Long Beach’s Original Lobster Festival kicks off for its fourth year in Fountain Valley
Transferring from Long Beach to Fountain Valley after twenty-one years, the Original Lobster Festival returns once again to the Fountain Valley Recreational and Sports center off of Brookhurst, attracting visitors to the rides, live music entertainment, and of course, lobster. Admission at the gate on Friday was $5...
Details emerge in violent kidnapping of boy, 1, by father, grandparents in California
New details have emerged in the case of 1-year-old boy reportedly kidnapped by his father and grandparents earlier this week during a violent altercation with child’s mother at Target store in Los Angeles County, officials announced. The Sept. 7 incident, which prompted an Amber Alert in Southern California,...
Anaheim Considers Entertainment Tax on Tickets and Parking
Anaheim Councilmember Natalie Rubalcava proposes a new tax on tickets and parking at entertainment venues to boost the city's general fund. The City Council will discuss the proposal, potentially placing it on the November 2026 ballot for residents to decide.
The SAPD is searching for a transient who stole $15K worth of copper wire...
Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a homeless man wanted for commercial theft, Jason Ray Sentz, age 43, according to the SAPD. Sentz is wanted for a commercial robbery that occurred at 413 W. 17th St., where he forced entry into a commercial building and stole copper wiring, causing a loss...
Compton Moves Into the 21st Century with New YouTube Channel for City Council Meetings
The City of Compton is proud to announce an exciting step forward in transparency, accessibility, and community engagement: the launch of our official City of Compton YouTube channel!. This innovative platform will allow residents to watch City Council meetings live from the comfort of their own homes—or tune in...
California’s HLB Quarantine Expands
The California Department of Food and Agriculture says it has expanded the state’s quarantine boundary for huanglongbing (HLB) in the San Clemente area of Orange and San Diego counties. CDFA says the agency also expands the Asian Citrus Psyllid Bulk Citrus Regional Quarantine in San Clemente area of San...
Orange County Homeowner Fined $300k For Illegal Firework Use
An Orange County homeowner was fined $300,000 for allegedly setting off illegal fireworks, a citation that one city hopes will discourage people from using them. Stanton issued 18 citations totaling nearly $1 million in fines for using illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July. It informed the public that it would be...
3 Home Burglary Suspects Arrested In North Orange County
According to the Fullerton Police Department, police officers responded to the area of W. Wanda Dr. and W. Chapman Ave. early Friday morning to investigate a probable residential burglary. It turns out that three people (two adult men and one adult female) believed that breaking into someone else’s home was...
Newsom Forces Artesia to Build 1,000 New Homes After Years of Defying State Law
The agreement mandates a legally binding timeline for submitting a compliant
WATCH: Speeding Jeep slams into cars stopped on freeway in Long Beach
A speeding Jeep slammed into multiple stopped vehicles on a Long Beach freeway Monday night, a collision that was captured on camera. Traffic on the southbound 605 Freeway just north of Katella Avenue was snarled at about 9:40 p.m. when the Jeep is seen attempting to stop and avoid the stopped vehicles. That attempt...
