Southern California’s premier Scottish festival returned to Ventura County Fairgrounds for its 22nd edition this weekend. The Seaside Highland Games transformed the fairgrounds into an immersive, family-friendly Scottish village. Visitors enjoyed three live entertainment stages featuring Celtic rock and folk bands on Oct. 10, and the festival is still ongoing on Oct. 11. Sign up … Read more
The NFL’s first ever game in Australia kicked off on Thursday, though the pre-game festivities included a rather confusing ceremony for American viewers. Australia’s “Welcome to Country” was delivered by Aborigine elder Joy Murphy Waldin, a Senior Wurundjeri Elder of the Kulin Nation, who honored “60,000 years of our culture.” She welcomed all of the … Read more
It’s lonely at the top — especially in NYC. The Bronx, the northernmost borough in the Big Apple, has been named New York’s most lonely county, per a surprising new study. Despite its bustling population of over 1.4 million — not to mention its people-happy hubs like Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo — The Bronx … Read more
It’s lonely at the top — especially in NYC. The Bronx, the northernmost borough in the Big Apple, has been named New York’s most lonely county, per a surprising new study. Despite its bustling population of over 1.4 million — not to mention its people-happy hubs like Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo — The Bronx … Read more
That won’t fly. A California native tribe is accusing Riverside County of fraud and racial discrimination after the county passed a law barring them from negotiating access to an airport next to its property, according to a lawsuit obtained by Law360. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians claim that … Read more
A coastal NorCal county has cracked the list of “Best Places to Retire in the West” — along with several other California counties. The report, released by investing research platform The Motley Fool, ranked locations across the American West based on seven factors of retired life: healthcare, housing affordability, crime and safety, climate, state and … Read more
Forget “California cool” — the Golden State is now demanding actual cold. Los Angeles County is turning up the pressure on landlords — by telling them to turn down the temperature. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, landlords in unincorporated parts of LA County will be required to keep rental units at 82 degrees or cooler, marking … Read more
Santa Clara County agricultural officials have launched an unusual door-to-door tactic to track down approximately 1,300 grapevine and desert willow plants sold at Costco locations in California that may be carrying a destructive invasive pest. The unusually aggressive effort zones in on customers who purchased these plants between April and early July 2026. Officials are … Read more
Three Los Angeles County public schools are proving that poverty doesn’t have to dictate academic success. A new national report has identified five California public schools that are dramatically outperforming expectations when it comes to teaching children how to read — and three LA County schools that serve student populations where more than 90% of … Read more
A cult-favorite Los Angeles burger spot appears to be headed behind the Orange Curtain — and it could be bringing more than just smashburgers. The Win~Dow, the popular walk-up burger stand known for its affordable cheeseburgers, fried chicken sandwiches and shakes, is rumored to be opening a new location in Old Towne Orange. The restaurant appears … Read more
A beloved Orange County bakery that has been serving customers for decades is closing its doors. French’s Pastry Bakery announced it will permanently close its Orange location on June 28, and devastated customers are already mourning the loss. The bakery broke the news over the weekend. “Good morning, Orange County,” they said in an emotional … Read more
A six-figure salary used to be a sign that you’d made it. But anymore in Orange County, California. A single person living in Orange County earning $104,200 a year is now classified as “low income,” according to official state documents released by California’s Department of Housing and Community Development. The staggering new poverty line is … Read more
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is on the scene of a dangerous chemical leak at a Garden Grove aerospace facility that led officials to evacuate roughly 50,000 residents over an explosion threat, the agency told The California Post. At the request of Orange County Health Care Agency, the EPA is providing air monitoring support and vital air quality information to … Read more
A beloved Orange County steakhouse known for prime rib, old-school charm and generations of family celebrations is closing its doors after more than five decades. Gulliver’s Restaurant in Irvine will permanently close on June 30 after 56 years in business, according to The Orange County Register. The longtime MacArthur Boulevard steakhouse, sitting just across from … Read more
Luxe grocery chain Erewhon is inching closer to planting its organic-food flag in Orange County. The market known for its eye-watering smoothie prices and viral wellness concoctions is moving ahead with plans for a new store in Costa Mesa, according to its website. The new spot would mark a major expansion for the LA-based chain, … Read more
Burger chain Five Guys is shuttering multiple California locations and cutting dozens of jobs as the fast-casual giant buckles under financial pressures — as critics say their high menu prices are pushing consumers away. The chain is permanently closing two restaurants in Los Angeles County, one in Whittier and another in City of Industry. Another … Read more
Kyle Chrisley and his wife, Ashleigh, are suing Rutherford County and two sheriff deputies for $1.7 million over his aggravated assault arrest in September 2024. In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, attorneys for the Chrisleys claim the couple were “terrorized in their own home” the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2024, and then “punished … Read more
Public health officials in Los Angeles County have declared an outbreak of hepatitis A, a highly contagious liver infection driven by a virus that can, in rare cases, cause severe illness. The condition, which is typically identified in fewer than 50 people in L.A. County each year, infected at least 138 people in 2024 and … Read more
A county in southern Texas, near the US-Mexico border, is suffering from a bit of an epidemic. Starr County has emerged as a national hotspot — not for tourism or industry, but for having one of the highest rates of dementia in the country. Roughly one in five seniors here have dementia, which is more … Read more
A New York county clerk on Thursday blocked Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion pills to a Texas woman. The unprecedented move catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle between states that ban abortion and … Read more