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.…
O.C. Social Services Agency to discontinue Saturday call center hours
Orange County, Calif. (April 11, 2023) – The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) will discontinue its Saturday call center hours due to decreased call volumes. Call agents who…
The Tustin Police Dept. is searching for a missing teenager
Update - She has been found and reunited with her family. The Tustin Police Department is requesting the communities assistance in locating Iesha Marquardt, a critically missing teenager. Marquardt is…
Adoption fees waived at OC Animal Care for larger dogs through April
Spring has sprung at OC Animal Care! Throughout the month of April 2023, adoption fees are waived for dogs 25 pounds and over. Since the start of the adoption promotion,…
The secured O.C. property tax payment deadline is Monday, April 10
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The second installment deadline for timely paid secured fiscal year 2022/23 property taxes is Monday, April 10. The County of Orange offers the option to pay…
Mission Viejo dermatologist indicted for allegedly poisoning her husband with Drano
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Mission Viejo dermatologist has been indicted by an Orange County Grand Jury on multiple felonies for allegedly poisoning her husband over several weeks with a…
CalOptima Health and a vendor launch an O.C. street medicine program for the homeless
https://youtu.be/q4H_YvI9OQc ORANGE, Calif. (April 4, 2023) — CalOptima Health, in partnership with the City of Garden Grove and Healthcare in Action, launched Orange County’s first street medicine program on April…
O.C. pharmacist gets 15 years in prison for $11.1M prescription fraud
LOS ANGELES – A licensed Orange County pharmacist was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme in which more than…
OC Rescue Mission to host a canned food drive with Mariners Church on Good Friday
Orange County, Calif. (April 3, 2023) – Orange County Rescue Mission, in partnership with Mariners Church of Tustin, has announced that it will be hosting a canned food drive on…
Man who killed an elderly woman during an O.C. police pursuit charged with murder
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 39-year old Antioch man has been charged with murder, felony evading causing serious injury and child endangerment for hitting and killing a 74-year-old woman and…
L.A. man charged with sexually assaulting three young girls in public places in Irvine
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 53-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies for randomly sexually assaulting three young girls in public places in the city of Irvine, including exposing…
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Over 1,000 residents were served at the Santa Ana Community Resources and Health Fair
Orange County, Calif. (March 31, 2023) — More than 1,000 residents received free food, diapers, household goods and information on food and other community resources at a Saturday event hosted…
The OCDA won’t file charges after a homeless man was killed by a maniacal OC Jail inmate
The OCDA announced this week that after investigating the death of a homeless man who was put in a cell with a homicidal maniac at the OC Jail they won't…
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Medi-Cal renewals will impact millions across SoCal and put health coverage at risk
ORANGE, Calif. (March 24, 2023) — Medi-Cal members will soon be required to verify their eligibility for the program. The annual renewal process, which was suspended during the pandemic, could…
O.C. Mental Health Services Act three-year plan now available for public comment
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Mental Health and Recovery Services (MHRS) has released its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure plan. The…