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Wed, 05/22/2013 - 22:19
MISSION VIEJO – The Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission is scheduled to vote June 19 on the annexation of 40 acres of county land into Mission Viejo's boundaries. This is the last step needed to complete the annexation process, Director...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 20:22
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – A 17-year-old is in custody after a reserve deputy was found beaten and shot in the head inside a Rancho Santa Margarita home, officials said.
The reserve sergeant, a voluntary position in the Orange County Sheriff's...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 19:39
MISSION VIEJO – The City Council on Monday recognized resident Irene Dressler for participating in the Orange County Preliminary Pageant of the Ms. Senior California Pageant.Dressler is a 32-year cancer survivor, and she volunteers on various...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 19:23
MISSION VIEJO – The City Council has proclaimed June 1-8 "Paint our Town Purple Week," in support of Relay for Life of Mission Viejo, slated June 1-2 at Saddleback College.Council members and city staff sported purple polo shirts at Monday's...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 18:29
MISSION VIEJO – Residents who can sing and dance turned out Friday for the "Mission Viejo's Got Talent" semi-finals. People of all ages and talents were invited to showcase their talent to benefit the American Cancer Society. Dubbed "Performance...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:56
When Chino pitcher Miranda Viramontes is at her best, the defending CIF Southern Section Division 2 champions are hard to beat. Unfortunately for Trabuco Hills, Viramontes had some of her best stuff in Tuesday's Division 2 second round...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:52
MAY 21Suspicious person in a vehicle. 8:10 a.m. 27000 block of Via Oviedo. The caller reported a man sleeping in a car.Unknown trouble. 3:48 a.m. 27400 block of Los Banos. The caller said a man came to the caller's door and said he was just...
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:00
MISSION VIEJO – Women and girls who participated in Girls in the Garage Sunday got a lesson in what's under the hood. They learned about car motors, transmission parts, tires and tire pressure and how to check the fluid levels.Mission Viejo...
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 18:23
Cole Bent, 22, a Marine veteran and former San Juan Capistrano resident whose battle back from surgery to remove two brain tumors inspired people all over south Orange County to help him, died in his sleep Friday in the Laguna Niguel apartment he...
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 01:07
The Planning and Transportation Commission last week denied a request by some residents on Valyermo to have speed humps installed on their street. Valyermo resident Pamela Sailor provided the city with a petition asking for speed humps to be...
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 19:32
MISSION VIEJO – Imagine the graceful gliding of a swan across a pond or the lumbering and clumsy walk of an elephant.
These were just a few of the animals brought to life through music during Cordillera Elementary School's recent Class Act Family...
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 19:31
MISSION VIEJO – Castille Elementary School's PTA hosted a Family Fun Night and Spring Auction to raise money for the school May 10, featuring a live and silent auction and a teacher raffle.
The Hawaiian themed event, which included hula dancing,...
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 18:56
MISSION VIEJO – A construction contract for $15.9 million in upgrades to Trabuco Hills High School was approved Tuesday night by Saddleback Valley Unified School District trustees.
Ten science labs and more than 25 classrooms at the 28-year-old...
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 23:20
Mission Viejo's Abbigail Dougan took home three gold medals May 11 at the USA Gymnastics Trampoline & Tumbling Regional Championships in Las Vegas, Nev.Dougan, 11, took first in trampoline, double mini and tumbling competitions. She is a previous...
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 15:00
On sunny days when the beach is beckoning, I find that my normal gym workouts can start to feel a little dry.
In Orange County, activities like cycling and yoga, traditionally done only on solid ground, are making their way to the water. Not only are...
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 22:15
MISSION VIEJO – A pet store that offers only rescued animals is set to open Tuesday at the Shops at Mission Viejo.Los Angeles-based Found Animals Foundation, a nonprofit adoption organization, is opening an adopt-and-shop store that will only offer...
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 21:30
MISSION VIEJO – The Planning and Transportation Commission on Monday deadlocked on whether or not the city should allow residents to cover their front yards with artificial grass.Commissioner Steven Spillman was absent. Single-family homeowners can...
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 21:18
MISSION VIEJO – Legacy Partners Commercial Inc. was honored earlier in the month during a City Council meeting as the first quarter winner of the Mission Viejo Community Quarterly Recycling Award Program. Legacy Partners, which has two properties...
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 21:16
MISSION VIEJO – The City Council earlier this month increased its contract with a janitorial supplies provider by $23,000 for fiscal year 2012-13. Waxie Sanitary Supply provides Mission Viejo with items such as paper towels, toilet papers, plastic...
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 21:11
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council earlier this month voted to extend its contract with Pest Management Services Inc. for an additional two years.The city is paying Pest Management $101,700 to provide routine inspection of rodent...