Foster Frustrations Grow as Riverside County Animal Shelter Turns Away Would-Be Rescuers
Frustration is growing over operations at Riverside County Animal Services after a potential foster parent was reportedly turned away — simply because the one person authorized to release animals was not on site.The would-be foster arrived ready to take a dog out of overcrowded kennels, potentially preventing...
Officer saves choking 7‑month‑old girl in Orange County, video shows
An Orange police officer is being celebrated as a hero after rescuing a 7‑month‑old girl who was choking on a hair clip. The life‑saving moment was captured on emotional bodycam video.
GWRS Surpasses Half a Trillion Gallons of Purified Water
FOUNTAIN VALLEY – The Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) has reached a major production milestone of half a trillion gallons of purified water as it marks 18 years of service this month. A joint project of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San), the GWRS is the...
Riverside County Approves Emergency Agreement to Keep Blythe Hospital ER Open
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday to temporarily manage the emergency room at Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe, aiming to preserve critical emergency medical services for residents.The decision comes as the Blythe-area hospital continues to face serious financial...
Orange County Man Awaits Sentencing for Stealing Nearly $1 Million From Surfers’ Parked Cars
A man is set to be sentenced for stealing surfers’ phones and bank cards from their cars. Moundir Kamil, 56, of Orange County, orchestrated a scheme that saw him steal almost $1 million from surfers at beaches in San Diego County, Malibu, Manhattan Beach and others. As CBS8 reports,...
Orange County Supervisors Hike Trash Rates
Residents throughout Orange County could be paying a lot more for trash disposal by the end of the decade. It comes after OC Supervisors signed off on a new set of rate hikes on Tuesday for cities to dispose of their residents’ waste at the dump, with plans to almost double the current rates by 2030.
Black Veil Brides announce spring US tour
Black Veil Brides have announced a spring U.S. tour. The headlining trek launches April 25 in Riverside, California, and wraps up May 30 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Presales begin Tuesday at noon local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For...
Yorba Linda High School students, staff ordered to shelter in place
Students and staff at Yorba Linda High School had to shelter in place for about an hour Wednesday amid an investigation, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said. Deputies had to investigate "suspicious circumstances," the sheriff's department said but did not clarify what prompted the investigation. By 11:26...
Hawaii man sentenced after defrauding elderly Irvine man out of nearly $2 million
A Hawaii man who defrauded an elderly Orange County resident out of nearly $2 million — costing the victim his Irvine home and yacht — has been sentenced to four years in federal prison, prosecutors announced Wednesday. John Tamahere McCabe, 42, of Kailua, Hawaii, was sentenced to 48 months behind bars and ordered to...
Suspect in drive-by jailed
Last July in Stanton, what prosecutors called “a brazen broad daylight” drive-by shooting in Stanton took the life of a 15-year-boy. Now one of the persons accused in the homicide is back in Orange County after being extradited from Vietnam to where he fled following the incident. Quoc-Bao...

















