Man pleads guilty to string of crimes in Lake Forest

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A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for a series of crimes in Lake Forest that included stabbing a woman and attempted carjackings.

James Carlos Melendrez pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 5 to three counts of attempted murder, a count of burglary, a […]

Coastal Country Jam will return to Huntington Beach in 2027

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After a two-year hiatus, Coastal Country Jam is heading back to where it all began, bringing Luke Bryan, Megan Moroney, Thomas Rhett and Parker McCollum to the sand in Huntington Beach on May 22-23, 2027.

The two-day country music festival, produced by Activated Events, will return to Huntington Beach for the first time […]

Anaheim brief: City hosts annual free health fair for residents

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There will be a free health fair for the Anaheim community at the Convention Center on Nov. 14.

Services such as medical, dental, vision, women’s and other health services will be available. As will mammograms, pap smears, bone density assessment, sugar, cholesterol and hemoglobin testing and more.

The fair’s hours are 8 a.m. […]

Colorful sea slug visitor found in Newport Beach tidepool

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There’s already been a lot of excitement over tropical orcas hunting off Southern California and a whale shark seen off San Clemente, now another warm-water traveler, though only 1.5 inches in size, is exciting tidepool explorers as El Niño conditions continue to draw unusual visitors.

That’s because the sea slug known as a […]

Santa Ana football coach Jarid Allchin resigns after one season

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Santa Ana football coach Jarid Allchin has resigned after one season because of family reasons, he confirmed Wednesday.

The Saints finished 2-8, including 1-4 in the Omicron League, this season.

Allchin took the helm after coaching five years as an […]