Navarro learns rules of road

At an elementary school bus stop the morning of May 15, a group gathered to pick up a passenger who wasn't allowed to disembark on his own.

Fighting bullying takes cyber-savvy

Most parents of sixth-grade students don't quite grasp the technological tools that can be used to harass kids these days, Newport Beach...

UC Irvine hires prominent USC professor as provost

Earlier this month, USC students and alumni were gloating about how their school had hired two top neuroscientists from UCLA, and UC...

Irvine financial institution donates up to $1M to charities

Four area nonprofits will receive support through Irvine-based financial institution First Foundation's Supporting Our Communities...

Donations revamp Newport Harbor High fields

Two athletics fields at Newport Harbor High School will get face lifts over the next two months, funded mostly by donations of more than...

Group serving disabled raises $550,000

An Orange County organization serving children with disabilities netted more than half a million dollars at its annual fundraiser in Newport...

TEDxOrangeCoast 'Beautiful Minds' conference set

TEDxOrangeCoast organizers on Monday announced the date and theme of this year's event in Costa Mesa.

City, school district agree on gift, split on who to thank

City and school officials in Costa Mesa certainly agree on the merits of a $100,000 grant for athletic facilities at two local high schools.

CdM resident donates $500K to Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. of Orange County announced this week that a Corona del Mar resident has donated $500,000 to the organization.

New AP prep tool: pancakes

"Good luck AP test takers" scrolled across Costa Mesa High School's electronic marquee Friday morning.

Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards

Once-thwarted author goes iBook route

Chip Fesko keeps a folder of his past correspondence, a nearly inch-thick stack of the words that cause less-resilient authors to pack it...

Coastline's distance learning works for vets

Navy veteran Sean Roberson is a Southern California native and student at Coastline Community College, but his graduation Saturday will be...

College board refuses to draft labor agreement

The Coast Community College District on Wedensday shot down a request to draft an agreement that would pre-negotiate hiring terms with local...

School district accepts $100,000 from city

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District on Tuesday night accepted the first installment in a grant program from the city of Costa Mesa that...

UCI chancellor vows punishment for 'slave' note

UC Irvine's chancellor on Tuesday pledged to find and discipline whoever slipped a racist note into a black female student's backpack last...

Tea Party objects to proposed college-union pact

The Newport Mesa Tea Party announced Tuesday that it objects to the possibility of an overarching agreement between the Coast Community...

Field improvements up for school board vote

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has picked out seven athletics improvement projects to build with a $100,000 grant from Costa Mesa.

Coast trustees to consider union construction deal

The Coast Community College District may soon put to rest an issue that's drawn threats of political retribution and hours of testimony from...

New student trustee joins Coast board

Costa Mesa's Coast Community College District has a new student representative to serve on the board of trustees, the district announced...

OC women's nonprofit awards grants, scholarship

Most scholarships are typically awarded to students with unique talents, exceptional grades or dire financial need but not so for 100...

UCI student finds note calling her a 'slave'

In the second racially charged on-campus incident in three weeks, UC Irvine police said Friday that they are investigating a note found in a...

OCC hands out $382K in scholarships

More than 300 students shared $382,000 in scholarships handed out this week at Orange Coast College's 55th Honors Night.

Students pick up scholarships

Newport Harbor High School senior Michael Cantwell accepted a scholarship Wednesday in the same spot his older sibling had years earlier.

Homes on tour get artistic treatment

Senior Eilish Zachary didn't know she was about to hand her painting of a house in Newport Beach to the chairwoman of Newport Harbor High...