Monell Center molecular neurobiologist Peihua Jiang, PhD, is the 2013 recipient of the Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation, an annual award presented by the Association for Chemoreception Sciences to an exceptional junior scientist who is a rising leader in the field of gustation.

Grammy-nominated Mexican star Espinoza Paz is among five new musical acts booked for the San Diego County Fair this year, it was announced.

The police departments of the cities of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, CA, have formally dissolved their agreement to jointly provide police helicopter patrols for the two cities.

Aside from the "full-size" grocery offerings at the Wal-Mart on Helen Power Drive, the smaller-scaled Neighborhood Markets are scheduled to go into the former Food Maxx in the Golden Hills Plaza on Alamo Drive and the old Rite-Aid building at Nut Tree and Elmira roads.

A 43-year-old Huntington Beach man is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.

The fifth location for Bruxie will open Tuesday, April 23 in Huntington Beach. It will be located at The Strand on 5th , one block east of Pacific Coast Highway.

Los Alamitos police are asking for help identifying suspects in a violent brawl at a Los Alamitos home at the 3800 block of Howard Avenue.

A worker was rescued Thursday afternoon at a water treatment plant site after falling at least 12 feet into a vaulted area.

The Huntington Beach Fire Department rescued an Orange County Sanitary District worker who fell into a 9- to-10-foot trench Thursday.

Wayne Oviatt, 56, is among more than a dozen patients of Huntington Beach doctor Van Vu to die of a prescription drug overdose.

The death of a 56-year-old man in January is the latest to be connected to an Orange County doctor under investigation by the state Medical Board.