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688 articles since 1998

Witness describes horrifying last moments on yacht as couple were thrown overboard

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | October 16, 2008
With his hands bound behind his back and eyes covered in tape, Tom Hawks seemed to realize that certain death awaited him and his wife, Jackie, if he didn’t act quickly. Read more
 

75 jury candidates in Michael Carona trial eliminated

California | Local | By Christine Hanley and Stuart Pfeifer | October 15, 2008
Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona revealed Tuesday that the government plans to present additional allegations against Carona during his upcoming corruption trial, and argued that they are entitled to the information before the trial later this month. Read more
 

Father of Orange County murder suspect is arrested on suspicion of threatening victim’s friend.

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | October 10, 2008
The father of an Iraq war veteran accused of beating his girlfriend to death was arrested on suspicion of threatening one of the victim’s friends during a courthouse confrontation. Read more
 

Inmate alleges drug use by Broadcom duo

Business | By Christine Hanley and E. Scott Reckard | October 10, 2008
A Folsom Prison inmate who claims to have supplied drugs to Broadcom Corp. Read more
 

Trial begins in slaying of yacht owners

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | October 8, 2008
Thomas and Jackie Hawks were brought back to life in an Orange County courtroom today as the man accused of lashing the couple to an anchor and lowering them to their deaths in the ocean went on trial. Read more
 

Iraq veteran pleads not guilty in girlfriend’s death

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | September 27, 2008
A decorated Iraq war veteran pleaded not guilty Friday to beating his girlfriend to death in his San Clemente condominium earlier this month. Read more
 

Stolen copper headstones found at recycling plant

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | September 17, 2008
Ninety copper headstones worth more than $100,000 were stolen from an Orange County cemetery by thieves who tried to cash in on the tablets before tossing them into a recycling pile, police said. Read more
 

2 charged with attempted theft at Target store in Cypress

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | September 17, 2008
A man and a woman have been charged with trying to steal clothes and electronics from a Target store in Orange County, and the man also faces a sexual battery charge, prosecutors said this morning. Read more
 

Carona coach gets 6-month jail sentence

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | August 29, 2008
The longtime martial arts instructor of former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona has been sentenced to six months in jail for threatening a golfer during a dispute that began with a wayward fairway shot at a Chino Hills golf course. Read more
 

White supremacist gets death penalty in murder case

California | Local | By Christine Hanley | August 23, 2008
A white supremacist gang member was sentenced to death today for the 2002 murder of one of the organization’s founders. Read more
 
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