OC extends candidate filing deadline for three primary offices
The candidate filing deadline for three Orange County offices has been extended from Friday to 5 p.m. this Wednesday. The extension applies to U.S. Congress (38th District) and State Assembly (68th and 72nd Districts) due to incumbents failing to file. New candidates can pick up and submit documents at the...
Street takeover leads to police chase that went from LA to Long Beach
A street takeover near Figueroa Street and 11th Street early Saturday morning led to a police chase that stretched from Los Angeles to Long Beach.
$106M ‘mental health village’ in Norwalk breaks ground
The "LA County Care Community" is a $65 million Proposition 1 project that will feature six buildings providing a continuum of care, from locked psychiatric treatment to long-term supportive housing.
Women wanted for stealing over $5,000 worth of liquor from Orange County supermarket
Police are searching for two female suspects wanted for stealing over $5,000 worth of liquor from an Orange County grocery store. The women were captured on surveillance camera entering an Albertson’s market in Irvine. Irvine police said the women placed over $5,000 worth of liquor into their shopping cart and left...
USPS Postal Supervisor Sentenced to a Year in Home Confinement for Stealing
A U.S. Postal Service supervisor who worked in Costa Mesa was sentenced to a year in home confinement in federal court Friday for stealing checks worth about $284,000 and other goods worth up to $40,000. Joivian Tijuana Hayes, 36, of Compton, supervised the Costa Mesa post office when she was...
Santa Ana Winds to Bring More Power Outage and Travel Concerns Sunday
LOS ANGELES - Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected to return Sunday morning across Los Angeles County, bringing another round of concern over downed trees, power outages and dangerous conditions for high-profile vehicles, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said Sunday's winds are not expected to be...
Norwalk’s “Ghost” Hospital to Be Transformed into a Major Mental Health Village
Los Angeles County is finally doing something with those long-empty hulks at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk. On Friday, county leaders broke ground on a new mental health campus that will turn six long-vacant buildings into treatment space and housing for people with serious mental illness. The project,...
LA County investing $100 million for mental health services by leasing empty state facilities
Local leaders have broken ground on a project to turn vacant state buildings at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk into a new mental health facility for Los Angeles County.
Anaheim homeless man charged after allegedly attacking mother, teenage daughter
A man is behind bars after police say he attacked a mother and her teenage daughter in public in Anaheim, threatening to sexually assault them.
Newport Beach Couple Charged in Multimillion Fraud
A Newport Beach couple is behind bars after what prosecutors describe as a yearslong, multimillion-dollar fraud operation that bankrolled an upscale lifestyle. The pair was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 26, and now faces 68 felony counts in Santa Barbara County, where judges are also weighing whether the money used to...
