OCTA to welcome service dogs and trainers aboard on Saturday, Oct. 4
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority will again open some OC Buses to the dogs for Service Animal Training Day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…
A man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a vehicle in north O.C. last night
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 10:52 PM, police officers were dispatched to the area of W. Commonwealth Ave. and Library Ln. regarding a traffic collision involving a vehicle and…
O.C. nonprofit raises over $26K to enhance services for individuals with disabilities
Reimagine, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities throughout their lifespan, raised more than $26,000 at its recent Casino Night, which took place in Santa Ana. Event sponsors included City Lift…
Santa Ana-Based nonprofit raises over $15K to help individuals with disabilities
Reimagine, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit serving people with disabilities throughout their lifespan, raised more than $15,000 at its recent inaugural Casino Night. Event sponsors included Farmers & Merchants Bank, City…
Fountain Valley mother charged with murder for drowning her 9-year-old disabled daughter
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 32-year-old mother has been charged with murder for drowning her 9-year-old daughter, who was confined to a wheelchair and could not speak, in a bathtub,…
U.S. Rep. Correa secures $2M in funding to help disadvantaged Santa Ana students to develop careers
SANTA ANA, CA – Yesterday, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) joined Santa Ana College President Dr. Annebelle Nery, Ph.D. to announce $2 million in federal funding for pathways to employment for…
An OC Jail inmate with a partial skull went missing after he was released
UPDATE - Richard Robert Leyva has been located in the City of Huntington Beach! On 08/22/2023, at 07:17AM, Richard Leyva, a 57-year-old, was released from the Orange County Jail and…
Full OC ACCESS service set to resume this Monday
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority’s OC ACCESS paratransit service is expected to return to regular, full service by Monday after the contracted drivers who have been on strike…
OC paratransit riders should plan for delays as the ACCESS Drivers go on strike
ORANGE – OC ACCESS paratransit riders should expect significant delays and should consider making alternate travel arrangements if possible because of a drivers strike that began approximately at 4 p.m.…
Car accident involving a wheelchair shuts down streets at Euclid from 1st St. to 5th St.
On Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 at 7:24 A.M., the Santa Ana Police Department received a call of a male down in the roadway at 100 N. Euclid Street. Officers responded to the area…
Anaheim caretaker arrested for the rape of a severely disabled patient
ANAHEIM, Calif. (October 19, 2020) – Anaheim Police Department Sexual Assault Detectives have arrested a caretaker for the rape of a severely disabled female patient. 40-year-old Anaheim resident, Raul Salgadocastro…
Santa Ana suspect with long criminal record arrested for carjacking a disabled woman
On 10-3-20, a 67-year-old physically disabled female was sitting in the front passenger seat of her vehicle waiting for her husband, who was in the grocery store at 5111 W.…
A registered sex offender was charged with raping a developmentally delayed woman in Garden Grove
Matthew Jason Weaver, a 45-year-old registered sex offender was charged Monday, July 22, on suspicion of raping a 19-year-old developmentally delayed woman in Garden Grove, according to the O.C. Register.…
The SAPD is investigating a hit and run crash involving a man in a wheelchair
On Friday, June 28, 2019 at approximately 10:37 PM the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) received a call of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision near the intersection of 1st…
SAUSD’s first annual wheelchair tennis event is set for 9/9
SAUSD First Annual Wheelchair Tennis Event set for Friday, September 9, 2016 More than 200 students from Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) will participate in the First Annual SAUSD Wheelchair…