An unlicensed contractor was sentenced Friday to 16 months in jail for defrauding a Huntington Beach homeowner and a Yorba Linda family of more than $635,000 by taking their payments and failing to complete construction projects, according to a news release from the Orange County District Attorney's office.

Washington, May 5: Absorption Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the world's first FDA-approved topical medication for premature ejaculation, has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has indicated that it will grant a patent related to the use of the drug, Promescent.

A mentally ill patient obsessed with the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre is on the loose.

A marshmallow gets toasted around a fire pit at Bolsa Chica State Beach Saturday, April 27, 2013 in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Here's a brief look at crime reports in Manhattan Beach. On April 23 between 10:10 and 10:20 a.m., a man intentionally exposed himself to another person at 10th and Herrin streets, according to police reports.

Since 1962, the Reno Jazz Fest has endeavored to bring together talented students and renowned professional artists which in turn consistently attracts some of the best school bands in the nation to participate in concerts and workshops.A A A1 2 The adjudicators and clinicians come from all over the U.S. Over 300 school groups, 9,000 participants, ... (more)

The unmanned X-51A WaveRider, which is more of a missile than a plane, was launched off the coast near Port Magu and reached hypersonic speed before plunging into the ocean.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California - Anticipation is building for the Inaugural Junior Pro & Youth SUP Fiesta presented by Ocean Minded.

The 47,000-square-foot restaurant/arcade/laser tag arena--whose closest competitor is Chuck E. Cheese and John's Incredible Pizza--opened in Huntington Beach on December of 2010.

The band broke the news to fans on their Facebook page, saying that Hanneman had passed away in a California hospital after suffering liver failure.

City of San Clemente sewer, storm drain and street sweeping workers have to remove more than 20,000 single-use plastic grocery bags from the town's infrastructure every year, according to city documents.

Slayer's guitarist Jeff Hanneman died this morning at an Inland Empire hospital of liver failure.

Huntington Beach has been ranked among the best places for travelers with pets by DogFriendly.com. In its 2013 list of the Top 200 Dog-Friendly Spots , Huntington Dog Beach was ranked among the best places for travelers with pets in the United States and Canada.

Most car projects take longer than you expect and nearly always cost more in the end, too.

If there's one thing the Hindu Pirates have learned during the rising tide of their rock & roll stardom, it's the value of teamwork.

A controversial proposal to ban open burning on Los Angeles and Orange County beaches will be considered next month by the South Coast Air Quality Management District board, not Friday as originally planned.

Agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a "surprise inspection" of a residential detox facility in a Huntington Beach neighborhood Tuesday where a San Juan Capistrano resident mysteriously died last year, according to ABC News.

As soon as a group of 10 Wardlow School alumni stepped foot inside its stripped-down front office, images from childhood popped into their heads.

Ever wondered what happened to that radioactive Pandora's box that suddenly transformed Kiss Me Deadly from a terse, sordid, ultra-stylized little noir into batshit sci-fi apocalypse in the film's final, unforgettable moments? Turns out it wound up in the trunk of a 1964 Chevy Malibu, driven by a rather peculiar scientist - with only half a pair of ... (more)

It's not clear how much more funding disadvantaged students might get and how much all other students might lose.