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.
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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.
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The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday.
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COSTA MESA — One of the first questions Shea Buckner asked three dozen kids at the Costa Mesa Aquatics Center was if they had ever seen a professional water polo game.
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Irvine grew faster than all but seven other large U.S. cities between July 2011 and July 2012, with its population vaulting to nearly 230,000 last year, new census data show.
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Cousins Mason Bennett and Kenton Durfee are skateboarders on a mission.
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A rescued hiker who was arrested after methamphetamine was allegedly found in his car should not enter a program that allows first-time offenders to avoid jail, an Orange County supervisor said Wednesday.
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Newport Beach will not hold a public hearing with a South Coast Air Quality Management board member on the fire ring debate similar to one held in Huntington Beach, a city official said Thursday.
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Veteran journalist Alisha Gomez has been named managing editor of Los Angeles Times Community News (TCN) in Orange County, Editor John Canalis announced Wednesday.
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Boaters in Newport Harbor will now be able to more easily surf the web from the water, thanks to an expanded Wi-Fi service.
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More than 100 new names were added to Huntington Beach's list of historically significant sites, including several Wintersburg farm properties, according to a study session Monday.
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A state legislative proposal unanimously approved Tuesday by the Orange County Board of Supervisors would allow governments to be reimbursed for search-and-rescue costs resulting from people displaying "wanton or reckless conduct."
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Samantha Chan has signed a national letter of intent with the UC Irvine women's golf program, Anteaters coach Julie Brooks said recently.
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UC Irvine senior women's tennis player Kristina Smith won the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Southwest Region of the Intercollegiate Tennis Assn.
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Chloe Kellum of Long Beach Poly High has signed a national letter of intent to play women's basketball at UC Irvine, Anteaters women's basketball coach Doug Oliver recently announced.
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Sophomore Itos Aikhionbare and junior Lacey Surak will represent the UC Irvine women's track and field team in the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Austin, Texas.
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The second annual Sailor Basketball Camp, directed by Newport Harbor High coaches, will have two sessions this summer.
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Three members of the UC Irvine men's track and field team have qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas.
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Newport Harbor High product Blake Davey, a sophomore at Cypress College, went four for 10 in three games, all wins, to help the Chargers win the state baseball championship over the weekend at Fresno City College.
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