montreal for draft pick
ANAHEIM – The Ducks eased their logjam on defense late Wednesday when they traded Paul Mara to Montreal for a fifth round draft pick in 2012. The move gets the Ducks down to eight defensemen. Mara had...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Scalpel takes an ax to fiscal sanity
Also: Mullah enforces the right to remain silent; Getting 'serious' about the spending
View ArticleThe Watcher: Does Lakers' deal signal the end of free TV?
How long will free television stay free? That's been an abstract question in the television world for decades, but recently it has come into sharper focus in Southern California with the news that the...
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