Long Beach resident Richard David Lavalle, 64, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the Dec. 6, 2020 death of 12-year-old Noel Bascon in a DUI collision.

Laguna Beach’s Chase Shipp finished fourth at the state finals in Clovis on Thursday, while Newport Harbor’s Corinna Ruffini placed fifth.

Food, entertainment and fun is planned for the year-long birthday party celebrating Walt Disney’s theme park in Anaheim.

The CIF Southern Section softball playoffs began on Thursday. Results involving Marina, Huntington Beach, Edison and Los Amigos.

Jennifer Carey, the longtime spokesperson for Huntington Beach, will be the chief of staff for recently elected Republican state Sen. Tony Strickland, a former mayor.

The Lightning are riding a season-best seven-game winning streak into the CIF Southern Section Division 4 final at Santa Barbara on Saturday.

The chain is offering a promotional take on its famed sandwich in honor of Pope Leo XIV’s election.

The Vikings won 11-7 at Oak Park on Wednesday afternoon, and will play Woodbridge for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title on Friday evening at the University of Redlands.

An Orange County man who prosecutors say led a drug-trafficking ring that exported hundreds of pounds of meth to Australia and Papua New Guinea has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Rozzalle Lamont Hellens, 29, of Anaheim, was found with significant injuries that resulted in his death on Main Street on Sept. 15. His alleged attackers were arrested Wednesday.

A segment hosted by Holly McDonald, a Costa Mesa resident and local real estate agent, airs Friday, spotlighting upscale Western-themed steakhouse Westwood Coast and other destinations at the center.

The amended contract includes performance measures for Visit Anaheim, which promotes tourism in the city, after a state audit recommended enhanced city oversight of its operations.