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New Corona Del Mar Park Opens On 5th Avenue
After undergoing a $6.3 million renovation, the park reopened Wednesday. And who was Grant Howald, anyway?

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After undergoing a $6.3 million renovation, the park reopened Wednesday. And who was Grant Howald, anyway?

The 5 Freeway closed both directions Wednesday after a pursuit across San Diego & Orange Counties. The suspect shot himself, cops say.
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A 61-year-old Tustin man set a five-alarm blaze at a Tustin apartment building that displaced about 100 residents and caused $8m in damages.
Supervisors hear out anti-vaccination and anti-mask activists during s session, but decry protesters at the homes of county officials.
Lake Forest is once again preparing a city gathering for the Independence Day holiday in July, celebrating the end of the pandemic.
Stephen Aller, 75, is missing from Seal Beach. He is believed to be on foot.
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Over 6,000 hate crimes or hate incidents against the AAPI community as a whole have been recorded between March 2020 and March 2021.
A memorial sits on the bridge over the 55 Freeway where the 6-year-old died The community wants answers following the road-rage shooting.
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