Santana: This Week’s Top News Across OC
A host of Orange County elected officials hovered around local and federal courthouses in Orange County this week, with county supervisors complaining about how little their former colleague, Andrew Do, was ordered to pay back (about $900K) after being found responsible for derailing with a bribe scandal more than...
‘This ain’t no damn fish and chips’: OC pop-up brings Southern cuisine to SoCal
Asha Starks, owner of Hot Grease, is honoring a Black tradition on her home turf — the OC.
Man shot to death in Moreno Valley; suspect in custody
A man was killed early Friday morning in Moreno Valley after being shot in what authorities are investigating as an assault with a deadly weapon. Deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station were called to the 13000 block of Day Street at approximately 4:05 a.m. on August 15 after reports of a shooting. When...
Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Alleged Unauthorized Data
LAKE MATTHEWS (CNS) – A 41-year-old Riverside County deputy accused of accessing unauthorized and confidential information from government databases for personal use was out on bail Friday. Michael Gene Schmidt was arrested and booked into the Presley Detention Center in Riverside on Thursday on suspicion of...
Healthcare CEO warns of a system on the brink
Jarrod McNaughton, who leads Inland Empire Health Plan, says the math points to a crisis California’s safety net can’t sustain. Jarrod McNaughton is nothing if not pragmatic. There’s no other way to run a health plan in Southern California that serves 1.5 million people — especially when nearly 95% of its members...
Orange County music exec gets 4 years for working with cartel-tied concert promoter
A Huntington Beach man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for working with a concert promoter in Mexico with ties to drug cartels. José Ángel Del Villar, 45, the CEO of Del Records and its related talent agency Del Entertainment Inc., was sentenced Friday to a jail term and fined $2 million, the […]
Corona-Norco Unified among school districts implementing cellphone restrictions on campus
The Corona-Norco Unified School District is implementing restrictions on cellphone use, joining a growing trend on campuses throughout the U.S.
South Korea’s biggest burger chain Lotteria opens in OC
Lotteria, a major Japanese-Korean fast-food chain with locations across South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and more, just opened its first U.S. location in Fullerton in Orange County.
The Pork Ribs At This Restaurant In California Are So Good, They’re Worth A...
There’s something magical about discovering extraordinary food in unexpected places, and The Smoking Ribs in Garden Grove, California is precisely that kind of delicious revelation. Hidden in plain sight within an unassuming strip mall in Orange County, this BBQ haven serves up the kind of ribs that don’t just...
Police searching for suspects in $500,000 delivery truck carjacking in Orange County
Police are searching for several suspects wanted for carjacking a delivery truck containing over $500,000 worth of merchandise in Orange County. On July 3, Irvine police responded to a carjacking and robbery on Sky Park Circle in Irvine. The victim was making deliveries in the commercial area when he was approached...
