- Top 10 sports stories of 2015: UCI madness tops list
- Steinberg comeback continues; secures QB Lynch
- CdM's Dunk wins Costa Mesa Open tennis tournament title
- The DP 103 intrigues, but don't take it too seriously
- Henry Segerstrom leaves lasting influence
- The DP 103: Who made news and lent influence in 2015
- Beerbower, Castellano hopeful Junior American Basketball will grow in Costa Mesa
- Reader Report: Remembering Newport police Capt. Tim Newman
- Burglaries reported at 4 Costa Mesa schools during winter break
- Calendar for Jan. 1
- Commentary: City should continue to televise candidate debates
- Police Files for Dec. 30
- Pet of the Week: Sloan
- A Word, Please: Rules for writing that looks professional
- High School Roundup: Newport Harbor boys' basketball wins Santa Maria tournament
- Vanguard men's hoops takes down Alberta
- Girls' Water Polo: CdM finishes fourth in Holiday Cup
- Men's Volleyball: 'Eaters handle Eagles in exhibition
- Boys' Basketball: Dana Hills stops Estancia
- Stag Bar's comeback, Woody's dancing, coyotes' prowling: Newport's top news in 2015
- Costa Mesa considers pulling out of filming candidate forums
- Costa Mesa girls' basketball program in recovery mode after fundraising money stolen just before Christmas
- Donation for veterans group goes missing from driveway
- Mailbag: Banning Ranch would work better as open space
- Commentary: New Year's Eve offers respite from the holiday challenges
- Calendar for Dec. 31
- Police Files for Dec. 29
- High School Roundup: NHHS boys' basketball to play in Santa Maria tourney title game
- College Roundup: UCI falls at Kansas
- Girls' Water Polo: Sailors fall in quarters
- Men's Basketball: Echols triggers Lions
- Boys' Basketball: Brown sparks Estancia off bench
- How fast can your dried-out Christmas tree catch fire?
- 4.4 quake near Devore shakes O.C.
- Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue names Firefighter of Year and other honorees
- A masterful display in how not to emcee
- Medical pot, fairy shrimp and 'motel refugees': Here's what topped the news in 2015 in Costa Mesa
- Halal Guys opens, Grant Boys quits, a Christmas tree burns: 2015's top business news in Costa Mesa
- Calendar for Dec. 30
- Ruby Cavanaugh, Ruby's Diner namesake, dies at 93
- Woman in her early 20s found dead in Newport office building; homicide suspected
- Cadillac Tramps band won't be part of dust heap of history
- Small tree catches fire at Island Hotel in Newport Beach
- Athlete of the Week: Ctvrtlik leads CdM
- Girls' Volleyball Dream Team: CdM's Harris the ideal student-athlete
- Corona del Mar Today: Firefighters seek donations for San Bernardino victim
- Calendar for Dec. 26
- Costa Mesa is accepting sober-living home applications
- Costa Mesa's Del Mar corner gets a new look
- Sanitary District will collect Christmas trees
- Free sandbags offered in Costa Mesa
- What is snow like? Discovery Cube lets O.C. kids find out
- Mailbag: Tilly's mural is the kind of thing we need in Irvine
- Hansen: Mall kiosk owners face tough crowd
- A Juaneño memorial and mystery in Los Rios Park
- Commentary: 'Activate' the space around the mural
- C’est Si Bon, bakery’s loyal customers say
- GD Bro Burger has standard, Korean, Italian and Mexican varieties — and insane milkshakes
- Calendar for week of Dec. 27
- Costa Mesa gets grant to help repair Fairview Road
- Early College High School, built for elementary pupils, gets a facelift
- From the Boathouse: Dreaming a course for the new year
- Chef Amar Santana is opening Vaca while competing on 'Top Chef'
- The Crowd: A concert by Krall and $2.1 million for the arts
- St. James celebrates Christmas Eve under the stars
- Biz News: Candle shop uses technology to feed those in need
- A Word, Please: Here is what happens to the brain when editing your own work
- Reader-requested updates from my year in columns
- Calendar for Dec. 25
- Police Files for Dec. 24
- Boys' Water Polo Dream Team: Hack was the man for CdM
- Athlete of the Week: CdM's Storm a master in sign language
- Daily Pilot Football Dream Team: Garbers makes his mark
- Newport native Drake Bell of 'Drake & Josh' fame arrested on suspicion of DUI
- Police: Costa Mesa homeowner clobbers would-be burglar with a flashlight
- Newport golf course beckons a quartet of octogenarians for 20 years
- School district and Project Hope Alliance will help homeless students to age 24
- CdM boys' soccer takes third in South Orange County Classic
- Girls' Water Polo: Deep CdM earns victory against Santa Margarita
- Girls' Water Polo: Sailors can't keep up with Laguna Beach
- Newport's light brigade shines in holiday home-decorating contest
- Costa Mesa hiker recovering from freezing night on mountain
- Commission considers another anchorage area in Newport Harbor
- Commentary: Coming home to the deeper meaning of Christmas
- Police Files for Dec. 23
- Calendar for Dec. 24
- Mailbag: Climate change summit emitted too much carbon dioxide
- Commentary: A gravestone belies candidate Trump's call
- Commentary: The dangers of self-diagnosis
- 2.8-magnitude quake centered in Newport-Mesa area; second shaker since Sunday
- Dad brings the glee of Buddy the Elf to Davis school
- High School Roundup: CdM boys' soccer edges Mission Viejo
- College Roundup: UCI takes down Norfolk State to win Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational
- Costa Mesa Aquatics Club claims bronze in 12U, 18U divisions in Holiday Cup
- How safe is paddleboarding in Newport Harbor? Study will look at boarders and boaters
- Bahá'í members renovating and refilling historic Church Street center
- Around Town: Vanguard music students perform Christmas concert
- Owners of Irvine-based hotel housekeeping firm accused of insurance and tax fraud
- Costa Mesa upholds decision to end Friday Night Lights group's priority use of fields
- Calendar for Dec. 23