The broadest exposure most of our readers have to the court system is jury service. Our new feature, Court Room Diary, will allow readers to gain insight into the day-to-day working of our court system from the viewpoint of a bystander, rather than as a prospective juror, plaintiff or defendant. Our first Court Room Diary [...]

Here’s the video of Los Alamitos High School Griffin boy’s basketball versus Newport Harbor High School Sailors: Thanks, CSMP TV! Related articles Archive video of LAHS boy’s football vs. Esperanza in 2008 (oc-breeze.com) LAHS Griffins boy’s varsity basket drops in national rankings (oc-breeze.com) LAHS Griffin girl’s varsity basketball moves down in national rankings (oc-breeze.com) LAHS [...]

A serial rapist registered as a sex offender stemming from a previous child molest conviction was sentenced today to 129 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting four women in his apartment and surreptitiously videotaping the rapes without the victims’ knowledge or consent. James Ernest Bledsoe, 30, Huntington Beach, was found guilty by [...]

An advice letter dated Dec. 30, 2011, and signed by Zackery P. Morazzini, General Counsel for the California Fair Political Practices Commission, responded to an inquiry by Los Alamitos City Attorney Sandra Levin regarding whether Council Members Troy Edgar, Ken Stephens and Marilynn Poe have a conflict of interest in regards to the municipal waste [...]

All the staff members of Orange County Breeze Newspaper LLC offer a great big thank you to two of our readers for their suggestions on how to make our online newspaper better. Our first reader suggested that we create and publish a community calendar to make it easier for our readers to see what events [...]

Former Congressman Steve Kuykendall, a candidate for the newly created 47th Congressional District, has named Senior Vice President of Farmers and Merchants Bank Bob Fish as his Campaign Finance Chairman. As a well-known and respected banker in the community, Fish has also been a dedicated community leader, as former Chairman of the Garden Grove Chamber [...]

This information comes from the National Weather Service in San Diego. Forecast details Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming south. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast [...]

World headquarters for Orange County Breeze Newspaper LLC will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, Marin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Related articles Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/16/12 (adafruit.com) Quotation on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at Center of Controversy to be Changed (ibtimes.com) Martin Luther [...]

These were the most read stories at Orange County Breeze from Jan 8. through Jan 14: Huntington Beach parolee charged with murder FBI seeking public help to identify puffy coat bandit Tea Party teen to speak to Republican women Anaheim mother accused of murdering newborn coming to trial Funeral Mass for Kenneth Lohrman scheduled Help [...]