OCTA invests over $37M in local O.C. streets
ORANGE – Cities throughout Orange County will receive more than $37 million in transportation sales tax funds to help ease traffic by making improvements to streets and timing of traffic…
Anaheim man sentenced for killing a woman four years ago
Pablo Partida Aparicio, a 26-year-old Anaheim resident, was sentenced last week to 15 years in prison for killing 26-year-old Ayleen Morales in Anaheim four years ago. Aparicio accepted a charge…
The Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying 15 undocumented migrants off the O.C. coast
SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The Coast Guard intercepted a sport-fisher carrying 15 undocumented non-citizens attempting to enter the United States off the coast of Orange County, California, on April 20,…
New California benefits enrollment portal to launch on April 24
Orange County, Calif. (April 19, 2023) – The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) will transition to BenefitsCal, an enhanced public assistance benefits enrollment portal, on Monday, April 24,…
An Irvine man who worked for Homeland Security gets 8 years in prison for molesting two girls
Terry Edward Keegan, 60, a former Homeland Security employee who lived in Irvine, was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for molesting two girls and inappropriately touching another victim.…
OCTA celebrates Earth Day and is dedicated to helping the environment year-round
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority joins in celebration of Earth Day this week and remains always committed to protecting what makes Orange County such a special place to…
O.C. woman sentenced for her role in the murder of a man shot on her boat and tossed overboard
SANTA ANA, California – A San Juan Capistrano woman has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for her role in the October 2019 murder of a man whose…
OCTA bus driver hiring event set for April 26 in Garden Grove
OC Workforce Solutions is hosting a hiring event at OCTA (Orange County Transportation Authority) on Wednesday April 26, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at OC Workforce Solutions Center,…
Connected ex O.C. Democrat official pleads guilty to attempted wire fraud
Melahat Rafiei, 45, a former very powerful Democratic Party official in both Orange County and Sacramento, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of attempting to defraud one of her political…
Another inmate has died at the O.C. Intake Release Center in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 14, 2023) – On Thursday, April 13, 2023, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at the hospital. The inmate, Brian…
The OCDA concluded that the Anaheim Police were justified in a non-fatal shooting of a human trafficker
The OCDA has concluded their investigation into the non-fatal shooting of Pablo Santos Alferez-Barahona, age 32, by Anaheim police officers, on November 9, 2020. On November 9, 2020, investigators from…
U.S. Rep. Correa requested over $50M in federal funding for O.C. community projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced that he requested over $50 million in federal funding for vital community projects across California’s 46th Congressional District. The House Appropriations…
Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner rail service restored after emergency stabilization effort
ORANGE – All regular Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service is scheduled to resume beginning Monday, April 17, after the Orange County Transportation Authority’s emergency construction work has been successful…
Investigators seek additional victims of alleged fraud by former O.C. insurance agent
ORANGE, Calif. — Formerly licensed insurance agent Gregory Magedman, 77, of Fullerton, appeared in court today on one felony count of grand theft by embezzlement after he allegedly secured insurance for…
OCTA offers free bus rides on Earth Day
ORANGE – On Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, do your part to honor the planet by taking advantage of free bus rides being offered by the Orange County Transportation Authority.…