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MORTGAGE RATES FALL BELOW 6% FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2022
Mortgage Lender Freddy Mac reported that the rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage fell to 5.98%, the first time it has been under 6% since September, 2022. The rate for a 30 year…
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CITY MANAGER TO RESTART PLAZA CLEANING CONTRACT
At the direction of the City council, the City Manager has been instructed to restart the contract to have the Plaza regularly cleaned by a power washing company. The contract was suspended approximately 14 months…
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ONCE THE CROWN JEWEL OF ORANGE, THE PLAZA IS QUICKLY TARNISHING
The Orange Plaza, once the historic heart of a vibrant and flourishing city, is deteriorating quickly into a dirty and crime ridden problem for a city facing serious financial problems and a shortage of Police…
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SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER CRASHES ON GLASSELL STREET
A suspected DUI driver made a mess of Glassell Street at Walnut Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The man, driving northbound, crashed into a bus stop, fire hydrant, and a tree leaving a geyser…
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CITY WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE
City workers that are members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47 have voted to strike after reaching an impasse in negotiation with the City of Orange the have been ongoing since the…
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4 CATS SURVIVE CONDO FIRE IN EAST ORANGE
4 cats survived a fire in a condominium at 155 N Singingwood Street in Orange that was reported at 11:11 p.m. Wednesday night in the Villeurbanne condo complex. The fire appears to have started in…
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NEWLY RELEASED EPSTEIN FILES INCLUDE FORMER CHAPMAN PRESIDENT AND LECTURER
The latest batch of documents related to Jeffery Epstein reveal connections to former Chapman University President Daniele Struppa and Jack Homer who Chapman describes as "Lecturer; Presidential Fellow". Struppa does not appear to have had…
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MAJOR ACCIDENT CLOSES SOUTHBOUND 57 FREEWAY
Firefighters from Anaheim and the City of Orange responded to a major accident on the southbound 57 freeway late Sunday night near the Big A just north of the Orangewood Avenue offramp. According to witnesses,…
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CHP UNIT CRASHES WHILE SEARCHING FOR WRONG WAY DRIVER
Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol began receiving 911 calls reporting that a pick up truck was driving the wrong way on the 55 freeway in Orange at high speed. Numerous…
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POLICE PULL PASSENGERS FROM FIERY CRASH ON MAIN STREET
A loud crash awakened residents in the 200 block of N. Main Street around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. One resident ran outside to find his parked pick up truck on fire and on top of…