Rabid bat found in Fountain Valley
(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat found at a parking lot located at Pickleball Court #1 at the Fountain Valley Tennis Center, 16400 Brookhurst Street in the City of Fountain…
Over 130 pets were adopted at OC Animal Care last weekend with help from Supervisor Foley
This past weekend, O.C. Supervisor Katrina Foley partnered with OC Animal Care to host an animal adoption event at the OC Animal Care shelter. Supervisor Foley was hoping to get…
CalOptima Health is rated a top Medi-Cal plan in California
ORANGE, Calif. (September 15, 2022) — CalOptima Health is a top Medi-Cal plan in California, receiving a rating of 4 out of 5 in the National Committee for Quality Assurance…
OCDA Spitzer reacts to the latest O.C. Hate Crimes Report
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement in response to the 2021 Orange County Hate Crimes Report which was recently released by the…
So. California multi-agency sweep results in the arrest of 141 child predators
During the week of September 6th through September 12th, 2022, the Internet Crimes Against Children LA (ICAC) Task Force conducted Operation Protect the Innocent. This Operation spanned five counties and…
OCTA hits 100,000 daily bus ridership average for the first time since the pandemic began
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority has reached a positive milestone with OC Bus ridership trending upward and averaging 100,000 average weekday riders for the first time since the…
Criminal charges filed against Amplify Energy for the Huntington Beach Oil Spill
SANTA ANA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer today announced the filing of misdemeanor charges against Amplify Energy, Beta Operating Company, and San…
O.C. Animal Adoption fees waived this Saturday, September 10
Orange County, CA - Adopt a furry friend and help empty overcrowding shelters with Supervisor Foley’s first annual Animal Adoption Day! This special one-day adoption event, presented in partnership with…
Orange County to release the new 2021 Hate Crimes Report
SANTA ANA, Calif. (September 6, 2022) — On September 15, 2022, the public is invited to participate in the virtual release of the 2021 Orange County (OC) Hate Crimes Report,…
A Theo Lacy Facility inmate died at a hospital on Thursday
ORANGE, Ca. (September 2, 2022) – On Thursday, September 1, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The 57-year-old inmate was booked…
O.C. caretaker arrested for suspected sexual assault of a dependent adult
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (September 1, 2022): Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Gil Franco Carpentero, 64, of Tustin, on Thursday, September 1, for lewd and…
O.C. Supervisors offer a former inmate $480K after her baby died when Deputies stopped for coffee on the way to the hospital
Sandra Quinones, a woman who has been described as homeless, suffering from PTSD and mentally ill, will get a $480,000 settlement from the County of Orange after she lost her…
Arizona man charged with robbery spree that targeted Big Lots and PetSmart stores in So. Cal.
LOS ANGELES – An Arizona man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint alleging he robbed 10 stores in Southern California and Arizona during a three-week crime spree that…
The OC Health Care Agency is now administering the second Monkeypox vaccine dose
(Santa Ana, CA) – To limit the spread of monkeypox disease in Orange County, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) will begin offering second dose vaccinations this week to individuals…
O.C. man convicted after killing dad, girlfriend and shooting two others, because he didn’t want to work
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 84 years and four months to life for shooting his father and his…