An Update From Patch

This evening and part of Saturday, Patch will be undergoing site maintenance that will increase the speed at which pages load and allow us to make future improvements to the site more rapidly. This is a first step toward reintroducing popular Patch features such as local calendars and discussion areas.

You can still read Patch while the maintenance is underway, but Patch editors won’t be able to post new stories until Saturday evening.

We will be posting vital breaking news in the meantime on the our Facebook page. (To stay in the loop there, be sure to like the page so the latest updates show up in your news feed.)

Thanks for supporting Patch, and thanks for your patience. We’ll let you know when the site is updated. In the meantime, we’ve pulled together some of the top stories from the past few weeks.

PATCH HEADLINES

OTHER PATCH HEADLINES

• Hacker Hijacks City’s Homepage
• Police Snatch Piper ‘The Wonder Cat’ from the Jaws of Coyote
• Teacher Charged with Molesting Boy He Met as a Court Appointed Advocate for Children
• Police Seek Person Who Dumped Chlorine in Rescue Tank for 17 Sea Lions
• Police Seek Additional Victims of Teacher/Coach Accused of Molestation
• Video: Wedding Singer’s Rapping Grandma Dies at 101
• Did State’s Largest Bank Bilk You?
• Toddler Drowns in Trabuco Pool
• Crews Battle Big Waves, Flooding in Capistrano Beach
• ‘Django Unchained’ Actress Ordered Apologize to Arresting Officers She Accused of Racism
• OC’s Corinthian Schools File Bankruptcy As Attorney General Calls for Student Debt Forgiveness
• Astronomical High Tide Floods Seal Beach, Residents Brace for More
• Thousands Flood the Streets of Newport for the 11th OC Marathon
• Activists Put Judge on Notice that They Intend to Oust Him for Showing Mercy to Toddler Rapist
• Fire Engulfs Coto de Caza Classroom, Damages School
• Watch: Pair of Great Whites Spotted Playing in OC Surf
• Burglary Suspect Shot By Police Following Struggle inside Fountain Valley Rite Aid
• Killer of Popular JSerra Student Gets Early Release from Prison