BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: San Clemente Village Helps Seniors Age in Place
San Clemente Village was founded over a decade ago by city council members and locals inspired by a segment on “60 Minutes.” Helping seniors age in place, the volunteer-driven nonprofit provides services including transportation, handyman services, dog walking and technology assistance. With a recent expansion into...
Convicted Orange County murderer arrested after cutting off ankle monitor during college class and...
A 22-year-old convicted murderer was arrested after he cut off his GPS monitoring device while attending classes at an Orange County community college, authorities said. Jose Angel Aguilar, 22, was serving time at a juvenile facility for a murder he committed in 2021 when he was 17, according to the Orange County...
Grand opening of new recycling center in Orange
The Association of California Cities Orange County (ACC-OC) joined city, county, and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Waste Management's new recycling center in the City of Orange. The facility is described as a state-of-the-art investment in the region's sustainability infrastructure.
Local lawyer says SB faces state litigation
A local lawyer says Seal Beach is exposed to litigation from the state in a Monday, March 9 letter to the Seal Beach City Council for not approving the sewer connection for the Lampson Park Place project. The Lampson Park Place project is located in Los Alamitos. According to the attorney, that lawsuit would come...
25-year-old dies weeks after rattlesnake bite in Irvine; family demands answers
The family of a 25-year-old Costa Mesa man is demanding answers after he died following a rattlesnake bite he suffered while mountain biking in Irvine.
Drone pilot spots fleeing Orange County shoplifting suspect from the air
A suspected shoplifter who may have thought he slipped away unseen was actually spotted by a police drone in Orange County on Wednesday night. Officers were called to a Huntington Beach retail store after the suspect was seen breaking off several security tags from merchandise, the Huntington Beach Police Department...
A 15 years to life sentence is given in HB rape-kidnap case
A man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Huntington Beach in 2021 was sentenced to 15-years-to-life in prison on Friday. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, Florentino Contreras Bacilio, 52, of Long Beach has been convicted of kidnapping to commit sexual assault and two...
Police seek more victims in rideshare assault case
On Feb. 27, 2026, officers responded to a hospital after a sexual assault was reported in the 2100 block of Newport Blvd. The suspect, a rideshare driver, told an intoxicated passenger he would take her home but instead drove her to another location and assaulted her. He later dropped her off at a third site.
NHS Cofounder Richard Novak Honored w/ First-Ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the SHoF
The crew at NHS, Inc. recently shared some good news about one of the people who helped shape skateboarding as many know it today. Cofounder Richard Novak has received the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. Novak is part of the first group of recipients...
SoCal man dies after falling on rattlesnake while mountain biking
He died weeks after being bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking in Irvine.
