- Briefs: OC Blues travel to Real Monarchs SLC
- Back Bay rivals to meet
- Couple with deep OCC roots celebrates 70th anniversary
- Home decor business finds new old-fashioned home
- Collins gears up for yet another city tournament
- Conlogue, world No. 1, in U.S. Open of Surfing semifinals
- Commentary: Laws and cultural shifts have opened doors for Americans with disabilities
- Commentary: Spirituality can offer its own kind of summer break
- Newport man suspected in burglaries at Irvine skating rink
- Commentary: Planned Parenthood getting a bad rap
- Jury acquits Newport man of multiple rape counts
- Surfers' Hall of Fame welcomes 3 new members in H.B.
- Sage Hill's inaugural alumni match a hit
- Judge in double-murder case tells attorneys to stop their 'child's play'
- Police Files for July 31
- Lyman Porter, former UCI business school dean, dies
- And the Golden Foodie statue will go to ...
- A Word, Please: A more complete story about sentence fragments
- Leftover seat belts create a new career in handbags
- Disneyland's long-lost Midget Autopia may roll again--in Missouri
- Reel Critics: 'Paper Towns' an unexpected summer teen flick
- Mailbag: Sober-living story points up the curbing of property rights
- State audit finds no problems with school district pension reporting
- Room & Board opens new accessories department
- Zines are finding their place in literary circles
- The Crowd: Soiree brings French Quarter to Samueli
- Production of 'Phantom' will stay faithful while freshening up
- First a parade, then the big contest: Junior Lifeguards take on the Monster Mile
- 'Phantom' facts & figures
- Mariners repeats as Coast Classic basketball tournament champ
- Newport, CdM are platinum
- Virgen: 50th Governor's Cup proves to be special
- 6 new inductees join Surfing Walk of Fame
- Mailbag: City should request an audit of Team Newport's campaign finances
- Newport Bay's high copper levels could force boaters to change paint
- Girl Scout camp cook arrested in Irvine rape case
- Lawsuit: Irvine Co. refused would-be tenant with emotional-support dogs
- Barbara's Bits & Bites:
- Police Files for July 30
- Biz News: Antis Roofing party marks 25th anniversary
- Around Town: Hotel Irvine hosts movie nights
- Review: Third Eye Blind, Dashboard good for sing-alongs
- Sing a song of pain, and hope, about Alzheimer's
- Hansen: The death of hipsters is greatly exaggerated
- OC Q&A: Women's Chorus has 'magnificent adventure' overseas
- Bakery sells macarons — that's it, macarons
- May the Force be with them at lightsaber camp
- Retro food fans rejoice as Naugles returns in Fountain Valley
- Effort at historic renovation goes wrong, may bring $100,000 fine
- Lifeguards face off in surf wars at regional contest
- Sports In Brief
- High School Roundup: Laguna to hold alumni boys' basketball tournament
- Youth Scene: Laguna team wins gold at Arizona tourney
- Surfing: U.S. Open hits high note this weekend
- Joe Surf: John Davis' Hall of Fame path had some detours
- Laguna specialty store Thee Foxes' Trot has been sold
- Soroptimist club honors Laguna resident
- Arts Commission hires conservation expert to assess 'Sunbathers' sculpture
- Concert band gets grant from festival foundation
- Program teaches at-risk kids the fine arts
- Retail Therapy: Make your own baby food
- The Gossiping Gourmet: Mastery of French cuisine shows at Bistro Papillote
- Fitness Files: Swollen finger traced to yucky origin
- On Theater: Amy Decker returns home to Costa Mesa in 'Phantom'
- The God Squad: Letting go of guilt is to admit you're flawed but redeemable
- Mayo Clinic: Asbestos exposure most significant risk factor for mesothelioma
- Pet of the Week:
- A Word, Please: One less reason to trust the news media
- My Pet World: Training, distractions can curb pooch's passion for jumping on guests
- A good SET up for locals
- Shady Canyon Golf Club grants $27K in scholarships
- Class of 2015 wins CdM Alumni Basketball Tournament
- Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas cleans up at OC Fair basketball booth
- Harbor View Swim Team edges Newport Hills for SCSC crown
- Breast cancer fighters get in the pink to promote Race for the Cure
- Police Files for July 29
- Pet of the Week
- Parents who blame bullying for son's suicide seek to sue Irvine Unified
- Newport chamber's Citizen of the Year award a pleasant surprise for winner
- Lido Marina Village farmers market to move to McFadden Square
- Pet of the Week
- Margot Carlson, longtime head of nonprofit for struggling youths, dies at 85
- 9 stars of surf join Huntington Beach shrines
- U.S. Open of Surfing enters final wave of competition
- Surfing ban: Newport favors giving lifeguards more discretion over blackball time
- Speaker series focuses on women in leadership
- Balboa Island beach sculptor is king of his sandcastles
- Newport Beach finishes fourth
- Newport's eight help Regency take third
- Back Bay girls make history
- UC Irvine men's basketball schedule unveiled
- Life Scout honored for Eagle project
- Japanese market woos cross-cultural shoppers with 'cup sushi,' fish prep, tips
- Around Town: Newport-Mesa school bus driver wins safety competition
- Police Files for July 28
- Beach flasher throws sand at officer while exposing himself, Newport police say
- Commentary: Having character doesn't mean being boring and rigid
- Commentary: Life shows that you never really stop growing up
- Disney voice-over actors bring theme park rides to life
- Police Files for July 27