Cooling centers open across SoCal as heat wave brings dangerous temperatures
A potentially record-breaking and dangerous heat wave is building across Southern California. Here's how you can find some relief from the heat.
La Habra vehicle search uncovers handgun, nitrous canisters
Police recovered a loaded handgun and several drug-related items during a recent vehicle search in Orange County, authorities said Sunday. La Habra’s Special Investigations Unit made the discovery during what officers described as an “occupied vehicle check,” the department said in a Facebook post. An image shared by...
ATV Rider Dies Joyriding on Abandoned Golf Links
A young man was killed when his all-terrain vehicle flipped and rolled several times while he was joyriding with friends on an abandoned golf course east of Moreno Valley, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday on a trail in the former Quail...
4‑alarm Riverside fire sends smoke billowing into the air, spreads to field
A 4-alarm fire at a pallet yard in Riverside sent huge plumes of smoke into the air and then spread onto a nearby field.
La La Land Kind Cafe Opens Its First Orange County Location
Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach has welcomed La La Land Kind Cafe, a coffee concept known for its mission of spreading kindness and mentoring foster youth. The cafe officially opened Saturday, March 14, marking the brand’s first location in Orange County. La La Land Kind Cafe offers specialty...
California Highway Patrol officer, second driver charged with murder in connection with Los Angeles...
Last summer, then-CHP officer Angelo Rodriguez allegedly crashed into a Nissan sedan while driving 130 miles per hour and left the scene for several minutes without properly reporting the incident.
DUI Patrols to Increase on St. Patrick’s Day Across SoCal
Anyone planning on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday with festive brews and cocktails should plan ahead and arrange transportation in advance as law enforcement throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties will increase patrols to nab people driving under the influence. The Los Angeles Police Department plans to...
The Costa Mesa Police arrested four transients who were camping illegally
Last week, the Community Policing Unit addressed an encampment in the easement of the Bristol off-ramp of the 405, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. Four arrests were made for a variety of charges including camping and drug paraphernalia. When the officers contact individuals experiencing homelessness,...
Fatal Rattlesnake Bite Leaves Family of California Mountain Biker Seeking Answers
Julian Hernandez was mountain biking at the Quail Hill Trailhead in Irvine, Calif., when he was bitten by a rattlesnake on Feb. 1, 2026. The 25-year-old Costa Mesa local was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Over a month later, on March 11, Hernandez died in the...
Riverside man shoots parent to death before turning gun on himself, sheriff’s office says
A man shot one of his parents to death before committing suicide at a home on the 20900 block of Verta Street in Mead Valley Saturday night, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at 9:52 p.m. At the […]
