Active shooter reported at the O.C. School of the Arts in DTSA
UPDATE: A reader has reported that the scene has been cleared by the police. Initially police thought that a large caliber gun was fired near OCSA. However now the school…
Santa Ana residents can get a rebate for planting new trees or replacing their grass lawns
Santa Ana residents can can transform their landscape with SoCal Water$mart's Turf Replacement Program! Get up to $100 back for planting a tree, up to $500 per application. Click here…
Repeat DUI driver arrested after a car crash that killed a passenger in Santa Ana this morning
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at approximately 2:08 a.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a single-vehicle collision involving three occupants in the area of 800 S.…
A Santa Ana man was apparently murdered by his roomate this morning
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 8:29 a.m., Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of unknown trouble at a residence in the 1500 block of S. Lowell Street. Santa…
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Santa Ana last night
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at approximately 10:05 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a pedestrian down in traffic lanes in the area of 2100 N.…
Santa Ana’s Legacy Square affordable housing wins the 2024 Project of the Year award
Legacy Square, a 93-home affordable housing community developed by National CORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana United Methodist Church, has been named the 2024 Project of…
Santa Ana street closures and permitted events for April 19 to 24
Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded events. Update: Saturday,…
A Santa Ana woman got swindled out of $6K by lottery ticket scammers
On March 27, 2024, Suspect 1 and Suspect 2 entered the Ross Store located at 2200 E. 17th St., according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The male suspect approached…
Santa Ana is not included in a new list of California’s Safest Cities of 2024
Safewise has published a list of California’s Safest Cities of 2024 and it does not include the City of Santa Ana. Several Orange County citites did make the list including:…
The SAPD will conduct a DUI and Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 19, 2024
The Santa Ana Police Department will conduct a DUI and Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 19, 2024. It will begin at 7:00 PM and conclude at 1:00 AM. The primary purpose of a DUI…
The Santa Ana City Council firmly opposes a proposed drug needle distribution program
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday, April 16, unanimously approved a resolution announcing its “strenuous opposition” to a proposed needle distribution program that would threaten…
Firefighters stopped a storage unit fire in Santa Ana from spreading to other units
Santa Ana - Firefighters responded to the 2700 block of S. Fairview St. for a fire in a self storage business. The call came in shortly before 6 p.m, according…
Man facing felony DUI charges after rear-ending and killing a motorcyclist in Santa Ana
Mario Celestino Torres, 29-years-old, was charged this Monday with killing Flor Mecon Granados 44-years-old, of Santa Ana, when he rear-ended the motorcycle driven by Granados just before 3 a.m. last…