The following information was released by the Orange County District Attorney. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Angels) outfielder Torri Hunter surprised the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) today with a $50,000 donation from his personal account to the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (OC GRIP) to keep Orange County kids in school [...]

At its annual board installation, the Cypress Chamber of Commerce also honored notable individuals and businesses. Featured photo Shown left to right are are Cypress City Councilman Leroy Mills, Theresa Murphy (Woman of the Year), Pearl Harbor and World War II corpsman Jack Hammett (Lifetime Achievement), World War II Marine veteran Tom Evans (Lifetime Achievement), [...]

The following information was released by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. The Orange County Registrar of Voters announced that the deadline for submissions for the first ever Spirit of Democracy Art Competition has been extended from June 29 to July 13. The competition, designed to recognize talented local artists, challenges artists to submit original [...]

The following information was released by the Cypress Community Festival Committee. As an eight-year-old, Preshenda listened in wide-eyed wonder to her grandfather’s tale of a fishing trip in deep waters, when his hook became tangled in a mermaid’s hair. “I still wonder,” Preshenda says, “if that mermaid was real, or just good old-fashioned storytelling!” Preshenda [...]

The following information was released by Los Alamitos Medical Center. Shingles is a disease caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken pox. About two in ten people will develop shingles during their lifetime. The virus stays dormant in the body until it is reactivated. Sometimes [...]