Orange County Tribune

1 week ago | orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano

By Jim TortolanoOrange County TribuneThe good news is relief is coming to the often-jammed intersection of Garden Grove and Harbor boulevards. On Tuesday night the City Council on an 7-0 vote approved a contract worth $6,678,330 to PALP Inc. for street widening and other improvements at that key intersection. The not-quite-as good news is that the extensive construction and demolition work will complicate traffic in that area for a while.

2 weeks ago | orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano

Huntington Beach By Jim Tortolano/Orange County TribuneThe political struggle over the future of the Huntington Beach Library System continued on Tuesday when the city council took aim at the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees.

2 weeks ago | orangecountytribune.com | Mike DiGiovanna

By Mike DiGiovannaAssociated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — If the Los Angeles Angels turn around their season, an improbable sweep of the Dodgers could be viewed as the turning point. The last-place Angels beat the defending World Series champions 6-4 on Sunday, rebounding from a late-inning bullpen stumble when Travis d’Arnaud hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth. “It’s tremendous,” said d’Arnaud, who also hit an RBI single in the third. “Every game here has felt like a playoff atmosphere.

2 weeks ago | orangecountytribune.com | Jocelyn Noveck

By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National WriterA blender. A lawn mower. A ceiling fan. A garden rake. A vending machine. An MRI scanner. These mundane items are supposed to ease us through life, helping us eat, clean, keep cool, stay healthy. They’re not supposed to be evil. But in “Final Destination Bloodlines,” as in the entire 25-year franchise, ordinary objects become fearsome tools of murderous mayhem.

3 weeks ago | orangecountytribune.com | Jim Tortolano

By Jim TortolanoOrange County TribuneFor the 38th time, the Garden Grove community gathered to commemorate the sacrifices of its police officers at the “Call to Duty” Memorial observance on Thursday in front of the police headquarters building. Honored for sacrificing their lives in public service were Sgt. Myron Trapp (1959), Officer Andy Reese (1979), Officer Donald Reed (1980), Officer Michael Rainford (1980), Master Officer Howard E. Dalles Jr. (1993) and Lt. John Reynolds (2021).