Several Santa Ana gangbangers were arrested on weapon and gang-related charges
Gang detectives recently contacted two suspects who were inside a vehicle in the area of 2500 N. Deodar St. , according to the SAPD . One male suspect exited the vehicle and then attempted to discard an object.
The Irvine Police issued 61 tickets during a High Visibility Enforcement operation
Yesterday morning, police officers focused their attention on the northern parts of Culver and Jamboree and the areas in between, according to the Irvine Police Department . The officers collected 61 autographs for various violations, including distracted driving and disobeying traffic signs.
Huntington Beach clashes with California over voter ID requirement in court
Requiring voters to show ID at polls is controversial, in part because it was historically used as a tool to disenfranchise Black voters.
E-bikes causing problems in Rossmoor
Two recent e-bike crashes, with injuries, within the otherwise quiet community of Rossmoor have caused alarm among directors as they asked the California Highway Patrol for assistance. During the March meeting of the Rossmoor Community Services District, Officer Zeferino Valdovinos of the CHP confirmed that they have...
Convicted drug dealer caught in Orange County with narcotics, cash, ammo
An Irvine man who was on probation got sent back to jail this week after an unexpected visit from detectives. Thirty-seven-year-old Ven Nguyen, described as a convicted drug dealer by the Irvine Police Department on Facebook, was arrested and booked Tuesday following a surprise probation compliance search at his...
Southern California man, 38, fatally stabbed by wife on his birthday, prosecutors say
Prosecutors in a Santa Ana courtroom told jurors on Tuesday that Michelle Gutierrez stabbed her husband to death on his birthday while he slept in bed and that his screams were heard by their two children. The gruesome scene reportedly played out in January 2021 at the couple’s Santa Ana home in the 1000 block […]
PopUp Bagels Taking Over Southern California
PopUp Bagels, a rapidly growing bagel brand known as “Not Famous but Known,” is expanding its reach in California through new franchise partnerships in Los Angeles. The company has signed agreements with James Marzouk of Sweetzer Capital to open 25 locations in Los Angeles and Orange County, according to a press...
The Cellar and 3 More Restaurants Shut Down After Failing Health Inspections
In a routine inspection by the Orange County Health Care Agency, five food facilities were ordered to shut down on April 2. Health inspectors found serious violations of its food safety regulations at The Cellar, Subway, Master Hu, and The Fire Crab. These Orange County-based eating establishments have been asked...
Lopez: At Leisure World, they’re up in arms, crying ‘hands off’ their Social Security
At Leisure World, where they're lining up to fight threats to Social Security, a resident has a request of Elon Musk: 'Please fly to Mars'
Researcher: Overtime law costing farmworkers $100 per week
One hundred dollars a week. That’s how much California’s agricultural overtime law has cost farmworkers, according to University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor Alexandra Hill. In 2023, Hill published research showing the state’s 2016 agricultural overtime law had not achieved its goal of increasing...