Cypress School District Superintendent tenders resignation amid budget crisis
Just as the Cypress Elementary School District’s Board of Trustees seeks financial answers and has request breakdowns of all of the district’s spending, Supt. Anne Silavs has suddenly announced her retirement from the system. In an unexpected press release issued Fri., Feb. 27, at 2 p.m., Silavs said...
Santa Fe Springs Family Fight Leaves 1 Dead, Juvenile Arrested
A family dispute in Santa Fe Springs turned deadly Thursday evening, leaving one adult man dead and a juvenile wounded, according to authorities. Police arrested a juvenile suspect at the scene and shut down a stretch of Telegraph Avenue while they picked through the evidence. What police said. Officers from...
Billion-Dollar Bank Paying $10,200,000 Settlement After Allegedly Badgering Customers With Non-Stop Phone Calls
A US bank is preparing to shell out more than $10 million to settle allegations that it harassed customers. A civil lawsuit accused the Las Vegas-based bank Credit One of instructing agent vendors to frequently call and harass customers in an effort to collect credit card debt, even after customers asked the bank to...
North Long Beach Teen Shot In Midday Ambush, 14-Year-Old Nabbed In Lakewood
A 14-year-old boy is behind bars on suspicion of attempted murder after a midday shooting in north Long Beach left another 14-year-old critically wounded in a residential neighborhood, according to police. Officers say their on-scene medical care helped keep the victim alive until paramedics could rush him to the...
‘I Thought Those Sprays Were for Self-Defense’: ICE Goon Recklessly Sprays Mace To Set...
There’s a saying that when the purpose of a thing is unknown, abuse is inevitable. However, although knowing the exact purpose of a mace, an ICE agent sprayed it indiscriminately while causing a scene in Orange County, California. This incident is a reflection of what happens when authority is wielded without...
Hill 6th-grader wins spell bee
Sophia Hua, a sixth-grader at Hill Elementary School in Garden Grove was the winner of the Garden Grove Unified School District’s 38th annual Elementary School Spelling Bee on Wednesday. She took the top prize for correctly spelling the word “plagiarize.” In second were Sufyan Muthazzir (Stanford Elementary) and...
Locals CHERISH #2 Ranked Restaurant in Downey, CA
Mon–Fri: 11 AM–Midnight | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–Midnight. In a city packed with chain restaurants that all blur together, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar in Downey has somehow cracked the code on making a multi-location concept feel completely and genuinely local. 🐾. Lazy Dog Downey sits inside...
Guilty Plea Sticks on Key Figure in Anaheim Corruption Scandal, For Now
A guilty plea on multiple federal fraud charges will stick with former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament – for now – after a federal judge heard arguments on whether Ament could backtrack his plea Friday afternoon without issuing a ruling. U.S. District Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha said...
Fountain Valley: Pedestrian Fatally Struck Near Mile Square Park
02.27.2026 | 10:48 PM | FOUNTAIN VALLEY – A pedestrian was struck and killed by vehicle near Mile Square Park, late Friday night. The collision occurred on Warner Avenue just east of Brookhurst Street, adjacent to Mile Square Park, around 10:48 PM. When authorities arrived they found a pedestrian...
Newport Beach: One Pedestrian Killed, Another Injured In DUI Crash
02.28.2026 | 2:03 AM | NEWPORT BEACH – One person was killed and another was injured following a suspected DUI crash on the Balboa Peninsula, early Saturday morning. The deadly collision was reported in the 2300 block of Newport Boulevard around 2:03 AM when witnesses say a white Corvette was speeding northbound and...
