Garden Grove News

SANTA ANA A an sat silently in court Friday as he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for beating and strangling a prostitute during a robbery attempt in her Garden Grove hotel room in 2009.

The first of two open houses was held this week, with the second coming up on Saturday, Feb.

These niche markets are strong opportunities for startups for the same reason as street vendores, IBISWorld says.

A man was convicted Thursday of crimes related to breaking into a Garden Grove home and exposing himself to a woman and her grandchildren, authorities said.

GARDEN GROVE A man suspected of stabbing another man during an argument at a Santa Ana apartment was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after he was stopped in Garden Grove, police said.

SANTA ANA An Orange County jury Thursday found a man guilty of breaking into a Garden Grove home and masturbating in front of a grandmother and her two young granddaughters.

It will be someplace discreet - away from prying eyes a locale where County Supervisor John Moorlach can have a serious conversation with the one he's trying to woo.

Have you noticed? Little Seoul, once constrained within the confines of Garden Grove, is slowly spilling into sections of Buena Park, spreading the gospel of its food to territories previously only notable for jousting knights and boysenberry pie.

SANTA ANA A man accused of attempting to rape a prostitute at knifepoint testified Wednesday that he showed her the knife to demand back the $100 he paid her after she wanted to perform a different kind of sex act than one they had agreed upon.

Posted in: "The OC" , 2012 elections , 47th CD , Alan Lowenthal , cypress , democrats , Fresh Juice , Garden Grove , Long Beach , Los Alamitos , Redistricting Commission , Seal Beach , Stanton , westminster The new Orange County/Long Beach Congressional District has a favorable Democratic registration.

Westminster Council Member Tyler Diep shocked his fellow Republicans today when he withdrew from the race for the new 72nd Assembly District, according to the OC Political blog.

An article in a Vietnamese newspaper, which you can read in English here, explained his reason for dropping out – even though he had raised the most money in the race.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is renaming the Crystal Cathedral, and it's asking for the public's help.

Time Warner Cable plans to close its Garden Grove call center in March affecting 82 positions, a company spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.

ORANGE The Disneyland Resort announced a $5 million gift Monday to Children's Hospital of Orange County for an expansion that will include a Disney-designed lobby.

Defense attorney for Aaron Silva says his client wanted back the $100 he had paid the woman and both struggled in fear over his knife.

One of the world's best-known Protestant church complexes is now owned by the Orange County, California, Roman Catholic Church.

During an educational treasure hunt, Anthony Solomon, 12, learned a fun fact: African-American cardiologist Daniel Hale Williams was one of the first to successfully perform open-heart surgery in the United States.

At about 10:30 p.m. ET, BreakingNews.com tweeted "Strange light reportedly flashes across Washington, D.C., sky..." noting that the local NBC news affiliate was asking for "tweets, pics" and tips regarding the odd occurrence.

Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale.

The biggest regularly scheduled stamp bourse on the West Coast is in its second day today in Garden Grove.