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At one-day workshops, CSUF students engage in interactive, hands-on art sessions in puppetry, dance and theater arts, taught by teaching artists from Segerstrom Center for the Arts....

Saturday night's NCAA tournament opener between the Bruins and the first-time participant Hornets features coaches who have a lot of history together....

Having security in attendance at meetings reflects a failure of the community to rein in bad behavior....

Alex Mohajer says his background as a gay Iranian American raised in OC gives him a competitive edge....

Disneyland's merchandising team turns prop candy in the Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway queue into real treats sold in Mickey's Toontown with plans to expand the line of El Capitoon concessions....

Irvine's water polo community is "ecstatic" that the city is prioritizing an aquatics facility for Great Park...

The formerly peg-legged Pete and reformed arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse will join his newfound pals in Toontown in his first appearance in any Disney theme park....

Maria del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped Feb. 9 in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the southwestern Mexican state of Colima....

Our columnist Joshua Siskin offers 5 tips and suggestions for your garden this week....

The Dodgers get just six hits in the 3-1 defeat. Clayton Kershaw pitches into the fifth inning but gives up home runs to Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe....

The Dodgers' Trayce Thompson and Miguel Rojas are among those who think the benefits of the international tournament outweigh the potential risks....

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, March 17, 2023....

Talk of reforming the California Environmental Quality Act has reached a fever pitch. But can it be done in a way that doesn't cause environmental harms?...

Junior Matthew Champion pitches a one-hit shutout for the Lions, who are no longer winless in the Trinity League....

Raven Wilkinson was the first African American woman to dance full-time for a major classical ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo...

Any effort Biden makes to campaign on strong economic indicators like historically low unemployment will be perceived as disingenuous....

The homes on either side of the demolished house have also been given expedited permits so they can begin efforts to stabilize their properties, a councilmember said...

The loss to the last-place Rockets reinforced how much pressure the Lakers are under, and how they're still struggling to meet the vision of the team they want to be....

Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, March 16...

Most Flying Food workers are people of color, with some earning a base wage of $18.04 an hour. At that rate, someone would have to work 17 hours a day to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, the union said....

Detmers allows one run in five innings with six strikeouts, cutting his ERA to 2.08 in 13 innings this spring. The previous runs he had allowed all scored against relievers....

California counties propose ideas to reduce the state's 170K homeless population, and work with Gov. Newsom....

Now 65, Langer started breaking records soon after joining the 50-and-over tour in 2007 and can move ahead of Hale Irwin with a 46th tournament title this weekend in Newport Beach....

Signs that will mark the highway were unveiled Thursday, coinciding with what would have been Pat Nixon's 111th birthday....

The forward, who signed a two-year, entry-level contract Wednesday, came over in the John Klingberg trade with the Minnesota Wild on March 3...

There are discussions going on about a lot of possible changes to league alignments. A football-only super-conference? The Capistrano Unified School District forming its own league? It will be interesting to see what gets approved....

Whether compensating for the bleakness of pandemic years or searching for a bit of childhood nostalgia, Colorado Clown Alley president Isabel Nuanez said clowning was back, and the next generation of jokers had some big shoes to fill....

The 48th edition of the meet, being held for the first time since 2019, will feature 10 schools in the swimming competition and several top divers....

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have since launched investigations into the Silicon Valley Bank collapse....

A deal with Irvine Co. targets "in-fill" projects on small underutilized or vacant parcels....

Travelers looking to score a great deal on a flight abroad can do so by knowing when to buy....

The Newport Beach pot grower had already been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for other crimes....

US home building jumped higher in February, turning around after five consecutive months of falling....

The equipment itself is not illegal, but can be used for illegal activities, according to the environmental agency. Communications can be challenging in the Amazon, and the small satellite dishes aided in communications between illegal miners....

The right-hander, competing with Tucker Davidson and Griffin Canning for the No. 6 starter slot, emphasized leg workouts and added a cutter in the offseason...

The Trojans look to shake their recent postseason trend as they face the Spartans in a first-round game Friday morning in Columbus, Ohio...

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr.'s new memoir is "A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till."...

The $30 billion infusion will give the struggling San Francisco lender much-needed cash to meet customer withdrawals and buttress confidence in the US banking system during a tumultuous moment for lenders....

The Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change said Tuesday that the cyclone was "weakening but will continue to cause torrential rains associated with windy conditions in most parts of Southern Malawi districts."...

The bank was planning to invest more than $1 billion more in residential mortgages in low- and moderate-income areas in Massachusetts and California by 2026....

Trainer Simon Callaghan says the 4-year-old filly could run in the $100,000 Grade III Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita on April 30...

Jason Sudeikis returns as the eternally optimistic Ted Lasso in Season 3 of the Apple TV+ series. But has the fish-out-of-water comedy lost steam after two acclaimed seasons?...

So far, this regional banking conundrum created a brief but consequential crack in the ascent to 7% mortgages....

Plus: Stagecoach's Honky Tonk lineup and a look back at Boots in the Park...

After having to overhaul the culture and recruiting, Enfield has the Trojans in their third consecutive NCAA tournament, starting Friday against Michigan State...

However you celebrate this Irish holiday, here are some popular St. Patrick's Day holiday locations to put you in the mood to party!...

The last time the four teams all made the NCAA tournament in the same year? President George H. W. Bush was in office and Lisa Leslie, Don MacLean, Harold Miner and Natalie Williams were starring on the court....

Representatives from 31 of the 32 NFL teams huddle under a tent evaluating 15 Bruins looking to impress during their workouts in the rain...

The playoff brackets will be created based on a rating system that is similar to what is now used for the football playoffs. Some coaches don't like the change....

Employees are seeking more staffing and wage hikes for all workers, including a $25-an-hour minimum wage....