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Taking deep breaths for Crystal Cove State Beach cleanup: Members of diving society comb ocean floor and beach for trash, spotting ocean life along the way

Body identified as missing UC Irvine student: Police believe mechanical engineering major killed himself by self-asphyxiation around his 23rd birthday

Up to 12 candidates for Newport Beach police chief: Prospects for top cop, to be interviewed starting in May, are expected to know issues common to affluent coastal communities

Love, trust and self-perception on Balboa Island: Residents of sober-living facility receive balanced meals and moral support to recover from substance abuse and eating disorders

Coming soon to Orange County theaters: 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival to screen 350 foreign- and locally made movies for directors, actors and fans alike to watch and chat about

Eight ways to celebrate Earth Day in Orange County: OCLNN recommends watching a movie, cleaning up the beach, taking a walk and, of course, recycling

UCI men’s volleyball falls to Stanford: Anteaters lose in five, but they still will play in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at Stanford Saturday.

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Temple to hold get-together in Newport Beach: Potluck offers older Jewish singles a place to meet others

Critics say Costa Mesa officials broke state law: Forming fairgrounds subcommittee behind closed doors violated California’s open-meeting laws, they say

Miss America ’08 puts spotlight on eating disorders: Kirsten Haglund tells Costa Mesa crowd how anorexia continues to affect millions of women today

John Wayne Airport project expected to create 6,500 jobs: Business council believes expansion will bring in $1.9 billion over the next three years

Thousands walk for Multiple Sclerosis aid at UC Irvine: MS Walk draws up to $440,000 in its 23rd year, according to the Register

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Golden eggs, pancakes in Newport Beach: Up to 700 children comb sand for Easter eggs to win prizes — including a bicycle — at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort

Newport Beach mayor defends Turkey trip: Keith Curry says last year’s complimentary $3,400 visit, which does not violate state limits, was intended to help promote multicultural understanding

Little attention, big implications for Proposition 15: June ballot measure regarding funding for secretary of state elections could alter California’s political landscape

Investigation sought in attack on Huntington Beach student: Teacher allegedly hit special-needs student’s forehead with a clipboard for asking a “stupid question”

Island Hotel claims Newport Beach police captain received gifts: A 2009 letter to Jim Kaminsky requests that he reimburse hotel about $460, an amount that may violate state limits on gifts for public employees

Eight places to meet Easter Bunny in Orange County: OCLNN tells you where to find eggs, marshmallow Peeps and more

Vintage vinyl lives on in Buena Park: Fans of the “warmer-sounding” medium can find blues, soul, easy listening and more at monthly record show.

Corona del Mar High’s baseball team bounces back from loss: The Sea Kings overcome crushing loss to open Beach Pit Classic with a 3-1 win over Villa Park.

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Oliver Tennant, left, and Tim Mah have been snowboarding during their West Coast road trip.

Canadian road-trippers park in Costa Mesa: Their tour down the West Coast has been a ‘soul-searching journey to get some clarity in life and just take a deep breath’

911 call released in Newport Beach city attorney’s alleged attack: David Hunt ‘just went crazy’ before reportedly pushing his wife down, son told dispatcher

Bluff Road proposal to go before Newport Beach council: Environmental groups have opposed Banning Ranch project that will be considered Tuesday night

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum announces expansion: Officials hope to open ‘ExplorOcean’ in five years at the Fun Zone

Plastic surgery popular in Orange County, despite recession: Laser resurfacing, facial fillers and nerve paralyzers have been preferred among many to more-invasive procedures

Corona del Mar boys’ lacrosse team knocks off nemesis Foothill in overtime thriller: Senior Ryan Mix scores the game-winner to lift the Sea Kings past the Knights, 7-6

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Costa Mesa church helps those in need: Qooheleth Ministries offers donated food, clothing amid carnival-like atmosphere

Newport Beach millionaire looks for love on reality TV: Bachelor’s No. 1 priority with women is the Christian faith

Hotel tax may go before Costa Mesa voters: City officials, facing $9.3 million budget gap, explore possibility increasing hotel and business-license taxes

Orange County district attorney sues Toyota: They are the first county prosecutors to file consumer-protection lawsuit against the automaker, D.A. says

Gubernatorial candidates to debate in Costa Mesa: Republican hopefuls Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner will take part in forum tomorrow at Samueli Theater

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Medical marijuana advocates hit Costa Mesa City Hall: They were looking for support to keep dispensaries open in town.

Newport-Mesa officials support ballot measure: Council members gathered at the Orange County Fairgrounds to get signatures in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010.

Pot brownies sicken several in Orange County: Several people who ate pot brownies in Huntington Beach on Friday felt so ill that they were sent to the hospital, police said.

Youth sports organizations say Newport-Mesa fields lack maintenance: But city and school district, which made joint-use agreement in 2006, say they have kept up their end of the deal, and that damaged turf is the result of overuse.

UC Irvine develops rolling video game: It is entirely possible that, four or five months from now, Garnet Hertz will pull up next to you at a stop sign on Balboa Island.

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Newport Harbor players are stunned after losing to Dos Pueblos 8-7 in Saturday night's CIF Division I championship game.

Sailors let it slip away: Up 7-3 at halftime against undefeated Dos Pueblos, Newport Harbor is shut out in second half and loses CIF Southern Section Division I girls’ water polo final, 8-7.

Plastic surgeon returns from Haiti relief effort: Mark Anton is surprised by how well victims were healing, despite being treated in less-than-sterile makeshift hospitals. Next week, pediatrician Sandy Lee will lead a team of doctors to the ailing Caribbean nation.

Tsunami advisory issued for local beaches: Small waves reach Newport Beach after traveling some 6,000 miles from coast of Chile

Newport to seek full-time police chief: Bob Luman, who has acted as interim police chief for an extra six months, is expected to leave by the end of June

One killed, two injured in Fountain Valley collision: 40-year-old man dies in truck-vs.-truck impact

Seventh-grader advances to spelling bee in Washington: Kenley Farace, of St. Margaret’s Episcopal school in San Juan Capistrano, will represent Orange County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Volunteers prepare Toshiba Classic: Annual Champions Tour event, which begins Monday, is expected to pump millions of dollars into local economy

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Pilar Tellez, online chairperson for Newport Relay for Life and 13-year cancer survivor, creates a luminaria during Saturday's kickoff party for Newport Beach Relay for Life at the Newport Coast Community Center.

Community unites for Relay for Life

Newport-Mesa Board of Education to vote Tuesday on resolution calling for 125 teacher layoffs

Anaheim man suspected of raping girl met on MySpace

Beer aficionados sample designer brews with “Dr. Bill.”

OCLNN checks out tattoos, music and more at Musink festival

Tustin school district files suit against city OCLNN

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Gertie and Dick Meehan were married after meeting at a party in 1942. "She was the most outgoing girl I had ever met," Dick said.

Couple says they’re still in love after 67 years.

Daily Pilot readers express their thanks for loved ones.

Newport-Mesa district cuts two campus police officers. Daily Pilot

Fountain Valley mom and son busted with 66 pounds of pot, Nebraska police say.

OCLNN lists 8 great Valentine’s Day getaways. And for more frugal festivity, there’s 8 options for lovers on a budget.

Little Saigon welcomes New Year. OC Register

Man dies after crashing stolen car into tree. OC Register

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Cigarette butts, Styrofoam, bottle caps and more are picked off the beach Daily Pilot

Spring enrollment drops at OCC, but college is pleased with turnout Daily Pilot

Sheriff to lay off senior leader, 23 staff members OCLNN

The OC Register ranks the county’s best public elementary schools

Laguna High sinks 22 points in the final eight minutes to defeat visiting Estancia Eagles, 54-43 Daily Pilot

OCLNN lists eight other things to do Super Bowl Sunday

81-year-old is training to run Surf City marathon OC Register