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Community rallies around theft victim

By Jeremiah Dobruck — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:00 PDT

Teacher loses car, filled with laptop, clothes and more, to a thief. Parents and co-workers at Lil' Lighthouse Preschool work to replace it all.

Preschool teacher Peggy Williams doesn't talk as if she's just had her car stolen.

Steel picks up Rohrabacher endorsement

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:00 PDT

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) has endorsed Michelle Steel for Orange County supervisor, according to an announcement from Steel's campaign this week.

Authorities can't find puppy lost in pipe

By Kelly Parker — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:00 PDT

Family fostering the dog calls off the hours-long search after rescue crews snake every inch and drop in cameras.

An hours-long search for a puppy trapped in a drainage pipe at a Newport Coast home ended sadly Thursday night, authorities said.

Teachers could pay 'Obamacare' tax

By Jeremiah Dobruck — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:00 PDT

Newport-Mesa's health benefits are so good, the district will have to pay a premium under Affordable Care Act.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is bracing for rising healthcare costs, including an anticipated $2.3-million tax increase, as part of the federal Affordable Care Act.

Arrests made in thefts at religious sites

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:00 PDT

Irvine police Wednesday arrested two men suspected of burglarizing a number of religious institutions across Orange County — including a temple in Irvine — with the help of two other suspects.

Missing art portrayed as inventory misstep

By Jill Cowan — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:55:00 PDT

Newport City Manager Dave Kiff says it may be less a case of irresponsibility than a poorly documented culling process.

Newport Beach will probably change the way it tracks its public art pieces, updating records at least annually, City Manager Dave Kiff said in an email this week.

City reimbursed for damaged sewer main

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:00 PDT

A dredging company reimbursed the city of Newport Beach for $25,000 in damages made to a sewer main, according to city documents.

UCI develops easy, inexpensive prostate cancer test

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:17:00 PDT

UC Irvine chemists have found a way to detect prostate cancer that's as inexpensive and easy as a pregnancy test, the university announced this week.

Fair Board rejects Senate bill

By Bradley Zint — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:00 PDT

Members say they want to ensure a secure future for the fairgrounds and will be asking for clarification of SB 741.

The Orange County Fair Board agreed Thursday to formally oppose a bill that activists warned could lead to privatization of the publicly owned fairgrounds.

Inmate sues Taco Bell over Doritos taco shells

By Lauren Williams — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:48:00 PDT

They were my idea, a man in Colorado prison says. Irvine-based fast-food restaurant chain says it developed them.

Many an inebriated college student may have thought about how good tacos wrapped in a Doritos shell would taste, but a prison inmate is suing Irvine-based Taco Bell, saying the idea for the fast-food hit was his.