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,…
The Irvine Police arrested several thieves including a guy who hid in a dumpster
Early Monday morning, Irvine Police Department Dispatch received reports of multiple men looking into vehicles in the Quail Hill area. Officers arrived and quickly detained two suspects near a motorcycle.…
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Santiago Creek Flood Control Project Town Hall meeting set for May 3 in Santa Ana
Join County of Orange District 2 Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, the Office of Congressman Lou Correa, and Santa Ana City Council Member Jessie Lopez for a Town Hall Meeting to discuss…
Two teenagers were shot and wounded in Midway City
MIDWAY CITY, Ca. – At 12:05 a.m. on April 26, 2023, Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 15000 block of Van Buren Street in the city of Midway…
Unlicensed Santa Ana businesses can now get a business license without penalties or interest
Local businesses can now pay off their business license taxes without penalties or interest while unlicensed businesses can get licensed without having to pay past-due taxes, thanks to a new…
Santa Ana felon convicted of killing a young man in a drive-by shooting
Edgar Macias Martinez, a 25-year-old man, was convicted on Wednesday of fatally shooting Alex Ruiz (pictured above) of Garden Grove, 20-years-old, in a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana in the…
Over 500 new residential units approved for a Santa Ana mixed use project
https://www.youtube.com/live/z_S2WmA1FcM?feature=share Fairfield Residential, which is majority owned by CalSTRS (the California Teachers Retirement Association) is proposing a mixed-use development, the Cabrillo Town Center, in Santa Ana consisting of: a five-story,…
U.S. Rep. Correa takes action to address suicide amongst teens and young adults
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46), Chris Stewart (UT-02), and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced The Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act, a bipartisan, bicameral piece of…
Orange County proclaims April “National Financial Literacy Month”
(Santa Ana, Calif.) The County of Orange has proclaimed April as National Financial Literacy Month to highlight the importance of financial education. National Financial Literacy Month has been recognized annually…
A hit and run driver killed a pedestrian near the MainPlace Mall early this morning
On Monday, April 24, 2023, at approximately 5:34 A.M., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a pedestrian down in traffic lanes at 2700 North Main Street. Officers…
Firefighters responded to a refrigerant leak at Santa Ana College that set off an alarm
OCFA firefighters were called to Santa Ana College today at 7:53 a.m. for alarms activating in a computer server room. Students and staff were evacuated. The firefighters determined that there…
OCFA firefighters quickly extinguished a commercial fire in Santa Ana this afternoon
OCFA firefighters received a call for a commercial structure fire at the 1000 block of E 4th St. at 12:54 this afternoon. The location appears to be storage units, with…
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,…