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Man sentenced to 16 months for construction fraud
An unlicensed contractor was sentenced Friday to 16 months in jail for defrauding a Huntington Beach homeowner and a Yorba Linda family of more than $635,000 by taking their payments and failing to complete construction projects, according to a news...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Home Improvement, Justice System
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Council won't oppose Poseidon as a group
The Huntington Beach City Council decided Monday not to send a group letter to the state Coastal Commission opposing a proposed desalination plant for fear they may be sued. Councilman Jim Katapodis' substitute motion to allow individual council...Tags: Trials, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Mimi Walters
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Jury finds man guilty of killing his father
A Huntington Beach man intentionally shot and killed his father during a struggle over a gun, an Orange County Superior Court jury found Tuesday. Jeremy Martin, 37, was convicted of one felony count of first-degree murder for shooting his father,...
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Mom of son accused of killing father testifies
Arguments continued Thursday in the trial of Jeremy Martin, 37, who is accused of killing his father with a shotgun at their Huntington Beach home two years ago. Martin is charged with one count of murder and, if convicted, faces 50 years to life in...Tags: Witnesses, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System
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Captured moments on display at airport
As a lawyer, Jennifer McGrath's world can be a little black and white. The city attorney for Huntington Beach brings color into it with her photography, which is on display in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal at John Wayne Airport. McGrath's photographs...
Tags: Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Photography, John Wayne
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Soccer ref charged with molestation
An Oak View Youth Soccer League referee was charged Tuesday on suspicion of molesting three children, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. None of the boys — ages 10, 14 and 15 — were members of the popular soccer...
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Top 10 news stories for 2012
There's never a shortage of important stories in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, so choosing 10 is just skimming the top. These 10 most compelling stories are given in order of chronology. There are sad stories that end well and horrible stories...
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Council amends sex offender law
The Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-1, with Jill Hardy absent Tuesday, to amend its sex offender ordinance to allow the police chief to sign a waiver for some. The city adopted a law in December 2011, modeled after a county law passed in April...Tags: Litigation, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Laws
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Lake Forest first to repeal O.C.'s sex offender law
The Lake Forest City Council has voted to repeal an ordinance banning registered sex offenders from parks, saying the city can’t afford the potential legal liability of the controversial law, according to the L.A. Times. In doing so, Lake Forest...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Cinco de Mayo, Justice System, Laws
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H.B. considers law on parent-hosted drinking
A recommendation to draft a social host ordinance drew plenty of support at the Huntington Beach City Council meeting Monday. The board approved Councilman Joe Carchio's suggestion to have city attorney Jennifer McGrath draft a social host ordinance...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, PTA, Alcohol Addiction
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Court reverses sex offender's conviction
A registered sex offender and his lawyer recently convinced the Superior Court of Orange County appellate division to reverse his conviction for unlawfully entering a county park where children regularly gather. The three-judge panel made clear its Nov....Tags: Punishment, University of California, Irvine, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Crimes
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Sunset Beach defenders tap colonial spirit
The opponents of new taxes in Sunset Beach are seeking another day in court, and they have the Tea Party behind them. Not the Tea Party from 2010. The one from 1773. Attorneys for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, which is backing the Citizen'...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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