Articles by Vivian Letran

Religious holiday decorations that were banished a year ago from their longtime home in Mission Viejo to a remote park have returned this year to the bustling corner of Chrisanta Drive and La Paz Road, restoring a 35-year-old tradition that many locals had feared would fade. Read more

Protester Mike Mang peers through his gasmask at the sea of headlights coming at him during rush-hour traffic, with horns blaring like a discordant symphony. Read more

The Angels winning the World Series was her first wish granted. Read more

Dorm life has taken an unexpected turn for dozens of Chapman University students who suddenly find themselves living at hotels miles from campus. Read more

Two bodies that washed ashore in Huntington Beach have been identified as those of missing sport fishermen, authorities said Tuesday. Read more

Two Huntington Beach men were killed and a third was seriously injured early Tuesday when their convertible spun out of control, flipped and slammed into a tree near the Westminster Mall, authorities said. Read more

A single-engine plane crash-landed at John Wayne Airport on Thursday afternoon, injuring the pilot and a passenger and closing a runway for more than two hours. Read more

Orange County elections officials reported few problems Tuesday as voters turned out in low numbers to decide a variety of races and measures that nonetheless failed to ignite much interest. Read more

Two fragments from a World War II bomber named the Bim Bam Bola – which crashed in the Swiss Alps in 1944, five weeks after the invasion of Normandy – were presented to a surviving crew member Monday during a ceremony in Newport Beach. Read more