Huntington Beach City Council flips the switch on plans for Central Park light show

Students say teacher removed flowers and cards from Kirk memorial from front of Villa Park High. Officials investigate a ‘confidential personnel issue.’

A man, approximately 30 years old who had allegedly been wielding a shovel, was fatally shot by police near John Marshall Elementary School in Anaheim early Monday afternoon.

The Chargers score 14 unanswered points after a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter to pull out a 21-20 win in a nonleague game Friday at Palos Verdes.

Senior receiver Garrett James caught three touchdown passes as the Sea Kings won 28-21 on Friday night.

The Breakers scored 22 points in the fourth quarter of a 36-15 win over the visiting Titans on Friday in a nonleague football game at Guyer Field.

Jasmine Nguyen’s death from a fireworks explosion at a July 4 party in Buena Park has renewed a discussion about banning all fireworks in the city and putting the question before a future ballot measure.

After the City Council unanimously approved the hire of a new interim city manager, tensions surrounding the resignation of former City Manager Peter Grant took over the council meeting.

A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from around coastal Orange County, this week from the cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

Organizers with the nonprofit Serving People in Need (SPIN) coordinated with the Angels to have Grammy- nominated Steven Cade sing the National Anthem on a recent night in Angel Stadium.

The Newport Beach City Council signaled an intent to override the O.C. Airport Land Use Commission’s critical findings on a proposed surf park a half-mile from John Wayne Airport a week after the Planning Commission recommended its approval.

Laguna Beach has extended its contract with Natures Image, Inc. for the continuation of herbicide-free fuel modification, with limited exceptions, through 2028.

Now in its 69th year, Orange County’s oldest road race opens Saturday morning with a Beach Mile sand run and wellness expo. On Sunday, thousands will flock to PCH for the 10-miler, with shorter races following.