Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Recent shark attack brings back memories of OC sightings (OCR)
Check out photos of a great white shark off Newport Beach in 2002.

Marijuana dispensary reopens after DEA raid (OCR)
Nature's Wellness Collective in Orange dispensing medical marijuana again after March raid.


Only one O.C. city opts for 15-mph zone near schools (OCR)
The slower zones not cropping up here, even though they are allowed.

O.C. default notices up 167.9% over same period last year (LAT)
The number of Orange County homes slipping toward foreclosure jumped by 167.9% in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period last year, while statewide loan-default numbers reached their highest levels in at least 16 years, a real estate information service reported today

Court faults Irvine in suits (DP and LAT)
An Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of Newport Beach and Tustin in two lawsuits challenging two Irvine housing developments near John Wayne Airport. Newport received word of the ruling Friday.

July 4 safety discussed (OCR)
Reaction to an Orange County Grand Jury report calling for a three-year moratorium on the sale of "safe and sane" fireworks in Costa Mesa for the Fourth of July has been lukewarm with elected officials saying they would not hear or endorse the proposal -- at least for this year.

Driver dies in fiery Santa Ana crash (OCR)
Car struck an electric box, rupturing its fuel tank.

Man, 80, loses thousands in online scams (DP)
A Corona del Mar man was conned out of nearly $750,000 from multiple Internet scams, according to Newport Beach police.

Flight crew duct tapes O.C. man to his seat (OCR and LAT)
Authorities are considering federal charges against a passenger who became belligerent aboard a flight from Hong Kong.

Officer injured in crash is in intensive care (OCR)
Patrol car went into opposing traffic, crashing into a tow truck, as police officer responded to call for backup.

Small plane headed for O.C. crashes, killing 3 (LAT)
A small plane has crashed into an orchard less than a mile from Mesa's Falcon Field, killing all three people on board.

Justice -- finally, and just barely -- is served (LAT)
James Ochoa spent 17 months behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. After a year of poor treatment and denied appeals, the state at last has agreed to compensate him for his troubles.