EPA contains groundwater contamination in Orange County
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interim cleanup plan to contain contaminated groundwater for the most impacted areas of the Orange County North Basin (OCNB) Superfund site. The OCNB site was added to EPA’s National Priority List of Superfund sites in September 2020. The federal Superfund...
Cypress Resolution Reaffirming Civil Rights Fizzles Out Amid ICE Raid Backlash
A proposed resolution in Cypress to reaffirm civil rights and condemn “excessive force” by federal immigration agents sputtered out this week after failing to gain traction among city council members. The proposal from Cypress City Councilwoman Rachel Strong Carnahan came days after Border Patrol agents shot and...
Tech tycoon husband arrested after wife found dead below mountain highway in wealthy enclave
A tech executive is accused of killing his wife during a $4.5 million divorce battle. Aryan Papoli's body was discovered 75 feet below a highway in the Crestline area.
Meth user busted at traffic stop in south Orange County
DUI (drugs) O.C. deputies remain proactive in keeping dangerous drivers off the road and helping keep Laguna Hills safe. In California, a driver arrested for driving under the influence of drugs (DUID), possession of methamphetamine (a controlled substance), and possession of drug paraphernalia faces a combination of...
In-N-Out expands into another L.A. County neighborhood
In-N-Out Burger is opening its first-ever restaurant in the city of Bell on Tuesday morning, the burger chain announced. The new location, at the corner of Atlantic and Gage avenues, opens at 10:30 a.m., bringing the popular California chain to the southeast Los Angeles County community for the first time. According...
Suspect arrested after stealing a bait bike owned by police in coastal Orange County
A coastal Orange County anti–bike theft operation is going strong, and last night a thief took the bait, literally, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. One of the HBPD’s strategically placed bicycles was stolen, prompting police officers to be immediately alerted. Officers responded quickly, located...
Ex-con faces sentencing for fraud, ID theft targeting SoCal surfers
REGION — A convicted bank robber is expected to be sentenced in Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday for running a nearly $1 million fraud scheme that targeted surfers at beaches in San Diego County and other Southern California areas, whose bank cards and phones were lifted from their cars while they were catching...
Arizona man arrested for stealing designer purses in Irvine
Earlier this month, police officers investigated a robbery at the Woodbury Town Center, according to the Irvine Police Department. A victim met with a man to sell a Louis Vuitton bag through OfferUp. However the male suspect grabbed the bag from the victim and ran from the area without paying for the bag.
Huge trucks would decimate California’s roads and bridges, endanger drivers
Congress is considering bills allowing trucks to exceed 80,000 pounds. That would further damage California’s aging bridges and congested roads.
Informant Scandal Spawns from Plea Deal for 1988 Murderer
A 65-year-old man whose murder trial was affected by the continuing fallout from the jailhouse informants scandal in Orange County accepted a plea deal Monday that will net him five more years behind bars. Paul Gentile Smith pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with a 1988 killing, along with...

















