Coto’s Super Bowl bash for military is biggest yet
02/05/2012 09:55 PM
COTO DE CAZA – Gary Davis stopped in the middle of the kitchen and raised his cellphone to take a picture. His inspiration? The stainless steel six-burner stovetop sitting in the middle of Gary and Julie Crisp's 5,600-square-foot house."I never saw...

KOCI station cancels medical marijuana radio show
02/05/2012 10:09 PM
COSTA MESA – The "Cannabis Community" radio program on KOCI FM/101.5 was canceled by the station's management shortly before it was to air 11 a.m. Sunday. As a non-profit, community radio station, KOCI "is required to remain neutral on...

Surf City Marathon draws thousands of runners
02/05/2012 07:27 PM
HUNTINGTON BEACH – On the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, thousands of dedicated marathon runners ran what on the gridiron would amount to some 4,600 first downs – adding up to 26.2 miles. A sea of humanity ran and jogged along the sea in the 2012...

Super Bowl Central: All you need to know
02/05/2012 01:35 PM
Super Bowl XLVI, featuring the New England Patriots and New York Giants, kicks off at 3:29 p.m. and will be shown on NBC. Before the game kicks off, check out our Super Bowl Central page with all you need to know about the game. For more:...

Woman accused of DUI, hitting 3 cyclists
02/05/2012 10:54 PM
SEAL BEACH – A 46-year-old woman was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of hitting three bicyclists and driving away from the scene. The driver, Juli Ann Brown, of Anchorage, Alaska, was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, as well as...

Bicyclist crashes in Laguna Niguel
02/05/2012 09:05 PM
LAGUNA NIGUEL – A 34-year-old man was taken to a hospital by the Orange County Fire Authority Sunday evening after a mountain-biking accident. OCFA Capt. Marc Stone said firefighters responded to a call at 4:28 p.m. of a cyclist down in the 28000...

Nearly 6 gallons of blood donated for City of Hope
02/05/2012 08:56 PM
ROSSMOOR – Fifty-three people came forward to donate 47 pints of blood to City of Hope at the 13th annual Rossmoor/City of Hope Community Blood Drive at the Montecito Community Center in Rossmoor Sunday. The drive began 13 years ago when Elizabeth...

South County girl wants to keep music alive
02/05/2012 07:34 PM
LAGUNA NIGUEL – In the four years Julia Moss has been playing the viola in her school orchestra, she's felt the threat of funding losses for music programs. So she's vowing to do her part to ensure kids get to keep playing. Last fall, the...

Holocaust survivor talks with O.C. 8th graders
02/05/2012 01:00 PM
When you are 13, history is something in books that happened to other people — and life is what happens to you. Eighth-grade students at Lathrop Intermediate School in Santa Ana study history, but they are just learning about life. Recently,...

Home closings: Are your experts well trained?
02/05/2012 01:00 PM
Membership in the Orange County Escrow Association has dropped 56% since the housing crash -- in part because there are fewer people in the business, but also because many working professionals have dropped out. Unlike real estate licenses, escrow...