The OCTA will offer free bus rides on New Year’s Eve
Heading to a New Year’s Eve celebration? You can count on the OCTA to get you there safely. And don’t worry about the bus fare either, since they are offering…
South O.C. beaches closed due to major sewage spill
(Santa Ana, CA)– The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has closed the open coastal area from Victoria Beach to Goff Island Beach in Laguna Beach due to a sewage…
A worker died in an Orange County trench collapse today
Orange County Fire Authority technical rescue firefighters responded to a construction trench in the 9800 block of South Newport Blvd. in unincorporated Tustin this morning as part of a response…
O.C. fertility doctor found guilty of murdering his wife and trying to cover up the murder
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 58-year-old fertility doctor was convicted today of second-degree murder for the fatal strangulation of his wife whose body was found at the foot of the…
A reporter used a forged IRS document in a hit piece against O.C. Supervisor Do and his family
December 20, 2023 – SANTA ANA, CALIF. Today, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do called on LAist’s publisher and editor to fire reporter Nick Gerda for using a forged IRS document,…
County of Orange to release their Annual Strategic Financial Plan
Santa Ana, Calif. (December 18, 2023) – The 2023 Strategic Financial Plan (SFP) will be presented to the Board of Supervisors on December 19, 2023, and is posted online with the Board…
Twenty L.A. gang members charged with burglaries in Orange County and are facing felony charges
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Dec. 14, 2023): Twenty defendants, including five juveniles, have been charged in connection with a multi-agency operation to dismantle an extensive Los Angeles County burglary crime ring…
The O.C. Secured Property Tax first installment deadline is today
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County Treasurer Shari Freidenrich reminds property owners that the first installment deadline to timely pay secured property taxes for fiscal year 2023/24 is Monday, December…
Former Placentia resident gets 41 months in prison for a $2.8M unemployment insurance fraud scheme
SANTA ANA, California – A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for just over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits from…
The Tustin Hangar fire is out and deconstruction has begun
The City of Tustin shared an update on the Tustin hangar fire. The hangar fire is now extinguished! This morning heavy equipment was set-up to conduct work in preparation for…
California grants $2.8M to the OCDA to help stop drunk and drugged drivers
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) announced today that it has received $2.8 million in grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to…
Ex-Marine pleads guilty to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Orange County and admits to additional targets
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in March 2022 and admitted to plotting other attacks.…
Fountain Valley mother charged with murder for drowning her 9-year-old disabled daughter
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 32-year-old mother has been charged with murder for drowning her 9-year-old daughter, who was confined to a wheelchair and could not speak, in a bathtub,…
O.C. Supervisors Wagner and Do announce the Orange County Hall of Fame
November 28, 2023 (Santa Ana, CA) – Today, Chairman Don Wagner, Vice Chairman Andrew Do, and the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to establish the Orange County Hall…
Orange County John Doe homicide victim identified after 49 years
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Nov. 28, 2023) – A John Doe homicide victim discovered 49 years ago in unincorporated Laguna Hills, present-day Aliso Viejo, has been identified through investigative genetic genealogy.…