Long Beach Tiki Bar The Bamboo Club Has New Owners
Filled with bamboo, thatch and all manner of tropical fun, the Bamboo Club in Long Beach has been a magnet for revelers looking for island escapism since 2019. The elaborate but cozy spot has been sold, but new owners say they aren’t changing a thing. Twenty-five years ago, German-born...
Palm Tree Crushes Car With Occupants Inside
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 12-29-25, 9:45 a.m. LOCATION: WIND SHOT ON EUCLID AVE. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 29th, 2025, first responders across Anaheim and Buena Park responded to multiple wind-related incidents caused by strong gusts impacting the area. In Anaheim, firefighters with the Anaheim Fire & Rescue...
Southern California In-N-Out restaurants hit by counterfeit cash scam
Receipts for a “secret menu” item and a separate order of French fries are among the evidence Glendale police shared from their investigation into an alleged counterfeit money scheme that targeted about a dozen In-N-Out Burger locations in Southern California. Auriona Lewis, 24, and Tatiyanna Foster, 26, both of Long...
Police Commander Found Dead in Hotel Room After Going Missing During His Training Sessions
A longtime Oxnard Police Department commander was found dead in his hotel room after he failed to report to training sessions in Southern California, authorities said. In a Saturday, Jan. 10 news release, Oxnard police announced the death of Cmdr. Scott Aaron, a more than 21-year veteran of the department. The...
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
Record-high heat, gusty Santa Ana winds forecast for parts of Southern California
High wind warnings remain in effect through Saturday as dangerous Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 70 mph batter Southern California
100-year-old Garden Grove toymaker receives hundreds of letters from fans
A 100-year-old toymaker in Orange County is gaining national attention. Harold "Hal" Yoak is a World War II veteran who makes wooden toys by hand in his garage.
Irvine attorney gets only one year in jail after a fatal DUI crash
Lotfullah Sohaib Latif, a 34-year-old lawyer and Irvine resident, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9 to one year in jail and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for a DUI crash that killed a United States Postal Service driver in Garden Grove. Latif was convicted on October 21,...
Bomb threat forces California High School to go under lockdown
Students and faculty at California High School in Whittier were put on lockdown Monday after a bomb threat and reports from residents who saw a man with an AR-15 making threats near the school. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 2:03 p.m. for a non-specified threat...
A hit and run driver killed a woman in a wheelchair but then cooperated...
On January 9, 2026, at approximately 6:33 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a traffic collision in the 600 block of N. Grand Avenue. Officers, along with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), responded to the scene and located the 55-year-old woman from Santa Ana, lying in the...
