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Laylan Connelly

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Laylan Connelly

    Sneak peek look gives glimpse at Randall Preserve progress (opens the original)

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    Look inland on a clear winter day while standing on the “west bluff,” and you can see the snow-capped mountains. Gaze toward the glistening ocean, and Catalina Island is in the distance, beyond the busy Pacific Coast Highway where cars zoom past between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. In the not-so-distant future, the mesa offering this view in the Randall Preserve will be an elevated platform gathering place with telescopes to see osprey nests in the distance, complete with interpretive sig

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Laylan Connelly

    Tropical orcas make rare showing off California coast (opens the original)

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    The black-and-white, sleek killer whales came cruising up the coast, a sight that brought excitement for the marine mammals not typically seen in local waters. The Eastern Tropical Pacific orcas were spotted early Monday about five miles off Dana Point, heading north by the afternoon to near Newport Beach and then passing Huntington Beach. RELATED: Unusual shark, fish species spotted off California coast ahead of El Niño It’s unknown whether they’ll be back off Orange County, but that unpredicta

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Laylan Connelly

    Huntington Beach’s Kanoa Igarashi earns early surfing spot in LA28 Olympics (opens the original)

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    Huntington Beach native Kanoa Igarashi has secured his provisional spot in the LA28 Olympics, among the first crop of surfers to nab their qualification into the international event that will be held at Lower Trestles south of San Clemente. Igarashi, who surfs for Japan, would be competing in his third Olympics. He has a silver medal from the 2021 Tokyo Games, when surfing made its Olympic debut. Along with fellow Japanese surfer Mirai Ikeda, Igarashi earned his spot by winning gold at the Asian

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Laylan Connelly

    Tropical orcas make rare showing off Orange County’s coast (opens the original)

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    The black-and-white, sleek killer whales came cruising up the coast, a sight that brought excitement for the marine mammals not typically seen in local waters. The Eastern Tropical Pacific orcas were spotted early Monday about five miles off Dana Point, heading north by the afternoon to near Newport Beach and then passing Huntington Beach. It’s unknown whether they’ll be back off Orange County, but that unpredictability is what makes the orcas so mysterious. A pod will be reported off the coast

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Laylan Connelly

    OC coast largely spared from Hurricane Polo damage, but threats still loom (opens the original)

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    The Southern California coast was spared the big damage from Hurricane Polo many worried about, as the tropical system stayed to the south and was heading toward the middle of Baja. While surf was elevated from the tropical storm into Monday, especially in northern Orange County, and a high tide of about 6 feet in the morning hours posed even more threat, the coast seemed to be spared the big damage Hurricane Marie wreaked earlier in the month. “I think the outcome is that Polo is a no-show,” Ne

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