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Orange County honors birthday of Harvey Milk

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:19:37 -0400

FULLERTON, California - Orange County has officially honored the birthday of the late Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected politician.

Son arrested in attack on OC reserve sergeant

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:19:46 -0400

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, California - Authorities say an Orange County Sheriff's reserve sergeant found shot in the head and beaten was attacked by his 17-year-old son.

OC to pay $2 million to settle retaliation suit

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:59:10 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Orange County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit by a former sheriff's lieutenant who was demoted after running against ex-Sheriff Mike Carona.

Injured volunteer seeks payment from lost hiker

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:52:07 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A volunteer searcher who broke his back while looking for a teenager who was lost in Orange County wilderness says he deserves restitution if the teen is convicted on drug charges.

OC to seek state permission to charge for rescues

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:23:32 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Orange County wants state permission to charge reckless people for the cost of rescuing them.

ID, immediate arrest in death of OC army sergeant

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:19:09 -0400

ORANGE, California - As expected, police announced that the body found in a remote section of an Orange County canyon was Maribel Ramos, a 36-year-old former Army Sergeant missing for two weeks.

Body found in remote OC ID'd as missing woman

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:17:09 -0400

ORANGE, California - Authorities Friday confirmed that a body found in a remote canyon in Orange County was a 36-year-old former Army sergeant, and they promptly arrested her former roommate who had made frequent public appearances and given a steady stream of media interviews during the two weeks she was missing.

Man convicted of 1983 murder through DNA evidence

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:04 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Orange County prosecutors say a man who is already serving time for a 1985 murder has been convicted of a 1983 killing through DNA evidence.

Tests show Calif beach bonfires hurt air quality

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:41:48 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Preliminary testing released Wednesday by regional air quality officials found that smoke from the beach bonfires that dot the Southern California coastline pollutes the air in nearby neighborhoods and on the beaches themselves.

Fullerton police officer loses appeal, faces trial

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:40:01 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - The California Supreme Court has declined the appeal of a former Fullerton police officer, which means he'll face trial in the death of a homeless man.

Former OC yacht broker arrested in Florida

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:06 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A man accused of stealing $1.5 million from Orange County residents has been arrested in Florida after eluding authorities for four years.

OC man gets prison for swindling NJ investors

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:47:07 -0400

PLACENTIA, California - A man who ran a scheme from Orange County that defrauded investors in New Jersey has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison.

Calif. hikers won't have to pay $160K rescue costs

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:47:16 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Two hikers lost for days in the Southern California wilderness won't be charged the $160,000 it took to find them.

Orange County to appeal $147 million tax ruling

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:08:34 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Orange County will appeal a judge's ruling that it must repay $147 million to the state in a tax fight.

Santa Ana police shoot, wound 2 car-theft suspects

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:40:14 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Police say they've shot and injured two people accused of stealing a woman's car outside an Anaheim hotel.

Correction: Kobe Bryant-Lawsuit stories

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:32:20 -0400

In stories on May 3 with a Trenton, New Jersey, dateline and on May 10 without a dateline about a legal fight over the planned auction of Kobe Bryant memorabilia, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number and value of items that Bryant's mother wants to sell at auction. She received a $450,000 advance and intends to sell 100 items in June. The stories incorrectly referred to 900 items valued at $1.5 million, but those are not Bryant-related items. Rather, they are other pieces slated for sale at the same auction.

Ex-janitor gets jail for secret OC school filming

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:39:12 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A former janitor who secretly taped girls in an elementary school bathroom has been sentenced to nine months in the Orange County jail.

Garden Grove acts to close marijuana dispensaries

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:22:25 -0400

GARDEN GROVE, California - An Orange County city is ordering its medical marijuana dispensaries to close in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that permits pot shop bans.

Camp ranger sues over Christopher Dorner reward

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:52:52 -0400

IRVINE, California - A camp ranger carjacked by Christopher Dorner has sued after failing to get a $1 million reward offered for information that tracked down the killer.

Assembly OKs bill preventing school bond conflicts

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:03 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - California lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would prevent taxpayer money from being used to promote local bond measures.

UC Irvine black student targeted with racist note

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:47:49 -0400

IRVINE, California - University of California, Irvine officials say they're working on race relations on campus after a black student found a hand-scrawled note in her backpack calling her a slave, the second racist incident that has offended black students in recent weeks.

Calif. man sentenced to 50 years in patricide

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:40:25 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Orange County prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering his father after a dispute over keeping guns in their home.

State reduces Disneyland workplaces safety fine

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:09:04 -0400

ANAHEIM, California - State regulators have significantly reduced a fine levied over workplace safety conditions on Disneyland's Space Mountain ride.

Disney drops bid to trademark Day of Dead name

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:37:15 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Disney has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S.

Space Mountain reopens at Disneyland

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:31:21 -0400

ANAHEIM, California - One of Disneyland's most popular rides has reopened after the company declined to appeal a workplace safety case.