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...
Las Vegas – Breeze Airways Debuts Four New Nonstop Routes from Harry Reid Airport
Daily Service to Orange County Ushers in Expansion (Image Credits: Flickr) Las Vegas – Breeze Airways expanded its network from Harry Reid International Airport with four new nonstop routes on Thursday, offering travelers fresh options to secondary markets in California, Idaho, and Nebraska.[1][2] Daily Service to...
Seven empty spaces on Main
Main Street has seven empty commercial spaces as of Saturday, Feb. 28. The Sun counted the empty spaces over the weekend. There are 136 active businesses on Main, according to Chad Berlinghieri of Seal Beach City Rotary. The empty space count is expected to decrease at an unknown time in...
Orange County demolishes unfinished Vietnam War memorial mired in corruption scandal
LOS ANGELES - An Orange County Public Works crew has demolished a Vietnam War memorial that was left unfinished in Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley. In 2023, then-Supervisor Andrew Do allocated $1 million in First District discretionary funds to the nonprofit Viet America Society for the design and...
A wanted suspect was arrested again in Anaheim on drug charges
In March, a police officer working at Anaheim’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) was monitoring cameras along Beach Blvd when they observed what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction, according to the Anaheim Police Department. At the time, no police officers were immediately available to respond. However, the...
Three O.C. burglars in a stolen vehicle were arrested and now face meth charges...
On Tuesday, just before noon, Orange County Sheriff FLOCK cameras alerted deputies to a stolen vehicle connected to a burglary in the city of Irvine according to San Clemente Police Services. Deputies quickly responded and, with assistance from the OCSD helicopter Duke, they located the vehicle at a storage facility...
Former Laguna Niguel Resident Sentenced for Threatening to Kill Judge Who Presided Over His...
A former Orange County resident was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for threatening to kill a superior court judge who had presided over his family law case. Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 34, formerly of Laguna Niguel, but whose most recent residence was in Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge...
