Category: Orange County

Orange County Honors Crime Victims With New Monument

December 6, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The new Orange County Crime Victims Monument was unveiled during a dedication ceremony on Dec. 6, in commemoration of the county’s deceased crime victims. As the morning fog lingered and the bagpipes and drum rolls echoed, a crowd of crime survivors, families, religious leaders, and county officials gathered in a courtyard filled with…

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Orange County Man Facing Federal Charges in Capitol Breach

December 3, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County man was arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, including unlawful entry, disorderly conduct, and demonstrating in a restricted government building, according to court papers obtained Dec. 3. Michael G. McCormick, 51, of Orange, was charged last month in the District of Columbia after he was allegedly…

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Biotech Investor Buys $70 Million Mansion in Orange County, Setting New Record

December 1, 2021
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Setting an all-time high record for home price in Orange County, a biotech hedge fund mogul purchased a $70 million oceanfront estate, nearly doubling the price the last time the property was sold in 2018. Joseph Edelman, founder and CEO of the New York-based Perspective Advisors, and his wife, Susan Lebovitz-Edelman, purchased the…

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Orange County COVID Numbers Inch Down Prior to Omicron Detection

December 1, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County officials reported declining infection and hospitalization rates from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus prior to the first confirmed case of the Omicron virus variant in San Francisco on Dec. 1. In Orange County, CCP virus case rates dropped from 7.5 to 6.3 per 100,000 people between Nov. 24 and Nov….

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Orange County DA Finds No Crime in Mater Dei Fight

December 1, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif—Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer insisted Nov. 30 a locker-room fistfight that ended with a now-former Mater Dei High School football player suffering head injuries was a case of “mutual combat” and not hazing, as alleged in a lawsuit filed by the player’s family against the school and the Diocese of Orange….

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Orange County Department Store Shoplifted Over Holiday Weekend

November 29, 2021
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—An ongoing investigation remains after a male suspect shoplifted a pair of shoes from a Kohl’s department store on Saturday, Nov. 27, and brandished a knife at the store’s security guard just before fleeing the scene. Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Sgt. Todd Hylton told The Epoch Times members of the community expressed…

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Chapman Economics Expert Predicts More Holiday Shopping Admist Inflation

November 28, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County retailers have much to look forward to the holiday shopping season as it kicks off with Black Friday, though some red flags still remain, according to a Chapman University professor. Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University, predicts more shopping this holiday season than the…

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Chapman Economics Expert Predicts More Holiday Shopping Amidst Inflation

November 28, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County retailers have much to look forward to the holiday shopping season as it kicks off with Black Friday, though some red flags still remain, according to a Chapman University professor. Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University, predicts more shopping this holiday season than the…

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Chapman Economics Expert Predicts More Holiday Shopping Amid Inflation

November 28, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County retailers have much to look forward to during the holiday shopping season, though some red flags still remain, according to a Chapman University professor. Raymond Sfeir, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University, predicts more shopping this holiday season than the last, though inflation is looming. Consumer…

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Orange County Christmas Tree Farms Face Short Supply

November 26, 2021
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Christmas tree farms in Orange County are preparing for the seasonal rush, as a tree shortage strikes after a year of dry spells. Since opening operations in 1944, Noonan’s Christmas Trees, a tree farm in Costa Mesa, has never experienced a holiday tree shortage until this winter, according to its owner Doug Noonan. “There is…

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