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Joseph Alcazar, 30, of Fontana, was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of second-degree murder after 14-year-old Rosenda Elizabeth Smiley was fatally struck while walking near Balboa Boulevard and Palm Street, Newport Beach police report.

For nearly 80 years, Irv's Burgers, the storied LA roadside joint, has slinged classic burgers, chili cheese dogs and patty melts with neither fuss nor muss. The eatery will open its first-ever Orange County this week.

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"Any skill level can have a good time," one of the event's organizers said. "You're going to learn something, maybe, about playing pinball and get better. "

Merchants near the Balboa Fun Zone say they received little notice the center would close during a peak tourist time for filming.

Merchants near the Balboa Fun Zone say they received little notice the center would close during a peak tourist time to accommodate filming of "Jesus Revolution." News comes as the city seeks to refine its filming laws.

Balboa Fun Zone sold to Costa Mesa real estate firm Visitors at the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach on Wednesday. The Discovery Cube announced Tuesday that it would be selling its property to Chartwell Real Estate Development, a real estate firm in Costa Mesa. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer) The Balboa Fun Zone is now under new ownership. Discovery Cube, a nonprofit that oversees the children’s museum and science centers in Santa Ana and Sylmar, announced Tuesday that it intended ...

/PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Cube, Southern Californias leading childrens science museum, today announced the sale of Discovery Cubes Ocean Quest property, the...