Former O.C. man charged with making death threats against a Judge and others
Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, a former resident of Laguna Niguel who is believed to be hiding out in Mexico, has been charged with threatening to murder a judge and carry out…
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Santa Ana to celebrate the 43rd annual Fiestas Patrias festival and parade this weekend
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The City of Santa Ana will celebrate Mexican independence and commemorate Santa Ana’s vibrant Hispanic and Latino cultures at the 43rd annual Fiestas Patrias festival and parade…
2023 Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias entertainment schedule announced
https://youtu.be/D_NmDd4oUxc?feature=shared The City of Santa Ana will be hosting the 43rd annual celebration of their Fiestas Patrias event Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., and Sunday,…
Curacao hosted a reunion of families separated by immigration, in Santa Ana
In a heartwarming display of solidarity and commitment, the Jalisco Foundation and the Curacao Foundation united to organize the "Reuniting Families" event. This event brought together 28 families that had…
Santa Ana Mayor Amezcua signs a sister city agreement with Sahuayo, Mexico
Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua visited Sahuayo, Mexico, from July 28 through July 31 to formalize an agreement establishing Sahuayo and Santa Ana as sister cities. Dr. Manuel Gálvez Sánchez,…
Man pleads guilty to killing the boyfriend of a friend’s ex-girlfriend, in Anaheim
Adan Zapot-Leyva, a 34-year-old man, pleaded guilty Monday for his role in the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Daniel Reyes of Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2017. Zapot-Leyva pleaded guilty to…
The 2023 Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias Parade is set for Sep. 17
The Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias Parade is back this year and it will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17! The City of Santa Ana is excited to welcome the community…
The SAPD is looking for an alleged molester who may have fled to Mexico
A victim in Santa Ana reported that she was sexually abused by wanted suspect Bayron Blanco between the ages of seven to ten years old. Blanco was made aware of…
The DEA’s Operation Last Mile disrupted fentanyl trafficking by Mexican Cartels
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile,” targeting the trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine within the United States driven by the…
2023 Cinco de Mayo events in Santa Ana
Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration held on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862,…
Arizona correctional officer charged with smuggling drugs from Mexico to Irvine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR3PdA89EeQ SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Arizona correctional officer who also serves as an Army National Guardsman has been charge with multiple felonies for smuggling 23 kilos of methamphetamine and…
Man who fled to Mexico pleads guilty to killing his roommate in Santa Ana back in 1996
Edgar Ortega Cervantes, a 52-year-old man, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty halfway through his trial for fatally stabbing his roommate, Julio Franco,…
Celebration of life for Elliot Blair, the O.C. Public Defender killed in Mexico, set for Feb. 11 in Garden Grove
The friends and family of the O.C. Public Defender who died tragically in Mexico, Elliot Blair, are going to host a public celebration of life on Feb. 11, at the…
An O.C. Deputy Public Defender was killed in Rosarito, Mexico while celebrating his wedding anniversary
Orange County's Deputy Public Defender, attorney Elliot Blair, was killed in Rosarito, Mexico on Friday, Jan. 14. Blair and his wife Kim were celebrating their first wedding anniversary in Rosarito.…
Mexican drug dealer sentenced for transporting cocaine and marijuana into the U.S.
Pedro Alejandro Rubio-Perez, the former leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in leading an…