🌱 Ranchero Days + Be On Alert For Coyotes + Why O.C. Paid $1.5M

Hello, Orange County! Here's everything worth knowing in Orange County today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny today, and nice. High: 70 Low: 55.

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Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. Rancho Days Fiesta is back! Family-friendly activities, music and dancing will take you back in time to relive the area's rancho era. The Fiesta takes place at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on May 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event and parking are free! (Orange County Patch)
2. Spring is here and so are coyotes. Coyotes are caring for newborn pups and may be seen more in urban areas during the day looking of food, water and shelter, which means outside pets, and sometimes people, at risk of attack and injury. Preventative measures can limit interactions between coyotes and people, pets and livestock. Secure trash cans and remove outside pet food that attracts coyotes. They can come into yards, even if it's fenced-in and you haven't seen coyotes before. Sgt. J.R. Stewart with Mission Viejo Animal Control agency said they will remove any injured or sick coyotes, and if they bite a person, they will be evaluated for rabies. Coyotes live here and are part of the ecosystem, Stewart said. If you see one, make noise to scare it away, he said. (OC Register)
3. The coroner's office told a father that his adult son had died, but he was found alive days later, and now O.C. has to pay the family $1.5 million. The Orange County coroner’s office told 81-year-old Francis Kerrigan that his 57-year-old homeless son, who has schizophrenia, had died, but due to a series of errors, they had the wrong identity. Following a wake, Catholic Mass and burial, a family friend called Francis Kerriga to say his son was alive and with him at his house. A jury has awarded the family $1.5 million. (Orange County Patch)

Today in Orange County:

• 2022 National Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention. (All Day)
• Red Cross Blood Drive — Sunny Hills High School. (8 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Real Estate Roundup: for the Orange County area. (Orange County Patch)
• German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County: "Available for adoption. Portia and Ophelia are a bonded pair." (Facebook)
• Orange County Sheriff's Department, C.A: "If someone who is waiting to enter the elevator with you or who is already on the elevator when you go to get in makes you feel uncomfortable, don't get in." (Facebook)
• Orange County Register: "Disneyland will reimagine Tarzan’s Treehouse in Adventureland with a new theme and backstory, according to Disneyland officials." (Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

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