Articles by Judy Silber

Richard Powell, a Newport Beach electrical engineer who helped pioneer infrared guidance systems for locating objects and people at night, has died of natural causes. Read more

A gasoline additive that makes drinking water taste bad and may cause cancer at high concentrations has been detected for the first time at the top of a deep Orange County aquifer. Read more

Robert Peterjohn, an engineer who helped design special parts for the first manned mission to the moon, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia and a stroke. Read more

Until recently, most communities combated drug use with a two-pronged attack: Schools educated young people about the dangers, and police arrested violators. Read more

An Anaheim landlord convicted of violating housing codes was sentenced Monday to spend 60 days confined to a run-down apartment he owns, city officials said. Read more

County supervisors hosted a conference on aging in Costa Mesa on Thursday that highlighted what many of the 1,100 attendees knew already: The county’s population over age 65 is growing rapidly, and the challenges are escalating just as quickly. Read more

In the latest fallout from the movie theater industry’s financial crisis, AMC Entertainment Inc. Read more

The 10 or so players representing Orange County at Saturday’s Southern California Ultimate disc competition admit they aren’t exactly the stuff of champions. Read more

It’s been more than a year since the double homicide at Stanton’s Tri-Q Billiard hall. Read more