The 2025 OC Fair opens today
COSTA MESA (July 15, 2025) – Summer's most anticipated celebration, the OC Fair, is returning this week for its 23-day run, July 18-Aug. 17. This year's OC Fair theme is…
Express OCTA buses to the OC Fair are back!
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is once again rolling out the popular OC Fair Express bus service, giving residents and visitors a low-cost and stress-free way to get…
O.C. driver arrested for DUI after fatally striking a pedestrian
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 6 p.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) responded to a traffic collision on Brookhurst Street and Crailet Drive involving a white Toyota…
9 arrested in Costa Mesa for drug offenses, public peeing and illegal camping
Last Friday, the Costa Mesa Police Bike Detail, which includes three patrol officers, Community Policing officers, and Park Rangers, rode 30 miles to proactively address quality of life issues and…
All the amazing new food coming to the OC Fair starting on July 18
COSTA MESA – The inventive OC Fair concessionaires have been hard at work concocting delectable delights of both the sweet and savory sort and the countdown is on to opening…
A vehicle theft suspect was caught in Costa Mesa after he fled on foot
Yesterday at around noon, a police officer located a stolen vehicle near Harbor Boulevard and Gisler Avenue, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. The driver pulled into a nearby…
OC Fair Board names James Canfield as new CEO
COSTA MESA (June 16, 2025) - The OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC) Board of Directors announced today that James Canfield is OCFEC’s new Chief Executive Officer. Canfield brings more…
A large fire destroyed vehicles and damaged a commercial building in Costa Mesa
We previously reported about a recycling fire this past Sunday at the Goodwill in Santa Ana. It turns out there was another large fire that day just south of us…
O.C. man arrested for fatally shooting a young woman in Costa Mesa
On Saturday, June 6, 2025, with the assistance of the Costa Mesa Police Department's Special Investigations Unit and evidence pointing to someone who knew the victim, detectives arrested Oscar Saldivar,…
The Costa Mesa Police made four arrests at Friday night’s DUI and CDL Checkpoint
The Costa Mesa Police Department conducted a DUI and Drivers' License on Friday night at 19th Street and Pomona Avenue. A total of 206 drivers were contacted and yielded 9…
O.C. man arrested for spray painting an antisemitic symbol on a store
Earlier this week, police officers on patrol found an offensive, antisemitic symbol spray painted on the front of a convenience store at the 2600 block of Harbor Blvd., according to…
The Costa Mesa Police will conduct a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this Friday night
COSTA MESA, Calif. (June 4, 2025) – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, June 6,…
A young woman was fatally shot in Costa Mesa
The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is actively investigating a homicide that occurred last night. No arrests have been made and CMPD is asking that anyone with information contact the…
A shooting suspect was arrested after he fled to Newport Beach
On Saturday, at about 5 p.m., police officers responded to the 1900 block of Placentia Avenue in regards to a shooting near a business, according to the Costa Mesa Police…
The Costa Mesa Police arrested two women for stealing $20K worth of merch from Lululemon
Police officers, assigned to the South Coast Plaza Detail, responded to a grand theft from Lululemon involving four female suspects, according to the Costa Mesa Police. As officers responded, two…