False allegation of Orange County voter fraud explodes on X
In the past 24 hours (5:30 p.m. on January 16, 2025 to 5:30 p.m. on January 17, 2025), more than 1.9 million people have viewed a video posted on X…
Paw-sitive Pilots at OC Animal Care kicking off on January 25
TUSTIN, Calif. – OC Animal Care is excited to announce the launch of three new pilot projects to evaluate new and creative strategies to manage trends in animal welfare and…
The O.C. Sheriff’s Department announces the closure of the Federal informant investigation
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2025): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is pleased to announce the closure of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the use of…
CalOptima Health approved to pursue participation in Covered California
ORANGE, Calif. (January 15, 2025) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a regulatory ordinance change that paves the way for CalOptima Health, Orange County’s public health insurer,…
Speeding helmetless O.C. e-bike riders severely injured after clipping a tree and hitting a wall
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 2:15 PM, Brea Police Officers responded to reports of an injury collision involving an e-bike on State College near Avocado. Arriving officers found good…
O.C. CalFresh recipients can buy hot food through February 8, 2025
Orange County, Calif. — CalFresh recipients can use their benefits to buy hot, prepared food at authorized retailers through February 8, 2025, thanks to a waiver from the U.S. Department…
Santa Ana Councilman Penaloza to Chair the OC Toll Roads’ Board of Directors
The City of Santa Ana is proud to announce Councilmember David Penaloza's unanimous appointment as Chair of the Transportation Corridor Agencies/San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency (SJHTCA) Board of Directors,…
The County of Orange will provide motel rooms for homeless families during cold weather
Santa Ana, Calif. (January 14, 2025) – At its board meeting today, the Orange County Board of Supervisors supported the item, introduced by Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, to create the Weather…
Doug Chaffee and Katrina Foley to head the OC Board of Supervisors this year
Santa Ana, Calif. (January 14, 2025) – Supervisor Doug Chaffee, Fourth District, has been chosen unanimously by his Board colleagues to serve as Chair of the Orange County Board of…
LA & OC DA’s urge Gov. Newsom to make looters felons and let them rot in State prisons
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Looting during a local emergency would become a felony punishable by a state prison sentence and make it a strike under California’s Three Strikes Law under…
Orange County pharmacy burglars caught red-handed and arrested
On Sunday morning, a sharp-eyed Orange County deputy was conducting extra patrols near a pharmacy that had been targeted by burglars several times over the past year, according to the…
The OCTA Board selects O.C. Supervisor Doug Chaffee as their 2025 Chair
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors at its first meeting of the new year today (Monday, Jan. 13) unanimously selected Doug Chaffee to serve as the…
A probationer booked at the O.C. Theo Lacy Facility died at a hospital
ORANGE, Ca. (Jan. 13, 2025) – On Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, an inmate housed in the Correctional Medical Services wing of a local hospital died. 42-year-old James Rudolph Jones III…
Orange County is under a red flag warning due to high winds and fire risk
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning and a Wind Advisory until 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, due to strong gusty winds and low relative humidity for…
Man convicted of trafficking a teen and pandering two women in Orange County
Xavier Dashea Washington, a 36-year-old man, was convicted on Wednesday of trafficking a 17-year-old runaway and pandering two other women in Orange County. Washington was found guilty of felony charges…