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)
Ascension "Acune" Sanchez took his role as big brother very seriously—especially after his father died—and he didn't want his little sister Lupita to date his friends. So at a New Year's Eve party in 2009 when he noticed her flirting with his...
Each student in Capistrano Unified School District may be using two tech devices – or more – to connect to the district's network.That is the assumption the district's IT department is using to determine the bandwidth it needs to provide as it...
MISSION VIEJO – La Maison is now A Hidden Vine on the Lake. The wine and cheese shop at Lake Mission Viejo has a new look and name, and it's on a mission to give customers a good time and a variety of wine. A Hidden Vine, 27772 Vista Del Lago,...
The DUI checkpoint held Friday at Alicia Parkway and Trabuco Road was smooth for most drivers, with 25 percent of those who passed through it getting stopped for screening, according to Orange County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Yvonne Shull.The...
MISSION VIEJO – When sisters Allison, 15, and Ashley Zundel, 12, of Mission Viejo heard a family friend was injured during the Boston Marathon bombing, they couldn't sit still. They contacted Southern California Pizza in Mission Viejo and arranged...
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.
MISSION VIEJO – Alyssa Grabowski's green eyes were fixed on sea stars and a large octopus as they swayed with the current.
The Newhart Middle School student, 11, wasn't near the beach or at an ocean aquarium, however. She was miles inland, at her...
LAGUNA WOODS – Mary Liz Crook was walking around with a time bomb ticking in her belly, and it was scaring her to death.
Six years earlier, Crook, 77, had been diagnosed with a complex abdominal aortic aneurysm, an abnormal ballooning of the wall...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California - Anticipation is building for the Inaugural Junior Pro & Youth SUP Fiesta presented by Ocean Minded.
MISSION VIEJO – James Moeller and Ameya Nilkanth would have been satisfied with collecting 2,000 books for their Children's Hospital of Orange County book drive.Instead, the two Mission Viejo High School seniors since late March have amassed more...
I remember receiving a seemingly innocent phone call from my doctor after a routine mammogram in 1994, but I thought nothing of it and returned to the office as she requested.
I went alone.
My apathy was quickly and permanently erased when I was told...
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.
MISSION VIEJO – Sarah McCauley lost her father in a motorcycle accident when she was 7.On Thursday, the 14-year-old stood among hundreds residents of Mission Viejo and surrounding communities to pray."I pray that God keeps providing for my family,"...
Slayer's guitarist Jeff Hanneman died this morning at an Inland Empire hospital of liver failure.
MISSION VIEJO – Thuan Le checked her SuperLotto Plus ticket in the self-service machine at the CVS store in Mission Viejo, and something happened different from all the other times she checked.
Before getting too excited, Le and her coworkers...
MISSION VIEJO – Capistrano Valley High School senior Robbin Nameki is obsessed with "Mad Men," the television drama series set in the 1960s.Though Nameki, 18, was born in a far-different era, what grabs her are the timeless personal struggles...
Former Mission Viejo High standout Jeff Baca was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings Saturday.Baca, a 2008 MVHS graduate, made 45 career starts, 25 at guard and 20 at tackle, at UCLA, and was named second-team...