A vehicle started a fire after crashing into a men’s clothing store in Costa Mesa
Just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue and Costa Mesa Police Department personnel responded to the report of a vehicle into an upscale…
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 Irvine Police arrested a contractor for defrauding a resident out of $50K
Recently, a victim paid a contractor $50k to install new residential windows. That contractor however took the money but had no intention of doing the work, according to the Irvine…
The Justice Department and the FBI partnered with the French to delete China-backed hacker malware
The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents…
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…
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Police basher Johnathan Hernandez announces his campaign for the 68th Assembly District
Santa Ana City Councilmember Johanathan Hernandez has announced his candidacy for the 68th State Assembly District. He was just reelected to Ward 5 in the November City Council election and…
Santa Ana H.S. girls basketball coach arrested after getting caught dating a student
Police have arrested 23-year-old Edward Baxter of Westminster, a high school basketball coach and teacher, on charges of s*xual assault involving a student, according to the SAPD. On January 10,…
A fire was put out at a Santa Ana hardware store before it could spread
In the early hours of the morning on January 12, OCFA firefighters were dispatched to a report of a fire in a business in the city of Santa Ana. Crews…
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The Santa Ana Tết Festival returns to Centennial Park on January 25
SANTA ANA, Calif. – In commemoration of the community’s Asian and Vietnamese cultures, the City of Santa Ana is celebrating the Year of the Snake at the second annual Tết (Lunar…
The Orange Police arrested a probationer who was charged with selling Fentanyl
While on patrol on Thursday, police officer Reese and his field training officer, FTO officer Moore, conducted a proactive patrol check in the area of S. Main Street and W.…
Three military Humvee vehicles were stolen from the Army Reserve Center in Tustin
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, between 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. unknown suspects entered a storage warehouse at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin. Multiple storage lockers were discovered with…
The Santa Ana Fire Museum is hosting an Open House today
The Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society invites you to explore the proud history of Santa Ana's firefighters on a docent guided tour of the Santa Ana Fire Museum. View vintage…