Irvine

November 25, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

Football notes: Under first-year coach Connor McBride, Woodbridge overcame an 0-7 start to reach its...

Woodbridge junior Aidan Antonio finished fifth in the Woodbridge Classic at Great Park in Irvine. He was the fastest of all Orange County runners with his time of 14 minutes, 6.3 seconds. (Photo by Steve Fryer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County boys athlete of the week: Aidan Antonio, Woodbridge

November 25, 2025 at 11:12 a.m.

The Woodbridge junior is the Orange County athlete of the week after winning the Division...

Irvine senior Summer Wilson is the Orange County girls athlete of the week for Nov. 25, 2025, after setting the 3-mile national record for high school girls. (Courtesy of Darin Hurst)

Orange County girls athlete of the week: Summer Wilson, Irvine

November 25, 2025 at 8:16 a.m.

The Irvine senior set the 3-mile national record for high school girls as she won...

Travelers wait to check bags at the start of the Thanksgiving holiday at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA on Monday, November 24, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

By road or airplane, expect Thanksgiving travel snarls in Southern California

November 25, 2025 at 7:49 a.m.

Some travelers got an early start, opting for Caribbean cruises or visiting families in the...

Orange County boys basketball Top 25, Nov. 24

November 24, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

Santa Margarita is No . 1 in the first in-season rankings of the season.

Irvine City Hall (Tomoya Shimura, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Irvine makes new appointments for some of its top positions

November 24, 2025 at 2:37 p.m.

This series of appointments follow the recent filling of the city manager position by Sean...

Santa Margarita quarterback Trace Johnson keeps the ball to gain yardage as he gets around an Orange Lutheran defender in the CIF-SS Division 1 football semifinal playoff in Costa Mesa on Friday, November 21, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Santa Margarita at No. 1 going into CIF-SS finals

November 24, 2025 at 1:34 p.m.

Santa Margarita retains the No. 1 spot in the Orange County football poll after making...

Goodwill of Orange County opened its 25th retail store and donation center last week in Foothill Ranch. (Photo courtesy of Goodwill of OC)

Status Update: Goodwill opens at Towne Center in Foothill Ranch

November 24, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Also in the news: A new pet store is open for business and baths in...

Visitors walk through the Holiday Road light attraction at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Here are 12 ways to celebrate the holidays in Southern California

By Richard Guzman

November 24, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

Get out and celebrate the season at these holiday events in LA County, OC and...

Decorated boats cruise the harbor during the 115th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Here are nearly 100 Orange County holiday events you can do in 2025

November 25, 2025 at 6:50 a.m.

And in a touch of holiday magic, most of the events on this list are...

City of Hope and UCI Health will open the doors on two hospitals in Irvine in early December, with Hoag following next year with a major expansion in the city. (Photos by SCNG)

Hospital openings in Irvine mean lots of new hiring in region

November 24, 2025 at 6:57 a.m.

City of Hope and UCI Health-Irvine will open their doors in early December, with Hoag...

Corona del Mar’s girls tennis team defeated Portola 5-2 to capture the CIF-USTA Southern California Regional at The Claremont Club on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Corona del Mar’s girls tennis beats Portola for CIF SoCal Regional crown

November 24, 2025 at 12:58 p.m.

Corona del Mar leans on its depth and desire to play for coach Jamie Gresh...

Nearly 24,000 union nurses with the California Nurses Association / National Nurses United were set to begin negotiations on a new three-year labor contract with the University of California’s health care system on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Above, nurses held a bargaining kickoff rally on June 10, 2025, at the UCI Health medical facility in Lakewood. Other rallies were held at UC medical facilities in San Diego and San Francisco. The nurses ratified their contract with UC on Nov. 22, 2025. (Courtesy of California Nurses Association / National Nurses United)

24,000 registered nurses ratify new four-year contract with UC

November 23, 2025 at 8:37 p.m.

The contract includes an 18.5% minimum increase in wages over the life of the four-year...

Century senior Monserrat Santillan-Silva won the Division 4 championship in the CIF Southern Section Cross Country Championships at Mt. San Antonio College on Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by Steve Fryer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Monserrat Santillan-Silva’s fast improvement leads to CIF-SS cross country title

November 22, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

The Century senior and Irvine's Summer Wilson leave their mark on the CIF-SS finals, and...

Rendering of proposed veterans and public cemetery in Anaheim Hills’s Gypsum Canyon.

Veterans frustrated with slowness getting OC’s first cemetery for those who served

By Mona Darwish

November 22, 2025 at 9:42 a.m.

Updates, including the status of construction on the proposed cemetery, were discussed during an informational...

The San Clemente Rhinos compete at a rugby event earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of the San Clemente Rhinos).

Irvine’s Great Park welcomes the Rugby Tens

By Dan Arritt

November 21, 2025 at 7:44 p.m.

The San Clemente Rhinos welcome international competition in four divisions for a weeklong event that...

Police posted footage of a man suspected of stealing packages from a secure mailroom on Spectrum in Irvine, on Nov. 19, requesting the public’s help in identifying the alleged thief. (Courtesy of the Irvine Police Department)

Backstreet Boy lookalike suspected in package theft, Irvine police say

November 20, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

The suspect, who resembles - but is not - AJ McLean, followed an Amazon driver...

JSerra’s girls cross country team after winning the team championship in the Orange County Championships on Oct. 18, 2025 at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado. (Photo by Steve Fryer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

JSerra girls cross country poised to make history at CIF-SS finals

November 20, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

JSerra's girls cross country team goes for a fifth straight CIF-SS championship Saturday at Mt....

Annette M. Walker, president of City of Hope Orange County, center holding scissors, joins Robert Stone, chief executive officer of City of Hope, left, and Dr. Edward S. Kim, physician-in-chief & senior vice president of City of Hope Orange Coiunty, right, with other dignitaries as they cut a ceremonial ribbon opening City of Hope Orange County in Irvine, CA, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A ribbon cutting full of ‘hope’ welcomes Orange County’s first cancer specialty hospital

November 20, 2025 at 8:46 p.m.

When it opens its doors to patients on Dec. 1, City of Hope will be...

Mater Dei running back Kennie Leggett, right, fights his way into the end zone for a touchdown against Mission Viejo in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal football playoffs in Santa Ana on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Nov. 18

November 18, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

Steve Fryer shares how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.

Troy girls basketball coach Kevin Kiernan, the state’s all-time leader in victories, sits with players, from left, Lexi Joko, Kaidyn Kiernan and Mei-Ling Perry at media day at Crean Lutheran on Tuesday, Nov. 11.(Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Kevin Kiernan’s return as Troy’s girls basketball coach highlights openers

November 17, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Kiernan begins his second tenure with Troy by leading the team in the Villa Park/Portola...

Workers with AFSCME Local 3299 began their two-day strike at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. The union includes patient care and technical workers. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

40,000 patient care, technical workers launch 2-day UC strike

November 18, 2025 at 6:54 a.m.

Hundreds of protestors showed up at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange and UC Riverside.

Santa Margarita’s Trent Mosley (4) looks for running room as they play Sierra Canyon in a CIF-SS Div. 1 quarterfinal game at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Santa Margarita alone at No. 1 going into semifinals

November 17, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

Santa Margarita is No. 1 by itself in this week's Orange County football poll. Mater...

Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear and loungewear line, opened a store Nov. 12 at South Coast Plaza. (Photo courtesy of Skims)

Status Update: Kim Kardashian’s Skims opens at South Coast Plaza

November 17, 2025 at 8:23 a.m.

Also in the news: Ulta is back at the Village at Orange, and Nothing Bundt...

Arjun Padua, 4, runs along a freshly painted mural during the opening of its new Irvine health center on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Called the first all-electric hospital in the United States, the building is designed to lower carbon emissions by moving away from natural gas. The event featured tours of the 144-bed facility, a yoga class, food trucks and face painters. on Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

UCI invites community to tour new Irvine hospital before it opens for business

November 16, 2025 at 11:53 p.m.

Visitors toured the rooms and some of the specialty areas and met the staff members...

The All American Asphalt Plant in the hills between Orchard Hills and The 241 Toll Road in Irvine, CA along with surrounding acres, is set to create the Gateway Preserve. (File photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Plans for Gateway Village and preserve approved by Irvine City Council

November 14, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

This week, the City Council unanimously approved blueprints for the 81-acre Gateway Village and some...

CIF-SS girls tennis: Storm alters the schedule for championships

November 13, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

Corona del Mar, Portola, Villa Park, Laguna Hills and Santiago have advanced to the finals,...

Santa Margarita Catholic High School basketball coach Justin Bell with players Rodney Westmoreland, Drew Anderson, Brayden Kyman and Kaiden Bailey, from left, at the school in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County boys basketball preview: Talented Santa Margarita at No. 1

November 18, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

Santa Margarita starts the 2025-26 season ranked No. 1 in Orange County. Our boys basketball...

Staff work in the Real Time Crime Center at the Irvine Police Department in Irvine, CA on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Nearly a year in, Irvine police say Real Time Crime Center shows results

November 20, 2025 at 2:11 p.m.

The $2 million tech hub has supplemented responses to over 4,400 calls for service since...

Mater Dei’s Kennie Leggett (28) battles for yards during a Trinity league football game between Servite and Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium Saturday Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for the CIF-SS quarterfinals

November 12, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Steve Fryer previews this week's top CIF-SS quarterfinals for the Orange County teams, including Mission...

The Two Fish open-face bagel with citrus cured salmon, dashi marinated salmon roe, yuzu kosho pickled onion, red onion, tomato, dill, citrus olive oil, lemon schmear, and cornichons from Rise Bagels in Irvine on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

John Park’s Rise Bagels brings the perfect chew to Irvine

By Brock Keeling

November 12, 2025 at 10:55 a.m.

Promising airy and crisp bagels with a signature bouncy chew, chef-owner John Park has just...

Cars arrive at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa after driving from Huntington Beach during the Cruisin’ 2 Freedom Car Cruise and Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The event is an annual fundraiser to combat human trafficking for the non-profit, Slave 2 Nothing, of In-N-Out Burger’s owner and president Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

In-N-Out Burger launches a foundation to fight homelessness

By Fielding Buck

November 12, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

The Southern California burger chain is inviting its customers to round up their purchases this...

San Clemente’s Jaxson Rex, left, is chased down by Tustin’s Jeremiah Salvant, center, and wide receiver Rufai Azeez, right, in a season-opening football game in Tustin on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Nov. 11

November 11, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.

Fryer shares how he voted this week in the Orange County football poll.

Santa Margarita running back Jaion Smith finds a big opening in the Mater Dei defense in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Mission Viejo, Santa Margarita share No. 1

November 10, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.

Santa Margarita moves into a tie with Mission Viejo for the No. 1 spot in...

Barnes & Noble opened Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Brea Plaza. The bookstore address is 439 S. Associated Road. (Photo courtesy of Marque Hernandez)

Status Update: Barnes & Noble opens at Brea Plaza

November 10, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

Another BN bookstore opens in late November at the Outlets at Orange, where the bookseller...

Santa Margarita’s girls golf team claimed the CIF-SS Division 1 at Los Serranos Golf Club on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Yuan Yi)

Santa Margarita, Portola and JSerra capture CIF-SS titles in girls golf

November 8, 2025 at 2:35 p.m.

Division 1 champion Santa Margarita also qualified for the SoCal regional, which will include Orange...

Mater Dei’s Ryan Hopkins (10) eludes the rush of Servite’s Sevelino Taliauli (32) during a Trinity league football game between Servite and Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium Saturday Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Fryer: Predictions for all divisions of the CIF-SS football playoffs

November 6, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

Steve Fryer's predictions for every division in the CIF Southern Section football playoffs.

Bagpiper Richard Cook performs Amazing Grace during the Veterans Day observance at El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest, CA on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County plans Veterans Day 2025 celebrations with fields of flags, remembrance ceremonies

November 7, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

If you are a veteran or you would like to participate in commemorating the service...

5 suspects in fraud scheme in Germany arrested in Southern California

By City News Service

November 6, 2025 at 8:25 a.m.

The suspects are from Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills and Irvine.

Dash camera and body-worn camera footage shared on Tuesday, Nov. 4, shows Andre Anthony Matijasevic, 31, of Rancho Santa Margarita, firing at police while running across the street toward In-N-Out Burger in Laguna Hills early on Saturday, Sept. 20. (Courtesy of Newport Beach Police Department)

Newport Beach police video shows suspect firing at officers before being fatally shot in September

November 5, 2025 at 6:44 a.m.

The suspect was suspected of killing a woman during a carjacking in Carlsbad hours before...

La Habra’s Quarterback DJ Mitchell (1) throws a pass in the 3rd quarter of a Friday night football game, Oct. 10, 2025, at La Habra (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Nov. 4

November 4, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

Fryer reveals how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.

Map of restaurants the Real Housewives of Orange County cast visited in season 19. (Photo of Katie Ginella courtesy of Casey Durkin/Bravo. Photo of 608 Dahlia by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Map: Every OC restaurant featured in ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ season 19

By Brock Keeling

November 5, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

The Housewives appeared in over two dozen Southern California restaurants. Find out where.

As work continues on Irvine’s Great Park plans, the city is gathering input on a new library for the area. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A central library is confirmed for Great Park, although funding is unclear

November 4, 2025 at 8:28 a.m.

After years of talks, the Irvine City Council made clear its plans to build a...

Mission Viejo’s KJ Woodbury Jr. (14) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Chaparral at Chaparral High School in Temecula on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Mission Viejo at No. 1 as regular season ends

November 4, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

Mission Valley is the No. 1 team in the Orange County football rankings going into...

The Honda Center and construction at OC Vibe in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. The OC Vibe project — a 100-acre master-planned campus taking shape around Anaheim’s Honda Center — includes three new parking structures. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Economy shows ‘resilience’ despite ‘thorny issues,’ CSUF economists say

November 3, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

While an uptick in inflation is unsettling, the recent news from the labor market is...

Amazon cutting 760 corporate jobs in Southern California

October 31, 2025 at 12:50 p.m.

Layoffs are coming to Irvine, Culver City, San Diego and Santa Monica. Overall, Amazon says...

The Orange Lutheran football team takes the field before the start of the their Trinity League football game against Mater Dei in Costa Mesa on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Fryer: What we’re likely to see in the CIF-SS football playoff pairings

October 31, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

The brackets, which will be released Sunday morning, will probably have some surprises -- or...

Crean Lutheran’s Ty Johnson, left, with the assistance of Bryce Coleman, center, battles with Huntington Beach’s Maxx Hopkins during a game at Cream Lutheran High School in Irvine on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)

Dan Albano’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Oct. 30

October 30, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.

The OCVarsity reporter shares how he voted this week in the O.C. Top 25, along...

The Irvine City Council appointed Assistant City Manager Sean Crumby as interim city manager on June 3, 2025. (Credit: City of Irvine).

Sean Crumby appointed as Irvine’s seventh city manager

October 29, 2025 at 2:57 p.m.

Since joining the city, Crumby has been overseeing public works, transportation and sustainability operations, including...

Matt Quilter and his grandson Crosby Christanson look at aircraft and construction equipment before a groundbreaking for the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at the Great Park in Irvine, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Quilter and his family lived on base, the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, in the 1960s when his father was the commanding general of the 3rd Marine Air Wing. The 131,000-square-foot facility is planned for completion in spring 2027. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Flying Leatherneck museum breaks ground in Irvine’s Great Park, expected to open in 2027

October 28, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

The event also marks the beginning of construction in the Great Park's developing Cultural Terrace.

Tustin defensive tackle Jeremiah Williams jumps into the end zone for the touchdown in the fourth quarter against Yorba Linda in a nonleague football game in Yorba Linda on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Oct. 28

October 28, 2025 at 3:07 p.m.

Steve Fryer reveals his Orange County Top 25 football poll vote, and how he ranks...

Amazon.com is gutting its video-game division as part of a sweeping layoff that will eliminate more than 14,000 corporate jobs. (File photo: Isabella Falsetti, Bloomberg)

Amazon makes ‘significant’ cuts to video-game teams in Irvine, San Diego

By Bloomberg

October 28, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

The company didn’t say how many video-game jobs will be cut but noted “significant role...

A U.S. District Court judge has barred Concordia University Irvine from eliminating the school’s women’s swimming and diving, and women’s tennis programs. (File photo by Tomoya Shimura, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Court orders Concordia University Irvine to reinstate women’s sports teams

By Scott M. Reid

October 27, 2025 at 2:36 p.m.

A U.S. District Court ruling comes five months after the school dropped its men's and...

San Clemente quarterback Preston Beck throws the ball during the 4th quarter of an Alpha League game against Mission Viejo on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: San Clemente’s win shakes up rankings

October 27, 2025 at 4:21 p.m.

San Clemente's win over Los Alamitos shakes up the Orange County football poll to begin...

Crean Lutheran’s Taiga Takada is tackled by Huntington Beach’s Maxx Hopkins and Charles Stubin, right, during a game at Cream Lutheran High School in Irvine on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer/Contributing Photographer)

Crean Lutheran football rallies from early deficit to beat Huntington Beach

October 24, 2025 at 10:44 p.m.

Undefeated Crean Lutheran relies on its running game to take sole possession of first place...

Members of the Orange County Model Sailing Club, Len Bose, left, and Mike Fujita, race their model sailboats at William R. Mason Regional Park in Irvine on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

William R. Mason Regional Park has miles of trails and a lake for (mini) yacht sailing

By Leonard Ortiz

October 24, 2025 at 7:33 a.m.

If you're looking for a peaceful park to walk your dog, hike or enjoy wildlife...

Former Tesoro football head coach Matt Poston, shown before a nonleague football game at Newport Harbor High between Newport Harbor High and Tesoro High on August 24, 2023, advocates a change in the way football playoffs teams are selected. (Photo by Michael Goulding/Contributing Photographer)

Fryer: CIF-SS playoffs process needs a small change to reward worthy teams

October 23, 2025 at 3:41 p.m.

Beckman girls volleyball is the latest Orange County team to miss out on the playoffs...

Quirky rule kept Beckman out of CIF-SS girls volleyball playoffs

October 25, 2025 at 12:20 p.m.

Beckman finished 19-13 but did not get a berth in the CIF Southern Section girls...

John Wayne Airport says it will not play a video featuring U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem because it violates policies prohibiting political messaging in their facilities. Noem, a Republican, is featured here during a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

John Wayne Airport will not air DHS video blaming Democrats for shutdown

By Claire Wang

October 23, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

The Orange County airport said the video featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem violated policies prohibiting...

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 35 rankings, Oct. 22

October 22, 2025 at 2:52 p.m.

How Fryer voted this week in the Orange County Top 25, plus his teams for...

Laguna Beach’s, Jack Hurst (12), far left runs the ball against El Dorado. The game was held at Valencia High School in Placentia on Friday Sept. 19, 2025. ..(Photo by Karen Tapia, Contributing Photographer)

Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for Week 9’s top games

October 24, 2025 at 11:08 a.m.

Steve Fryer previews the top Orange County high school football games this week, including a...

Girls volleyball Top 10: Mater Dei at No. 1 going into playoffs, Oct. 20

October 20, 2025 at 9:54 p.m.

Mater Dei, Los Alamitos and San Juan Hills have the top three spots in the...

Chapman University Interim Dean Dr. Kendall Harris and students deliver 3D printers to the Orange Unified School District.
(Courtesy of Chapman University)

Bravo for achievements in military, space and community service

By Magda Liszewska

October 20, 2025 at 8:37 p.m.

The Bravo! section highlights achievements of our residents and groups.

Mission Viejo quarterback Luke Fahey throws the ball during an Alpha League game against San Clemente on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Mission Viejo stays at No. 1 in Week 9

October 20, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

Mission Viejo is No. 1 in the Orange County football poll for the second week...

Dave’s Hot Chicken in Costa Mesa opened on Jan. 1, 2022 and closed in Oct. 2025. (Courtesy of Dave’s Hot Chicken)

Status Update: Cinnabon, Dave’s Hot Chicken closures in Orange County

October 21, 2025 at 10:37 a.m.

The Cinnabon closure was one more store going dark at Westminster Mall.

Great Park board members and partners throw a shovel of dirt as part of the Cultural Terrace Groundbreaking event at the Great Park in Irvine on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Irvine consultants accused of understating environmental waste at the Great Park in $2 million lawsuit

October 20, 2025 at 9:12 a.m.

A $2 million lawsuit claims city consultants drastically understated contamination at the Great Park and...

Summer Wilson, Aidan Antonio shine at the OC Cross Country Championships

October 18, 2025 at 3:24 p.m.

Wilson and Antonio are the sweepstakes winners at the Orange County Championships.

Head coach Dan O’Dell of Mater Dei reacts against Sierra Canyon in the first set of a CIF-SS Division I girls championship volleyball match at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Five Orange County teams in Division 1 for CIF-SS girls volleyball playoffs

October 18, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

Five Orange County teams are among the 12 teams selected for Division 1 in the...

Surveillance footage shows an Irvine businessman being pulled from his car, beaten and robbed of his Richard Mille watch, valued at about $600,000, as he left work on Oct. 15. The victim requested anonymity for safety reasons. (Courtesy photo)

Man reports $600,000 watch stolen in Irvine robbery, says attacker’s gun jammed

October 17, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

3 masked men blocked the victim's car and pistol-whipped him outside his office on Wednesday,...

Artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen is using parts of ammunition left over from the Vietnam war in his latest artwork. The work will be shown at Frieze New York art fair in May. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

UC Irvine alumnus Tuan Andrew Nguyen named 2025 MacArthur Fellow

October 17, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.

Nguyen grew up in Irvine and graduated from UCI with a BFA in 99'. He's...

Police arrested Jacob Daniel Rodriguez, 45, on Wednesday, Oct. 16 on suspicion of burglary, after he stole packages from an Irvine apartment complex last month. He was dubbed “Postal Malone” because of his resemblance to the popular rapper and singer. (Courtesy of Irvine Police Department)

Tattooed package thief suspect – nicknamed ‘Postal Malone’ – is arrested, Irvine police say

October 17, 2025 at 2:14 p.m.

Police said tips helped detectives identify the suspect, whose likeness to the rapper inspired the...

In Santa Ana, the Richard Lehn Intergenerational Campus, a first of its kind integrated community in Orange County, will provide housing and supportive services for around 36 people, including seniors age 62 years and older and transitional-aged youth between the ages of 18-24. (Rendering courtesy of Westgroup Designs Inc.)

Real estate news: Intergenerational housing for seniors, young adults coming to Santa Ana

October 17, 2025 at 12:48 p.m.

The first of its kind campus in Orange County will provide housing and supportive services...

Fryer: Top teams ready to run in Orange County Cross Country Championships

October 16, 2025 at 2:32 p.m.

The Orange County Cross Country Championship will feature many of the county's top teams and...

Santa Margarita quarterback Trace Johnson scrambles away from Mater Dei defenders to gain yardage in Santa Ana on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for Week 8’s top games

October 17, 2025 at 12:34 p.m.

Steve Fryer previews the top Orange County high school football games this week, including St....

Colonnade at The Market Place is nearing completion in Irvine, CA on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Irvine Co. has new plan for apartments, with 12,000 units in the works statewide

By Jonathan Lansner

October 16, 2025 at 1:12 p.m.

Irvine Co. is currently building 3,000 units at three sites in Orange County with plans...

San Juan Hills wide receiver Luke Frith breaks a tackle while carrying the ball during a Bravo League game against Yorba Linda on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 35 rankings, Oct. 14

October 14, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

Fryer reveals how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.

Irvine cross country runner Summer Wilson is the Orange County girls athlete of the week for Oct. 14, 2025 after a strong performance at the Clovis Invitational. (File photo)

Orange County girls athlete of the week: Summer Wilson, Irvine

October 14, 2025 at 9:18 a.m.

The Irvine senior placed second at the Clovis Invitational with a personal-best time.

Taco Bell is partnering with Frank’s RedHot on a new hot sauce for its crispy chicken. (Photo courtesy of Taco Bell)

Taco Bell brings back crispy chicken with another new hot sauce

By Fielding Buck

October 14, 2025 at 7:23 a.m.

The chain is partnering with venerable Frank's RedHot, credited with being used in the first...

Orange County football Top 25: Mission Viejo back at No. 1

October 13, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

Santa Margarita's win over Mater Dei shakes up the top of the Orange County rankings.

The Japanese supermarket store Mitsuwa Marketplace is seen on Culver Drive in Irvine. The Torrance-based chain is opening a store in Cypress in Nov. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Status Update: Mitsuwa grocery store opens next month in Cypress

October 14, 2025 at 8:57 a.m.

The Japanese grocery store is taking the place of a shuttered Office Depot.

Football roundup: Servite, Dana Hills, Villa Park, Brea Olinda win in Week 7

By Michael Huntley

October 11, 2025 at 12:11 p.m.

OCVarsity's roundup is packed with highlights, stats and stars from the games Friday.

On Oct. 11, 1995, Sherwood “Sherry” Rowland and Fred Reines, professors at UCI, won Nobel prizes for their work in chemistry and physics. (COURTESY OF UCI LIBRARIES’ SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES)

Two Nobel Prizes at UC Irvine in one day: 30 years later, the moment still resonates

By Andre Mouchard

October 10, 2025 at 12:14 p.m.

On Oct. 11, 1995, UCI's Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland and Fred Reines were honored for their...

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 35 rankings, Oct. 7

October 8, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

Steve Fryer shows how he voted this week in the Orange County football poll.

Orange County Whiskey Festival is returning to Irvine. (Photo courtesy of Wales Communications)

Raise your glass: Whiskey festival coming to Irvine

By Brock Keeling

October 7, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

Reserve your Uber rides home posthaste.

Corona del Mar’s Garrett James (12) makes a reception against San Juan Hills on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Newport Harbor High. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Corona del Mar rises to No. 10 in Week 7

October 7, 2025 at 9:46 a.m.

Corona del Mar moves into the Top 10 of the Orange County football rankings after...

The Shops at Mission Viejo added several new merchants in Sept. with more to come. (Photo courtesy of Simon)

Status Update: New stores open at Mission Viejo mall, San Clemente outlets

October 6, 2025 at 8:40 p.m.

While construction begins on the mall's new outdoor village, the interior continues to add new...

Hoag doctors, from left, Dr. Steve Grossman, Dr. Allyson Brooks, and Dr. Kenneth Chang, are shown at the newly redesigned front entrance, which is part of the Sun Family Campus Expansion at Hoag Hospital Irvine in Irvine on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The doctors will oversee the new specialty care centers in cancer, women’s health, and digestive health. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Hoag physicians see campus expansion project as opportunity

October 6, 2025 at 8:50 a.m.

The hospital's $1 billion Sun Family Campus is expected to open in Irvine next September:

Peter the Anteater, left, UC Irvine’s official campus mascot and Brian Hervey, Vice Chancellor, University Advancement and Alumni Relations at UC Irvine, have their photo taken as students, faculty and staff gather in Aldrich Park for food, photos and painting following the announcement by UC Irvine for the public phase of “Brilliant Future,” a 10-year, $2 billion fundraising campaign on Friday, October 4, 2019 in Irvine. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

UC Irvine raises more than $2.4 billion in fundraising campaign, considered largest in Orange County history

October 5, 2025 at 6:10 a.m.

Officials say the key focus of the campaign was financial aid. Donors established 79 scholarships,...

The best things our staff ate in Sept. across Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire. (Brock Keeling, Charlie Vargas & Erik Pedersen)

The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in September

By Carolyn Burt

October 2, 2025 at 6:47 p.m.

From seafood gumbo to hojicha tres leches, here are some of the best things our...

Mission Viejo quarterback Luke Fahey (3) breaks a tackle by the Santa Margarita defense as he scrambles in the back field during a game at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Fryer: Leaders for Orange County’s football awards at the halfway point

October 5, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Halfway through the football season is a good time to take a look at the...

Corona del Mar’s football field with high-fives to a before a football game between Charter Oak and Corona del Mar at Newport Harbor High School on Friday Sept. 12, 2025. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer)

Steve Fryer’s Orange County football Top 35 rankings, Oct. 1

October 1, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

Steve Fryer reveals how he voted this week in the Orange County football rankings.

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station viewed from San Onofre State Beach, California, on Oct. 17, 2019. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Irvine City Council takes up San Onofre nuclear waste safety concerns

September 30, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

Mayor Larry Agran says there could be a local "Plan B" to address the stored...

Orange County girls volleyball Top 10: Mater Dei continues reign

September 30, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

Mater Dei , Los Alamitos and Newport Harbor are the top three teams in the...

The Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz makes an appearance during a puppet show, Sept. 28, 2025, as Irvine Barclay Theatre celebrates its 35th season with a Barclay Block Party. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

Irvine Barclay Theatre marks 35 years of entertaining

September 30, 2025 at 8:42 a.m.

The Irvine Barclay Theatre opened its doors in 1990, welcoming an impressive array of artists...

Boys water polo Top 10: Newport Harbor seeded first for Elite 8 tournament

October 2, 2025 at 10:22 a.m.

Undefeated Newport Harbor continues to lead the Orange County rankings while Crean Lutheran cracks the...

Mission Viejo’s Devonte Curtis (7) runs for yardage in a game against Chaparral at Chaparral High School in Temecula on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)

Orange County football Top 25: Mater Dei, Mission Viejo in top two spots