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  • Why a six-hour Huntington Beach standoff led to felony charges
  • How did a Huntington Beach move launch Michelle Randolph’s Hollywood journey?
  • How a Huntington Beach dad is coping with a decade-long kidney wait

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1. Felony charges are filed in fight (orangecountytribune.com) — Felony charges have been filed after a violent confrontation inside a Huntington Beach home on Edinger Avenue, where police faced a nearly six-hour standoff before the suspect surrendered. Prosecutors say the 49-year-old man now faces assault, criminal threats, and resisting charges, and he remains jailed in Santa Ana on $20,000 bail.
   

2. Michelle Randolph and Demi Moore on Escaping the Beauty Trap (interviewmagazine.com) — Actor Michelle Randolph recalls moving to Huntington Beach at 16 and suddenly being surrounded by musicians, surfers, and other creatives who opened her eyes to entertainment careers. In a candid conversation with Demi Moore, she talks about breaking into acting from modeling, navigating social media pressures, and pushing past “beauty box” stereotypes while working on Taylor Sheridan’s hit series Landman and 1923.
   

3. Still pondering a holiday gift? How about a kidney or liver? (ocregister.com) — A Huntington Beach father, Shawn Kortes, has spent a decade on the kidney transplant waitlist while managing nightly home dialysis and worrying about time with his young daughter. His story anchors a broader look at OneLegacy’s push to boost organ and living kidney donations, including a 2026 Rose Parade float and local programs that help match donors with patients.
   

4. World Titles, Olympic Announcement Highlight Year In South Orange County Surfing (picketfencemedia.com) — Huntington Beach figures into this South Orange County surf recap as both a finalist contender for the 2028 Olympic surfing venue and the site where Sawyer Lindblad claimed a major U.S. Open of Surfing win. The story walks month-by-month through 2025’s big waves, championships, community tributes, environmental challenges, and new surf-focused ventures from San Clemente to Dana Point, showing how closely Surf City ties into the wider coastal scene.
   

5. Long Beach's 2026 State of the City set for Jan. 13 (modbee.com) — Huntington Beach gets a brief mention here for losing a federal court challenge to California’s sanctuary law, flagged in a related story link. The main focus is Long Beach’s free Jan. 13 State of the City address, where Mayor Rex Richardson will outline 2026 priorities on housing, homelessness, safety, infrastructure, and preparations for the 2028 Olympics, with in-person and livestream viewing options.
   

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