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Man, 20, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A 20-year-old Lake Forest man was killed early June 10 when he lost control of his maroon Lexus and crashed into trees and other objects in Irvine. The crash was reported at 4:26 a.m. on eastbound Barranca Parkway at Vertical, north of Alton Parkway, according to spokesman Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department….


Woman, 47, Died in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening in Irvine. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,”…


Woman, 47, Dies in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,” Davies said….


Tickets Now on Sale for In-N-Out’s 75th Anniversary Festival

Drag racing, car show, and carnival rides await visitors to In-N-Out’s 75th-anniversary festival at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Drag Strip this fall. The Irvine-based beloved fast-food chain announced tickets are now on sale for the bash, taking place Oct. 11. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $15 for children ages 3 to 12. According to…


Irvine Woman Accused of Taping Dogs’ Snouts Shut

IRVINE, Calif.—A 21-year-old Irvine woman accused of taping shut the snouts of her dogs to prevent them from barking posted bail and was released from jail May 31. Gabriela Barrera was booked on suspicion of animal cruelty on Saturday, Irvine Police Department Sgt. Karie Davies said. Police were called Saturday when a resident heard dogs…


Irvine Ranked 4th in Nation’s Best Access to Parks

IRVINE, Calif.—Irvine again topped all California cities—and cracked the top five nationally—in a report rating municipalities’ investments to ensure public access to parks. Irvine ranked fourth in the nation in the annual ParkScore report compiled by the Trust for Public Land, with researchers noting that 94 percent of Irvine residents live within a 10-minute walk…


Irvine Councilors Debate Over Leaving Orange County Power Authority, Decide to Stay

The city of Irvine briefly discussed the possibility of exiting the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), again, during their regular May 23 city council meeting, but decided to stay, without taking an official vote. The discussion came on the heels of Huntington Beach’s vote to exit the agency on May 16. Agendized by Councilmen Larry…


Irvine Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Great Park Project

Irvine officials held a groundbreaking ceremony May 23 for several new amenities at the Great Park which will cost nearly $1 billion. The changes include the construction of a 14,000-seat amphitheater, a public aquatics facility that will also be used by USA Water Polo’s Olympic teams, botanic and veterans memorial gardens, museums, more open space,…


Motorist Killed in Single-Vehicle, Fiery Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A motorist was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Irvine May 20. Officers dispatched at 4:05 a.m. to Harvard Avenue, at University Drive, located a vehicle on fire that had struck a tree, according to Kyle Oldoerp, a spokesman with the Irvine Police Department. Firefighters knocked down the fire. The driver, the lone…


Man Gets 30 Years to Life for DUI Crash That Killed 2 Women in Irvine

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 27-year-old man was sentenced on May 19 to 30 years to life in prison for a fatal drunk driving crash that killed two of his passengers in Irvine. Norman David Martin was convicted on Aug. 11, 2021, of two counts of second-degree murder for the July 22, 2017, pre-dawn crash in a…