2 women wanted for distraction burglaries targeting victims in Orange County
Police are searching for two women wanted in connection with distraction burglaries targeting victims in Orange County. The suspects were identified as Scumpina Ciuraru, 33, and Portocala Stanescu, 21, both Norwalk residents, according to the Fullerton Police Department. The pair was last seen in two separate...
Orange County Activists are Tracking ICE in Their Communities and Live-Streaming What They Find
A growing number of people across Southern California are tracking immigration agents in their neighborhoods. This article was first published by the nonprofit newsroom LAist on October 21 2025 and is republished here with permission. These days, a typical morning for Victor Valladares starts off on Facebook. The...
Felon charged with vandalizing District Attorney’s office property in Indio
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A 47-year-old probationer accused of vandalizing the Riverside County District Attorney's Office's Coachella Valley branch, then attempting to hide on the roof of a nearby building, where he was forcibly taken into custody, was charged today with nearly a dozen felony and misdemeanor offenses....
Deputies’ killing of ex-cop during Cook’s Corner mass shooting justified, prosecutors say
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has determined deputies were justified in fatally shooting a former police officer who was in the midst of committing a mass shooting at a Trabuco Canyon bar two years ago. Retired Ventura Police Sgt. John Snowling opened fire inside and outside the Cook’s Corner bar on...
4 found dead of apparent overdoses in Orange County were softball teammates
Four members of the same softball team were found dead from apparent drug overdoses inside a Fullerton apartment, a friend told KTLA. Officers from the Fullerton Police Department were called to the apartment building in the 140 block of Wilshire Avenue just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. “The Fullerton Police Department’s...
CalFresh benefits in jeopardy for millions in Southern California as government shutdown continues
Orange County leaders said if the government isn't funded by Thursday, there will be a delay in CalFresh money distributed from the government to states and eventually individual counties.
Controversial Thermal Ranch Development Faces Pushback from Local Residents Ahead of Key Vote
A proposed luxury development in the Eastern Coachella Valley is drawing strong opposition from residents who say the project threatens their health, environment, and way of life.The Thermal Ranch Club, a multimillion-dollar development planned on a 619-acre site, is set to go before the Riverside County Planning...
Riverside Shooting Suspect Arrested After Fatal Incident in Grocery Store Lot
RIVERSIDE, CA – A shooting incident in a grocery store parking lot on Monday, October 13, 2025, resulted in one fatality and the apprehension of a suspect who remained at the scene. The City of Riverside’s Public Safety Communications Center received multiple calls reporting the incident, located in the 9200 block of...
CSU Expands Direct Admissions Program to All of California
Following the success of its Direct Admissions Pilot Program at Riverside County schools this year, the California State University (CSU) system has announced it is expanding the program statewide, with six additional universities participating. The expansion was made possible by SB 640, which was signed into law by...
Western Gateway Pipeline to reverse flow, bringing fuel to California
CALIFORNIA – Energy companies Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan, Inc. unveiled plans on October 20 for a new pipeline system designed to bring fuel from Texas into the western U.S.—including California.
