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OC 8th Grader Eliminated In Quarterfinals Of National Spelling Bee
Jason Khan, a McAuliffe Middle School student, was one of 88 spellers who made it to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Jason Khan, a McAuliffe Middle School student, was one of 88 spellers who made it to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Federal prosecutors said the tax preparers in Orange County used stolen identities to fraudulently get money from the government.
A two-car collision killed one woman and injured two men on the connector road between the 605 and 405 freeways.
The space exhibit will be in the Santa Ana museum's Showcase Gallery and will show information about the planets in our solar system.
Nine people have been charged in connection with a crackdown on illegal gambling, extortion and drug trafficking in Santa Ana.
Evan Baltierra, 29, of Trabuco Canyon, was arrested Monday after being accused of harassing a woman along with her friends and family.
The car chase began in Chula Vista involving a stolen Kia Optima, the California Highway Patrol said.
Jade Manda Benning, 48, is accused of killing her boyfriend, Christopher Hervey, on Jan. 4, 1996.
Anthony Thomas Garcia, 63, was convicted on March 30, 2021, in the 2015 killing of 81-year-old Abelardo Lopez Estacion.
A car was driving away from Taft Elementary School Monday morning when it struck the three children.
Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have remained steady in Orange County, and no deaths have been reported since last Friday.
A group of residents in Laguna Niguel believes equipment owned by the power company sparked the blaze that destroyed 20 homes.
Todd Ament, 57, of Orange, was charged in a 99-page criminal complaint with making false statements to a financial institution.
Raif Wadie Iskander, 56, pleaded guilty in November 2020 to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.
Although Orange County's COVID-19 hospitalizations have dipped below 100, the number of patients in intensive care units remained the same.
Jimmy Phan, 47, and Vinh Phan, 47, pleaded guilty in December to multiple felonies including mortgage fraud and grand theft.
Of the people in Orange County hospitalized with COVID-19, 83.2% of patients were unvaccinated against the virus.
Ali Samoodi, 51, was charged Tuesday with attempted murder after his boyfriend was shot in the head in Garden Grove.
Ali Samoodi, 51, was charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the shooting of his boyfriend Saturday.
Daniel Earl Pendlebury pleaded guilty Friday to breaking into a woman's home in 2018 and attacking her while she slept.