Aliso Viejo, CA|News|
Car Crash Stalls Garden Centerpiece at Newhart Middle School's Earth Day
A serious car accident has postponed the opening of the school's organic garden project, but Earth Day will go on at Newhart.
Peter Schelden, Patch Staff
Peter Schelden, Patch Staff
- Mission Viejo, CA
Email: peter.schelden (a) patch.com
Phone: 949-280-4719 | Hometown: Boulder City, Nevada (now Mission Viejo)
Hello, and welcome to the site. I edit and report on Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point for Patch.com.
I have spent my professional life writing news in suburban communities, mostly in South County. Before joining Patch I worked for the Orange County Register, where I covered San Juan, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach. I have also written for the Daily Sparks Tribune.
I studied British literature of the 18th century and will talk your ear off about Samuel Johnson if I am provoked. I also studied journalism.
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Mission Viejo|News|
D.A. Explains Murder Charge in Overdose Death
Prosecutors take the unusual step of holding an alleged heroin dealer responsible for his customer's death.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Blotter—Hankey Boys Caught with BB Gun
Read recent police calls in Mission Viejo.
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Mission Viejo|News|
'Kick Me:' Dave Quotes Shakespeare
Councilman Dave Leckness likes to talk—so much that Arts Alive artist Shaina Joel had to draw a couple of words to get into the conversation.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Nurse's License Revoked for Stealing Pain Meds
A Mission Viejo woman loses her license after admitting she swiped opiates from Hoag patients.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Mission Viejo Runner: Boston Marathon 'Like 9/11 All Over Again'
Sally Boles finished the race before the bombs went off.
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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA|News|
Four-Car Accident at THHS Spoils Lunch Break
An ill-timed pass sends a girl to the hospital and vehicular carnage leaves others sick to their stomachs.
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Mission Viejo|News|
SUV Nosegrind—4-Car Crash at Trabuco Hills High
A four-car pile-up on Mustang Run hospitalized one Trabuco Hills High girl.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Bunny Days Quadruples Attendance
The Easter event drew 8,000, according to a city estimate.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Starbucks Rx: Doctor Admits Prescribing Painkillers Illegally
Patients visited Dr. Yee from as far as Detroit to get prescription drugs and amphetamine salts.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Mission Viejo Graduation Rates Among Highest in Orange County
Two of the three best graduation rates in Orange County come from Mission Viejo school districts.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Friends Remember Victim of Allegedly Drunken Crash
Ted Brewsaugh, 29, is remembered as a kind-hearted man with a fun-loving nature.
Peter Schelden, Patch Staff
Lake Forest, CA|News|
Update: Lake Forest Man Dies After Crash, Drunk Driving Suspected
Theodore Brewsaugh, 29, succumbs six days after an Irvine accident. Police suspect the driver responsible for the accident had been drinking.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Mission Viejo High Grad Snatches National Record
Julia Reedy threw the hammer over 190 feet, setting a new national junior college record.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Update: Mission Viejo Native Dies After Crash, Drunk Driving Suspected
Theodore Brewsaugh, 29, succumbs six days after an Irvine accident. Police suspect the driver responsible for the accident had been drinking.
Peter Schelden, Patch Staff
Lake Elsinore-Wildomar, CA|News|
UPDATE: Second Missing Hiker Found Alive
Kyndall Jack, lost in Trabuco Canyon since Easter Sunday, has been rescued.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Missing Female Hiker Found Huddled on Rock Ledge
Fading in and out of consciousness, Kyndall Jack, who was lost in Trabuco Canyon since Easter Sunday, is flown to a hospital. One rescuer falls 60 feet and suffers a serious head injury.
Peter Schelden, Patch Staff
Grafton, MA|News|
Are These Girls' Dresses Inappropriate?
Students at one California high school have challenged a policy that barred 40 teens from a school dance for outfits deemed "too tight."
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Lake Elsinore-Wildomar, CA|News|
VIDEO: One Of Two Lost Hikers Found Alive In Cleveland National Forest
Authorities have rescued 19-year-old Nicholas Cendoya, who has been missing in the Cleveland National Forest since Easter. His companion, Kyndall Jack, 18, is still missing.
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Mission Viejo|News|
Watch: One of Two Lost Teen Hikers Is Rescued
UPDATED: Authorities find a dehydrated and disoriented Nicholas Cendoya, who had been missing in Trabuco Canyon since Easter. But his female companion, Kyndall Jack, isn't with him.
Peter Schelden, Patch Staff