2024 Orange County Business Visionaries
Rochon currently serves as president of the University of Southern Indiana
UCLA Sports
Aday Mara put his size and energy to good use, finishing with 10 points and five rebounds off the bench to help lead UCLA to an 80-47 victory.
Climate & Environment
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an increase in the number of acres in zones with heightened fire safety regulations.
California
The 23-campus Cal State University system is shifting its goalpost. Four-year degrees are still important but so are good jobs as consumers question the value of college.
USC Sports
The suddenly surging USC Trojans have won three in a row, the latest a relatively easy victory over Cal State Northridge.
Two people were killed when a small plane crashed into a commercial warehouse in Fullerton. Cockpit audio indicated that something suddenly went wrong.
Juju Watkins finished with 23 points but got plenty of help from her teammates as USC crushed Cal State Fullerton 93-44 to improve to 9-0 on the season.
The door to a pilot’s plane appeared to be ajar as it took off from Fullerton Airport, moments before it crashed into a warehouse, according to investigators.
Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found Monday at a residence on Rancho Villa Road in Ramona, according to a San Diego Sheriff’s Office news release.
A judge halted NIH funding cuts that California and Democratic-run states say could harm life-saving medical research work at UC, Cal State and other universities. The suit said the cuts violated federal law.