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An Orange County businessman donated $10,000 today to Pilgrim Community Church in South Los Angeles, where gusty winds blew a 90-foot pine tree onto the roof of the small church, destroying the building.

The beach is not necessarily a place, but a state of mind. That was evident last week when the beach-themed Rockin' Baja Coastal Cantina opened its doors in the Bella Terra shopping center, which is nowhere near the beach.

Experts outlined how the government prevented the U.S. economy from collapsing and its path to recovery Wednesday at the University of Redlands' Inland Empire Economic Update.

Laguna Beach High School alum John Gregory will return to the city he grew up in to sign copies of his book chronicling music hits.

Nicolas Cage brought about his own financial ruin with a spending spree that included two castles, 15 palatial homes, a flotilla of yachts and a squadron of Rolls Royces, his former business manager said.

Home : Features : People : MTV Skater Ryan Sheckler's CFO Busted for Embezzlement MTV Skater Ryan Sheckler's CFO Busted for Embezzlement 15-Nov-2009 Written by: Shamira Fowler Matthew Mercuro has been arrested and charged with embezzling more than $365,000 from professional skater Ryan Sheckler.

The Chief Financial Officer for a professional teenage skateboarder's businesses was arrested and charged today with embezzling more than $365,000 from the victim by fraudulently transferring funds to himself from two corporate accounts.

Anyone who has ever built or remodeled a home will tell you there's a certain madness that takes over.

Don Ed Hardy, the famed tattoo artist, must smell good. Make that really good. Ed Hardy-themed perfumes have become some of the most popular fragrances in the world with retailers buying $85 million worth of them so far this year.

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Share + Comments Nov 11, 2009 4:29 pm US/Mountain IRVINE, Calif. 1 of 1 A car wash company claims to be able to remove the grit and grime on your car without using water.

Election-law attorney Phillip Greer of Newport Beach will try to delay a June ballot measure in Capistrano Unified.

More than 100 dogs, cats, parrots, rabbits and more looking for permanent homes were brought to Peninsula Park at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach today.

Federal prosecutors filed a plea agreement Wednesday with a New York-based businessman and lawyer charged with lying to federal investigators about his knowledge of a fraudulent stock sale.

The Dublin school board has denied a petition from a group planning to start California's first statewide, online charter school.

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A woman arrested for shoplifting wants $700,000 from Newport Beach, saying she fell and suffered a major neck injury after being "negligently handcuffed" by city police.

On a recent trip down to Southern California, I realized with annoyance that I had forgotten to pack clothes for myself and was forced to do a little shopping in Newport Beach.

Share + Oct 30, 2009 8:59 pm US/Pacific SANTA ANA Officials in Orange County say a longtime bookkeeper for a Newport Beach hairA salon stole more than $245,000 while working for theA business.A Bethany Jane Brady, 43, of Newport Beach, is accused of stealing from her employers, says Orange County District Attorney spokesperson Farrah Emami.

A boy was hit by a car around 7:30 a.m. Friday and taken to the hospital. The accident took place at MacArthur Boulevard and Ford Road, said Lt.