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🌱 Black Highlander Sought In Crash + Hot Listings + Hello Amazon

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Happy Wednesday, Orange County! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and a beautiful day. High: 72. Low: 46.

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A high wind advisory was extended for parts of inland Orange County in anticipation of powerful Santa Ana winds through Wednesday morning.

Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

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  1. The Costa Mesa Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a hit-and-run driver who killed a man in a wheelchair Thursday night. Police are searching for a 2009 or 2010 black Toyota Highlander with front-end damage. Richard Smith, 50, of Newport Beach, was struck by the car and thrown from his wheelchair. He died after being transported to the hospital, police said. The collision happened around 11:30 p.m. near Newport Boulevard and Industrial Way. Anyone with surveillance footage or who witnessed the collision or has any information that can help is asked to contact Luis Gomez, a police traffic investigator, at 714-754-5264. You can read more about this story here: (Orange County Patch)
  2. If you live in Irvine, Amazon will be a lot closer to home. Amazon has reportedly struck a deal to occupy an entire building at the new Spectrum Terrace office campus in Irvine, a newly built collection of offices and amenity space from The Irvine Co. Amazon plans to occupy the building at 17300 Laguna Canyon Road, the Orange County Business Journal reported. It's one of three new buildings that Irvine Co. built during the first phase of its Spectrum Terrace project. The "sizable lease" is welcome news as Orange County’s office market pick's up. Leasing activity in the region increased 38 percent from Q3 to Q4 2021, according to a JLL report. You can read more about this story here: (Bisnow)
  3. What's hot in the real estate market in O.C.? The local housing scene is hopping with a variety of homes to choose from. Check out the new listings in the Patch weekly real estate roundup brought to you with Redfin.com. New this week is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath two-story home with a patio and a two-car garage in Anaheim for $1,175,000, and a 5 bedroom, 2 bath ranch in Anaheim with a pool for $900,000. See these and other new listings here: (Orange County Patch)

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Today in Orange County:

  • Crafts for Kids (El Modena) — Orange Public Library — Kids. (All Day)
  • Ribbon Cutting for Grease Monkey — Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce. (9 a.m.)
  • Blood Drive (Schoolwide Events) — Rancho Alamitos High. (9 a.m.)
  • Citizenship Class — Huntington Beach Public Library. (10 a.m.)
  • Winter Storytime (Main) — Orange Public Library — Kids. (10:30 a.m.)
  • Admission Tickets — Sherman Library & Gardens. (10:30 a.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Orange County Scores: And player stats for Monday, Jan. 24: (OCRegister)
  • Orange County Events Calendar: See what's happening this week. (Orange County Patch)
  • Who's Hiring In The Orange County Area? Browse new local jobs. (Orange County Patch)
  • Orange County Fire Authority: "Our deepest condolences are with Baltimore City Fire Department and the families of Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Firefighter Kenny Lacayo, and Firefighter Kelsey Sadler." (Facebook)
  • German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County: "My Giving Circle is giving away $20,000 in grants to the 10 U.S. and Canadian charities with the most votes in March of 2022." (Facebook)
  • Orange County Department of Ed: "Pandemic or not, a number of Orange County schools are set to participate in the Great Kindness Challenge." (Instagram)

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— Paula Constance

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