FEMA will begin to provide COVID-19 funeral reimbursements
There is some good news for families in Santa Ana that are struggling to pay for funerals of loved ones lost to COVID-10. FEMA has started a program to provide…
City of Santa Ana to receive $143M from new Federal stimulus
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The City of Santa Ana is planning to use $142.9 million from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to launch Revive Santa Ana, a comprehensive…
The Biden administration is helping the children at the border not caging them
WASHINGTON – Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support a government-wide effort over the next 90 days to safely receive, shelter, and…
Santa Ana’s virtual public hearing on HUD funding priorities set for March 3
The City’s Community Development Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 4 p.m. via teleconference to receive public testimony and input on funding priorities and…
Santa Ana man sentenced to 10 years for selling meth and brokering the sale of illegal ghost guns
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for selling narcotics and illegally brokering the sale of firearms – including several…
Latino immigrant sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON – Today, Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the seventh Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Mayorkas took the oath this afternoon after the Senate voted to confirm him.…
Man who owned homes in Santa Ana pleads guilty to illegal Bitcoin transactions and money laundering
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County man was charged today with running an unlicensed company that exchanged tens of millions of dollars in Bitcoin and cash. Hugo Sergio Mejia,…
Former Tustin bank branch sentenced after stealing over $1M from a customer with dementia
LOS ANGELES – A former Comerica bank branch manager was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1 million from an elderly customer with dementia,…
O.C. man gets over 24 years in prison for traveling to have sex with minors and producing child porn
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 292 months in federal prison for travelling out of state to sexually abuse minors – including a 6-year-old…
Congressman Correa has come down with COVID-19 after the Trumper invasion of the U.S. Capitol
Congressman Lou Correa, who represents a district that includes most of the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana, has posted on Facebook that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Correa…
A new court ruling means clinics cannot inject drug addicts with illegal drugs
The Drug Needle Mobile Remember when the Democratic Party of Orange County endorsed setting up a clinic in Downtown Santa Ana where drug addicts could go to get free drug…
Rep. Lou Correa begins his third term in the U.S. Congress
On Sunday, January 3, the U.S. House of Representatives convened for the beginning of the 117th Congress. Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) took his oath of office and officially launched his…
SAPD police officer indicted for bribery
https://youtu.be/lLha72Vbh9A SANTA ANA, California – A Santa Ana Police officer was charged today with accepting $128,000 in bribes from a crime figure seeking to thwart law enforcement activities against his…
Former O.C. physician assistant admits to writing opioid prescriptions for local drug dealers
SANTA ANA, California – A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic pleaded guilty today to a federal charge that he conspired to issue and sell prescriptions for oxycodone,…
Former financial advisor from Irvine heading to prison after scamming pro athletes
SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County financial advisor and lawyer was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars of his pro athlete…