Court Watch: DUI Trial Hinges on Inconsistent Blood Alcohol Content Readings
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — A jury in Orange County Superior Court began deliberations Monday after hearing closing arguments in a DUI trial centered on whether the accused was driving while mentally impaired and with an illegal blood alcohol content. In Department 10 of the Westminster West Justice Center, Judge Randy...
Sweet Orange Scab Quarantines Expand in California
Agriculture officials have expanded the areas quarantined for sweet orange scab (SOS) in the Los Angeles and Villa Park areas of Los Angeles and Orange counties in California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in cooperation with the California Department of Food...
Best Things to Do in SoCal and LA This Week: March 9-15, 2026
Every week, I highlight a few events across the SoCal region. This week, explore an archive in Orange County, celebrate Persian New Year, experience Pasadena's art scene, and watch a visual mixtape. A family mystery art exhibit. Grand Central Art Center presents "Next of Kin" by artist Carlos Viani, a...
WM opens upgraded recycling facility in Southern California
WM has upgraded its Orange Recycling Facility in Southern California. With the $20 million investment in advanced technology equipped with automation and artificial intelligence (AI), the site is expected to process up to 130,000 tons of material per year. The upgraded Orange Recycling Facility uses optical sorters...
Riverside County Supervisors Celebrate Women Of The Year
Supervisors last week honored the five Riverside County Women of the Year winners, a program started eight years ago by Board Chair Karen Spiegel. “I want to thank my colleagues for always jumping in and participating in some of my crazy schemes,” Spiegel said. “But this is something that is really special to honor...
Three California Police Officers Could Lose Their Jobs Over Disabled Veteran License Plates on...
A controversy is unfolding inside the Riverside Police Department after three officers who previously served in the U.S. military were notified that the department intends to terminate their employment. The dispute centers on disabled veteran ... Read more
Orange County deputy fatally shot fiancée in head at close range, prosecutors say
A 28-year-old Orange County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the county’s jail has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting death of her fiancée last year. Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, a resident of Tustin, turned herself in to Tustin police on Monday, according to a news release...
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Crash in Palm Desert
Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that occurred just before noon in Palm Desert, California.Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responded to the intersection of San Gorgonio Way and Monterey Avenue after receiving reports of a traffic collision.When deputies...
Abandoned train tracks turn into a hotspot, and Orange County residents want answers
Ever feel safe at home, only for one thing nearby to change and everything to feel different? In Fullerton, a father says the abandoned train tracks behind his fence have become a hangout for trespassers. The story, he says, is that the situation escalated from repeated nuisance calls to incidents...
Video: Body cam footage released of Chino police shooting
Warning: graphic content The Chino Police Department released body camera footage Monday of officers shooting a man armed with a knife at a Chino home on Nov. 16, 2025. The shooting happened while officers were responding to a domestic violence call on the 16250 block of Homecoming Drive. In the video, officers are...

















