The City of Santa Ana will open cooling centers through Labor Day
The City of Santa Ana is opening cooling centers through September 5 during the forecast heat wave. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning that will remain…
The Costa Mesa Police Department is conducting a DUI and Drivers License checkpoint on Friday night
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2022) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 2,…
The Garden Grove Police Department will conduct a DUI Checkpoint on Sep. 3
The Garden Grove Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint September 3rd from 2100-0300 hours at an undisclosed location within the city of Garden Grove in the County of Orange.…
A Santa Ana pastor was arrested in Brea for allegedly trying to hook up with a minor
Elmer Pineda-Molina, a volunteer pastor from Santa Ana, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in Brea for attempting to arrange to have sex with someone who was posing as a teenage…
Cal/OSHA reminds employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness
Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness as excessive heat watches have been issued in many areas around California. The temperature is forecast to reach or exceed…
O.C. Supervisors offer a former inmate $480K after her baby died when Deputies stopped for coffee on the way to the hospital
Sandra Quinones, a woman who has been described as homeless, suffering from PTSD and mentally ill, will get a $480,000 settlement from the County of Orange after she lost her…
Anaheim’s Little Arabia District is finally recognized
The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the Anaheim City Council’s decision to officially designate a portion of the Brookhurst corridor, from Broadway to…
Arizona man charged with robbery spree that targeted Big Lots and PetSmart stores in So. Cal.
LOS ANGELES – An Arizona man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint alleging he robbed 10 stores in Southern California and Arizona during a three-week crime spree that…
A woman was fatally stabbed in Santa Ana this morning
On Friday, August 26, 2022, at 11:41 AM, Santa Ana Police Communications received a call of a stabbing in progress in the 200 block of north Gunther Place. Officers responded…
Sal Tinajero is trying to raise taxes in Santa Ana again
Sal Tinajero was the Santa Ana City Councilman who put Measure X on the ballot - which gave Santa Ana the highest sales tax rate in Orange County (read about…
Beware of electric bill scam calls to Santa Ana residents
Some Santa Ana residents have been receiving automated “robo” phone calls claiming to be from the City of Santa Ana and telling them to pay their past-due electric bills. These…
Firefighters will be training on N. Grand near E. 4th St. through Sunday
OCFA Firefighters will be training in the area of 511 N Grand Ave. today through Sunday. That site is just north of E. 4th St. and a few blocks north…
The OC Health Care Agency reports the 1st case of Monkeypox in a youth
(Santa Ana, CA) – On August 23, 2022, the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) recorded the first case of human monkeypox (hMPX) infection in a youth less than 18…
The OC Health Care Agency is now administering the second Monkeypox vaccine dose
(Santa Ana, CA) – To limit the spread of monkeypox disease in Orange County, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) will begin offering second dose vaccinations this week to individuals…
O.C. man convicted after killing dad, girlfriend and shooting two others, because he didn’t want to work
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 84 years and four months to life for shooting his father and his…