Three police officers stood back with nothing to do but watch as Occupy Orange County protesters packed up the last of their supplies at Wednesday's peaceful end to nearly three months of overnight occupation at the Irvine Civic Center. Tents, tarps, audio equipment, a podium and other well-worn supplies were loaded into cars beginning at 8 a.m. at Alton Parkway and Harvard Avenue.

Protesters will end overnight camping at Alton Parkway and Harvard Avenue, where between 20 and 30 tents have been for the last eight weeks, at noon Jan. 11, according to the latest amendment between the group and city officials posted on the city website . So far, the encampment has been largely peaceful and only one arrest has occurred, which was due to public intoxication, said Irvine police Lt.

This technological breakthrough is especially important for women with dense breast tissue, which affects about 75% of women in their 40s. Dense breast tissue can hide a potentially cancerous growth when viewed in a 2-D mammography and it also leads to false positives or negatives. These factors can impede timely treatment.

Nearly 400 cumulative years of memories stood before the iconic Balboa Fun Zone carousel Wednesday morning as seven riders prepared to saddle up one last time. The group of senior women connected by mutual friends, family and a shared love of the brightly painted ponies came to reminisce and have one more adventure on the soon-to-close attraction.

Though much was made of the medical care when Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian opened its Irvine campus this month, city leaders lauded another aspect of the new center: jobs. Hoag's opening provided a different kind of shot in the arm to Irvine. "As mayor in these down-turned economic times, one of the top priorities has been to enhance and create more job opportunities to boost Irvine's economy," Mayor Sukhee Kang said.