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Hubbard faces sentencing Thursday

Former Newport-Mesa Unified superintendent could get up to five years in prison for misappropriation of public funds when he is sentenced.

Newport police receive grant from state

The Newport Beach Police Department received a grant for more than $240,000 to implement a year-long, drunk-driving prevention program,...

Coroner: Professor's death a suicide

The case of Newport Beach resident who fell to her death in Irvine has been ruled a suicide, the county coroner's office said Wednesday.

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City names Munoz public services director

Costa Mesa has promoted a city engineer to public services director.

Republican, Democrat named to Fair Board

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday appointed to the Orange County Fair Board an attorney who worked to stop the proposed sale of the fairgrounds...

Professor remembered as a legal ally

Friends of a Chapman University law professor who died after falling from a parking structure last week remembered her as a legal ally to...

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Man stabbed trying to intervene in fight

A man who tried to intervene in a fight between a man and woman outside Costa Mesa's Tiki Bar was stabbed multiple times, police said.

Woman struck by vehicle in Costa Mesa

A 22-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with major head trauma after she was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning, police said.

Irvine's PSA seeks to deter accidents

The scene opens on images of twisted metal, deflated airbags and glass on asphalt.

Woman who fell to death is identified

A woman who fell off a building near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road has died, authorities said.

Shots fired in Costa Mesa Denny's parking lot

Police received a disturbance call Saturday morning in a parking lot behind a Costa Mesa Denny's restaurant, and minutes later it was...

Remembering Iwo Jima

Remembering Iwo Jima

Although his memories of Iwo Jima are more than six decades old, Bruce Bender remembered the volcanic ash, the pungent smell of sulfur and...

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Man gets almost 3 years for hate-crime attack

A Costa Mesa man who shouted racial epithets in a hate-crime attack was sentenced Friday to two years and eight months in prison,...

Woman dies after fall from building

A woman who reportedly jumped or fell off a building near MacArthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road was declared dead Friday, authorities said.

Police arrest 'peeping Tom' suspect at OCC

Police arrested a Santa Ana man on suspicion of peering into an occupied restroom stall at Orange Coast College, police said Thursday.

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Man who sold computers to Iran pleads guilty

A business owner has pleaded guilty to illegally sending computers to Iran through the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Justice...

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