A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from around coastal Orange County, this week from the cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

PORTER | Teacher Bill Smith's high school students had an enormous surprise at Cowles Bog Saturday morning: they saw a toad. “That was a big hit today. Someone found a toad and they all started ...

Every living creature needs water to survive. And sweating, peeing, vomiting, and diarrhea all militate against optimal fluid levels, says MedlinePlus, even to the point of threatening survival.

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This Memorial Day, Marlboro is mourning the loss of Richard Henry Hamilton, a former prisoner of war turned community cornerstone who died recently at age 102. The diner’s owner, who has been at ...