An Airman Long In The Tusk Remembers.

Dana Point’s Mitch Higginbotham, 91, recalls his time with the Army Air Corps’ all-African American squad of World War II pilots, depicted in a movie opening today. By DAVID BRO / SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER DANA POINT -(CA)- It was after 1 a.m. when Mitch Higginbotham got back to his Dana Point home Thursday, but the [...]

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Detecting The Black Dahlia in Dana Point.

By DAVID BRO / FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER DANA POINT- (CA)-Retired Los Angeles Police homicide Detective Stewart “Stu” Jones, of San Juan Capistrano, turned 100 years old on Christmas Day and regaled guests at his birthday party with tales from his life and career. Jones is the last living detective to have worked the Black [...]

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Knock Knock, Nobody’s Home.

By SEAN GREENE, SEAN EMERY and DAVID BRO / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER DANA POINT – SWAT team members who responded to reports of a rifle shot at an apartment complex in Dana Point on Wednesday afternoon left after determining that there was no one in the unit they were focusing their search on. A neighbor [...]

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THE HEIST; Not Quite, “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.”

Its Friday morning and usually assignments during this time of the year are graduations, municipal construction projects pushing for completion before summer or previews for summer events like the Ocean Festival in San Clemente or the Summer Concert Series for Dana Point of San Juan. I had been up until late, or rather early in [...]

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A Welcome Home For Vietnam Vets In Dana Point.

CAPISTRANO BEACH -(CA)- Olamendi’s Mexican Restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway was host to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9934 on Monday evening for their “Welcome Celebration” in anticipation of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute of the Vietnam War Wall Memorial which will be available for public viewing 24 hours a day beginning on May [...]

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Our Biggest Day.

    July 4th is our biggest day in San Clemente and it’s only a week away.  I know it’s the biggest day because it’s the only day that the parked cars for the beach actually reach and go past our house.  No other day comes close.  I remember that we would gauge a 4th [...]

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Photos That Work.

“I was always taking photos when I was young… I knew it was what I wanted to do …I traveled all over Asia and it was the people…you just have to go for it and make it work and that’s what I did…”

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Just Another Job.

“At one point his guitar failed and it seems the audio in general did as well. He just kept on going, doing his thing; the mark of a true professional. The roadie brought out a new one; he smiled, acknowledged the crowd with a shy smile and continued on as if he was in his own backyard playing just for himself.”

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