Special O.C. Passport Day set for March 28 at the Old O.C. Courthouse in Santa Ana
Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen invites families and individuals to get a head start on travel plans at the 10th Special Passport Day on Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 9:00…
Sign up now for the 2026 City of Santa Ana 5 and 10K races
Whether you’re racing, cheering, or enjoying the festivities, the Santa Ana Fun Run is returning with an exciting Superheroes theme! Each participant will have the chance to feel like a…
An unruly auto theft suspect from Santa Ana died at the Theo Lacy Facility
ORANGE, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2026) – On Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died. The 24-year-old inmate, Edson Israel Rosasmedrano, was booked by…
The City of Santa Ana will likely be sued for banning rent-setting computer software
The Santa Ana City Council voted to take a possibly unconstituional step to protect renters with a new ordinance banning rent-setting computer software that can artificially inflate rents. The ordinance,…
A pair at a Santa Ana motel were arrested for retail theft by the Irvine Police
After shoplifting incidents at Crossroads Trading and ULTA in Irvine, police detectives linked the same suspects to about $3,500 in additional thefts across Orange County, according to the Irvine Police…
One dead, one injured in connected gang-related shootings in Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one and injured another. On Friday, February 20, 2026, at approximately 8:57 p.m., Santa Ana Police Department officers responded to…
Trump administration action leads to shutdown of gender-affirming care at CHOC
The recent closure of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Pediatric Gender Clinic on February 6, 2026, has become a focal point of intense debate in Southern California. The shutdown follows a…
The Costa Mesa Police will conduct a DUI and CDL Checkpoint on Feb. 20
The Costa Mesa Police Department will be conducting a DUI and CDL checkpoint on Friday night, Feb. 20, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. within city limits of Costa Mesa.…
OCTA seeks Santa Ana and Garden Grove artists to help celebrate OC Streetcar launch
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is inviting local digital artists to submit their portfolios for the chance to be commissioned for the OC Streetcar launch marketing campaign. Testing…
Residents eagerly welcomed the new Raising Canes in Santa Ana today
The new Raising Cane's location in Santa Ana celebrated their grand opening today and welcomed large crowds all day despite the wet weather. The event was marked with a giant…
Santa Ana woman and two others arrested for stealing from a storage facility in Irvine
Several burglaries occurred over the last few weeks at a storage facility on Red Hill, according to the Irvine Police Department. It wasn’t long before The Directed Enforcement Team (DET),…
Bloody PETA protests planned for next week’s Raising Cane’s grand openings in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa
PETA supporters are aiming to deliver a shocking message to those attending the grand openings of Raising Cane’s in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa next week. PETA plans to hang…
92 transients were arrested in Santa Ana after a citywide sweep this morning
Santa Ana Quality of Life Team (QOLT) police officers, alongside Directed Enforcement officers and Landscape West, conducted a citywide sweep this morning focused on ongoing quality of life concerns across…