A teenager was hurt by a hit and run driver near Pacific Electric Park
A teenager was injured when he was struck by a pickup truck on Monday, August 10, at about 8:10 p.m. near Orange and McFadden Avenues, in Santa Ana, according to…
The Tustin Police made two arrests after a takeover of the Metrolink parking structure
On the evening of 08/10/20, Tustin PD responded to calls of several hundred vehicles occupying the Metrolink parking structure. Many of the vehicles were driving recklessly and doing “burnouts” and…
Former Councilman and School Board Member Rob Richardson’s memorial set for August 13
Former Santa Ana City Council man and SAUSD Trustee Rob Richardson will be remembered at an invitation-only celebration at 1:30 pm on Thursday, August 13th. The service will be broadcast…
Supervisors Chaffee and Do expand COVID-19 testing capacity for schools
Santa Ana, CA – Today the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a plan, authored by Supervisor Doug Chaffee and Vice Chairman Andrew Do, that will allow public and private schools to utilize county-run…
Jose Solorio set for the Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast on 8/22
Join us on Saturday morning, August 22, at 9:30 a.m. for our Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast with Santa Ana City Councilman Jose Solorio, who is running for Santa Ana…
The SAPD arrested a man suspected of an attempted kidnapping
https://youtu.be/Mau_Z_nIHiY On 08/10/2020, Santa Ana PD Special Crimes Detectives identified and arrested Kevin Steven Brito (28) for the attempted to kidnap and sexually assault of a 15-year-old girl on July…
The next Santa Ana Political Chismes podcast will feature Ceci Iglesias on 8/21
The next installment of our New Santa Ana podcast, which we are calling Santa Ana Political Chismes, is set for Friday, August 21 at 6 p.m. and will feature the…
I-5 Freeway construction at N. Main Street continues this week
The I-5 Central Corridor HOV Project construction activities are scheduled to continue this week on Main Street in the City of Santa Ana. Work includes traffic signal timing and other…
New Santa Ana is launching a live podcast starting on August 19
The New Santa Ana blog had 19,000 views back in 2009, when we first started covering Santa Ana. The last four years we have had over one million views per…
Supervisor Do is hosting a drive through food bank at Mile Square Park on 8/12
Saddleback Church and First District Supervisor Andrew Do will be giving away free groceries at Mile Square Park, at 16801 Euclid Street, in Fountain Valley, on Wednesday, August 12, 2020…
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First human West Nile Virus infection of 2020 reported today
(Santa Ana, CA) – A child under the age of 18 years was diagnosed last week with West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, and was hospitalized but is recovering. This is…
A fire damaged a home near Segerstrom High School this afternoon
The OCFA reported a structure fire this afternoon at 1:58 p.m. in Santa Ana at the 1800 block of W. Deerfield Rd., a few blocks east of Segerstrom High School.…
Santa Ana man arrested after trying to sell an expensive stolen bike
On 08/03/20, Fountain Valley Police Department Officers responded to the 16000 Block of Watershed Drive, where a bicycle was stolen from a garage. The victim explained that the bicycle was…
Demonstration set for 5 p.m. today at the corner of Bristol and Sunflower
COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2020) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is aware of the planned peaceful demonstration expected to start at 5:00 p.m. on the corner of…