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A local activist organization, Orange County CSO (Community Service Organization Orange County), has announced a protest outside the Santa Ana Police Department and is demanding the immediate firing of officers involved in the recent arrest of Florentino Lopez, an incident that was captured on video and has already pro

What began as a routine effort by officers from the Irvine Police Department to assist a motorist at a local intersection quickly turned into a significant arrest involving active felony warrants and a large quantity of suspected narcotics. According to the Irvine Police, officers contacted 35-year-old Rene Amezcua of

(This story was updated with new information.) Three separate fires burning south of Lake Perris merged into one wildfire Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6, growing to 173 acres across flat terrain and a hillside. A road was closed as firefighters attacked the blaze. The Pico Fire was reported at 11:56 a.m. near Ramona Express

Boris Said, the esteemed road racer and NASCAR’s super sub, is making strides to bring Elsinore Ring, the first private motorsports country club, to Lake Elsinore, California. A racing legend for four decades, Said turned to automotive entrepreneurship, becoming co-owner of BMW Murrieta with Rick Hendrick and finding i

HESPERIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Smoke is drifting from the Pico Fire in next to Lake Perris in Riverside County is visible across the region, with residents reporting smoke as far as Oak Hills and Hesperia. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department is actively working to suppress the fire,...

A parolee out of prison for barely a week allegedly gunned down a 30-year-old woman during a confrontation in Temecula, authorities said Tuesday. Rashad Kysim Populus, 28, of Los Angeles was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center on Monday on suspicion of murder and other offenses. Populus is being held wit

An investigation is underway after a UC Irvine student was found dead on campus. On Oct. 4, the student, Amir Eftekhar, 18, was found dead around 2 p.m., a spokesperson with the Orange County Coroner told the Los Angeles Times. Authorities did not release details on where Eftekhar was found, but told the Times that […]

A man was killed and two women were critically injured Monday, Oct. 5, in a wrong-way crash that followed a police pursuit in Indio, officials said. Riverside County sheriff's deputies spotted a "wanted vehicle" around 7:33 p.m. near Park Street and Miles Avenue and tried to pull it over, spokesperson Sgt. Robert Marti

This story is part of the Voice of OC Collegiate News Service, a partnership with Chapman University that trains student journalists to cover public policy across Orange County. Have a student project or a response to this work? Email [email protected]. Housing First emerged in New York City during the early...

A new wildfire dubbed the Prima Fire was first discovered in Orange County, California at 1:59 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, burning on private land with its cause undetermined and containment status still unknown. The blaze was first flagged through National Interagency Fire Center tracking data, with no confirmed