Sara Cardine

Sherry Marger has painted in acrylic for decades — capturing scenes from her travels throughout the United States and abroad — and the garage of her Newport Beach home is a testament to the artist's dedication to her craft.

A painted white bicycle adorned with flowers and personal notes has appeared along a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, marking the spot where a deadly hit-and-run collision this week killed a father of four.

Unionized Starbucks baristas rallied Monday outside the Newport-Beach office of the Seattle-based company's chief executive to demand better pay, staffing and scheduling — continuing a “Red Cup Rebellion” unfair labor practice strike that includes stores in Orange County.

Dec. 11—Costa Mesa officials celebrated a new, state- of- the- art fire training facility this week. It will help firefighters across the region sharpen their rescue skills in scenarios designed to replicate crises they will likely confront in the line of duty.

A woman whose body was pulled from the Santa Ana River on New Year's Day was identified as a mother of two from Tustin. She may have been unhoused at the time of her death.

News By Sara Cardine, Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa, Calif. The Tribune Content Agency March 24, 2026 7:17 PM

The former Fountain Valley PD officer has been charged with felony grand theft for allegedly submitted fraudulent timecards for traffic court appearances he never attended

Orange County Superior Court's Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, California, on Aug. 30, 2021. (Sara Cardine/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Orange County Superior Court's Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, California,

A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges the child suffered "acute kidney failure" after eating beef kofta from the Kebab Shop on Costa Mesa's Adams Avenue on March 28. USDA officials announced an outbreak of E. coli at multiple locations.

Costa Mesa High School has seen legions of youth walk through its hallowed halls since the institution first opened its doors in 1958.