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…
Anaheim murder suspect who allegedly murdered a mother of two extradited from Mexico
Pedro Fabian Rodriguez, was extradited from Mexico and returned to Orange County on Friday, according to the FBI. Rodriguez was declared a suspect in the stabbing of a mother of…
Santa Ana Fiestas Patrias street closures set for Sept. 16-19
There will be a full closure to through traffic on Flower Street between Civic Center Drive and Santa Ana Boulevard starting on Friday, September 16 through Monday, September 19, 2022,…
Hispanic Heritage celebration set for Sep. 17 at the MainPlace Mall
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the MainPlace Mall, a three-story super-regional shopping center in Santa Ana, California, will host a fun-filled Hispanic Heritage Celebration from noon to 3 p.m.…
The 42nd annual Fiestas Patrias festival returns to Santa Ana on Sept. 17-18
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The City of Santa Ana’s 42nd annual Fiestas Patrias festival celebrating our community’s vibrant Latino and Hispanic culture is back after a two-year absence during the…
Border Patrol Agents seized 250 lbs. of Fentanyl from a pickup truck in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Border Patrol Agents arrested an individual attempting to smuggle approximately 250 pounds of fentanyl near Campo, Calif, early in the morning on July 18, 2022. At…
O.C. murder suspect who hid in Mexico pleads guilty to killing his wife
SANTA ANA, Calif.- A one-time “Most Wanted” fugitive who fled the country after being charged with murdering his wife and became the focus of an intense international manhunt before being…
Six suspects indicted for scheme to provide high-powered firearms and ammo to a violent Mexican drug cartel
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment alleging a scheme to smuggle weapons and ammunition to one of the world’s most violent and dangerous transnational criminal organizations has led…
The greatest flavors of Mexico come alive at Santa Ana’s new Three Roots Mexican Cocina
Irvine's loss turned out to be a big win for Santa Ana. Three Roots Mexican Cocina was located in Irvine mostly because they got a good deal on their rent.…