July 2011
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Knott’s visitors set corny world record →
ANAHEIM - Nebraskans take note: A group of hundreds walked away from Knott’s Berry Farm on Thursday having minted a world record for the number of people husking corn at once. To certify the record, Knott’s needed at least 250 people. A crowd about a hundred more than that gathered at Calico Square before the event, waving their soon-to-be husked ears of corn in a scene that more closely resembled...
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Woman accused in penis-slicing hides face in court →
GARDEN GROVE – A woman accused of drugging her estranged husband, cutting off his penis and putting it through a garbage disposal appeared in court for the first time Wednesday. Catherine Kieu Becker, 48, of Garden Grove has been charged with felony torture, aggravated mayhem and sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury and personal use of a knife. Via the Orange County Register. Click...
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Teen: Mentally ill or a calculating criminal? →
SANTA ANA – In a Fountain Valley officer-involved shooting in which the suspect received more than 30 shotgun pellet wounds, jurors must weigh whether the bipolar 17-year-old imagined being a CIA spy or knew he was in a shootout with cops. An exchange of gunfire at an apartment complex in which David Vinh Dinh fired four shots – one as a warning and the other three into the ground – from an AK47...
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Pedestrian crossing PCH struck, killed by SUV →
DANA POINT – An 18-year-old woman was struck and killed by a moving vehicle as she attempted to cross Pacific Coast Highway early Sunday, police said. Police said the victim, 18-year-old Allix Nicole Barz of Cypress, was attempting to walk across PCH with a friend shortly after midnight. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
April 2011
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O.C. protest targets Syrian government →
ANAHEIM – An American flag draped over his back, Yaman Kahf stood with hundreds of protesters Sunday, roaring a message of solidarity from Orange County’s Little Arabia to the blood-stained streets of Syria. ”The important thing is that the people over there need to know that they’re not alone,” said Kahf, a Garden Grove resident. The rally at Brookhurst Street and Orange...
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Valley students walk out to protest principal's... →
SANTA ANA − More than 300 Valley High School students stormed out of their school at about 1 p.m. Tuesday and marched along Greenville Street to Glenwood Place to protest the sudden departure of Principal Felicity Swerdlow. Via the Orange County Register. Click title for read more.
March 2011
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Was O.C. teacher murdered in China? →
A terrified phone call. Possibly staged hospital photographs. An autopsy that found signs of a deadly struggle. These are just some of the clues that Maxine Russell says prove that her son was the victim of murder in China. She believes her son, a 35-year-old English-language teacher, was beaten to death. Via the Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
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O.C. picnic celebrates Egyptian freedom →
FOUNTAIN VALLEY – Hundreds of Egyptians, Arab Americans and other members of the community joined Sunday at Mile Square Park to celebrate revolution in Egypt. As families enjoyed the picnic, music and children’s activities, Egyptian Consul General Hesham Elnakib and religious leaders voiced their hopes for a new era of democracy in the Middle East. Via The Orange County Register. Click title...
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Man facing prison for hiring illegal workers →
According to federal prosecutors, Rick Vartanian, 57, was found to have hired several undocumented workers. In 2009, Vartanian is accused of telling officials those workers were no longer at his store, but had in fact taken steps to hide the workers from being detected by federal officials. Via The Orange County Register. Click title to to read more.
September 2010
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Santa Ana sees spike in raves at vacant businesses →
Police are stepping up patrols in industrial areas of the city, where raves are being held in vacant businesses and often end with violence. The illegal parties are mostly held on weekends and attract hundreds of rave enthusiasts to the music-driven events, where drug use and underage drinking often occurs. Via The Orange County Register. Click title to read more.
May 2010
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Are immigrants to blame for teen unemployment? →
Overall immigration – both legal and illegal – is a major factor in the steady decline in U.S.-born teenage participation in the summer workforce,according to a report issued Wednesday by Camarota’s organization, an anti-illegal immigration think tank that believes in restricting legal immigration. Via The Orange County Register. Click title for read more.
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Man sane when he strangled his mother, jury finds →
SANTA ANA – A 53-year-old Laguna Woods man was legally sane when he strangled his elderly mother, wrapped her in a sheet and then used her credit card to buy chewing tobacco, a Superior Court jury decided Thursday. Via The Orange County Register. Click title for read more.
March 2010
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Prosecutor worries Alcala might have killed others →
Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy is asking for the public’s help in identifying women, young men, and children in dozens of photos seized when detectives searched a storage locker that Rodney Alcala rented in Seattle. If you know who these people are, contact Huntington Beach police detective Patrick Ellis, at 714-375-5066, or email at pellis@hbpd.org. Images were shot before July 1979....
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Divine Secrets: Laguna or Another Beach →
Sometimes I forget that I live in Orange County (albeit north Orange County) and go for weeks, months!, without seeing the ocean. I thought about this in Paris, when out of nowhere I had the most intense desire to see the ocean roar. This is a classic case of “wanting what you don’t have,” an…
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Video: Thieves steal Bolsa Grande High baseball... →
Thieves break into two equipment lockers and steal Bolsa Grande High School’s baseball gear just before the start of the season. The equipment is valued at $12,000 and included a new pitching machine. Video by Mark Eades, ocregister.com/video; Via The Orange County Register. Click link to view video.
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Police: Man crashes into deputy on purpose →
SANTA ANA – A man with a criminal rap sheet crashed head-on with an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy, and officials Monday said they believe the crash was intentional. Via The Orange County Register, click title for read more…
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Two stabbed outside Garden Grove restaurant →
GARDEN GROVE – One person is in critical condition after he was stabbed in the chest outside Azteca Mexican Restaurant on Main Street early Sunday morning, Garden Grove police officials said. Via The Orange County Register, click title for read more…
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2 gang members arrested in Santa Ana shooting →
SANTA ANA – Two longtime gang members are behind bars, accused of shooting a 19-year-old man following an argument at a house party, police said. The victim is not expected to survive. Via The Orange County Register.
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Post office, bank held up in Santa Ana →
SANTA ANA - Men in matching jumpsuits held up a post office Friday after acting like they were armed, authorities said. Less than five minutes later, another robber held up a Santa Ana bank. Via the Orange County Register, click title for read more…
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County’s teen birth rate keeps falling →
The rate of teens age 15-19 having babies continues to decline, both in Orange County and in California. The downward trend runs counter to the national rate, which has been on the rise the past two years. Via The Orange County Register. Click link to read more.
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Study links marijuana use to psychosis →
Does smoking pot make kids crazy? A new study out of Australia indicates that the longer young adults use marijuana, the likelier they are to experience hallucinations, delusions or a “non-affective psychosis” like schizophrenia. Via The Orange County Register. Click article name to read more. Can you believe this? Do you agree?
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February 2010
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Racism story stirs fresh anger at UCI →
An opinion piece in UC Irvine’s student newspaper that questions the need for Black History Month has generated more tension on a campus where almost 30 people have been arrested this month in protests over religious, racial, political and financial issues. (Latest arrests). Click title to read more.
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Tsunami Advisory Issued for California Coast After... →
A tsunami advisory has been issued for the California coast this morning following the overnight magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile, according to the LA Times. “An advisory means there may be strong currents, but that widespread inundation is not expected to occur.” Coastal cities are being cautioned to “prepare for possible tsunami waves.” The West Coast and Alaska...
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Man found guilty in deaths of O.C. girl, 4 L.A.... →
February 25, 2010|By Paloma Esquivel and Christopher Goffard
Rodney James Alcala, a onetime photographer and “Dating Game” contestant, was convicted Thursday of murdering four women and a 12-year-old girl during a killing rampage in Los Angeles and Orange counties in the late 1970s.
An Orange County jury took less than two days to render the verdict after a bizarre trial in...
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Idiolect & Sociolect: Disneyland →
No better time to go to Disneyland then when it’s pouring outside! (No joke.) I’m pretty excited to see Captain EO again.
Will try to keep up with Chile/Argentina/earthquake/tsunami tweets & tumbls today, but I imagine it will be rather difficult. You know, with the awesome that is the Happiest…
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Sublime With Rome Announces Spring Tour →
By Vickie Chang Thursday, Feb. 25 2010
Know your audience—tickets for the April 20 (4/20) Palladium show go on sale Fri., March 5 at, you guessed it, 4:20 p.m. through LiveNation.com.
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Orange County high school mourns softball star →
February 27, 2010 | By Melissa Rohlin and Eric Sondheimer
Nadia Brianne Matthews, a top-ranked softball pitching prospect and a sophomore at Mater Dei High School, hanged herself, according to the county coroner’s office. Via the Los Angeles Times. Click title to read more.
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Daily MP3: A Music Blog: Stefy - Orange County →
Stefy is a little known pop band from Orange County which only had one song with any sort of significant air time in the US entitled “Chelsea”. However, my favorite song from them is “Orange County”. The lyrics are kinda silly, but I absolutely love the lead singer’s vocals. Very Gwen…
Very Gwen? Very Gwen? This is one of the most horrible Orange County themed songs I have ever heard....
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From the editor: Launching; tomorrow morning!
Orange County themed (queued) posts, coming at you every 10-15 minutes while I, the publisher am available. When I am not, a few extra queued posts will be left in reserve. If the aforementioned posts run through before I am next readily available, you will have to weep to yo’ mamma, smoke a bowl/roll a bleezie/rip a bong, cry me a river, get high, build a bridge, and get over it, fool!...