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Author Archives: Angelina Hicks
Angelina Hicks is Voice of OC’s Collegiate News Service editor, leading the newsroom’s partnership with Chapman University that gives students the chance to report on civic news across Orange County.
Hicks was named the inaugural Tracy A. Wood Fellow in 2022, but she has been filing stories and mentoring students with the newsroom since her freshman year at Chapman in 2020. She reports on south county news and civics, including issues along the coast, the county-run animal shelter in Tustin and the OC Fair & Event Center. Her “Pets of the Week” series, published each Friday, highlights dogs and cats available for adoption at local shelters.
Hicks graduated from Chapman in 2023, where she was editor-in-chief of The Panther, the university’s student-run newspaper. She earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California in 2024, where she was managing editor of Annenberg Media. She is an assistant professor of journalism and interim director of the journalism program at Chapman’s Wilkinson College.
Since she became Collegiate News Service editor, the number of student stories published on Voice of OC each year has nearly doubled.
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GKN Aerospace to Finally Host Town Hall Five Months After Garden Grove Hazmat Crisis
The company will host the town hall on Oct. 27 in conjunction with the opening of their $100 million claims program for people and businesses hit by the evacuations Memorial Day weekend.
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Meet Some of Orange County Animal Care’s Longest Residents
As of Oct. 22, there are 107 dogs and 178 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Irvine Leaders Look to Cancel Events to Curb Budget Shortfall
City council members canceled their annual bike-riding, open-streets event known as CicloIrvine as they try to save nearly $40 million by mid-2028.
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Meet These Pets Available For Adoption At OC Animal Care
As of Oct. 14, there are 92 dogs and 163 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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Lawsuit Accusing OC Board of Education Member of Road Rage Induced Assault, Battery Dismissed
The lawsuit against Orange County Board of Education trustee Ken Williams Jr. was dismissed in court earlier this year.
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Orange County Teamsters Strike Impacts South County Landfill and Animal Shelter
Orange County Animal Care kennel attendants are among the 400 county workers striking over stalled labor negotiations as the Prima Deseche Landfill is closed to the public.
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South Orange County Battery Storage Proposal Sees Application Withdrawn
South Orange County residents won’t be seeing a battery storage facility built near homes and schools after protests about community impacts and wildfire risks.
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These Homeless Orange County Cats Are Available For Adoption
As of Oct. 8, there are 93 dogs and 174 cats at OC Animal Care in Tustin waiting to be adopted.
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One OC City Set to Pause Flock Cameras; Will a Second One Follow?
Fullerton officials are the first in OC to push the brakes on automated license plate readers, while Santa Ana officials have delayed their own discussion on Flock cameras.
