CITE25: California’s School Phone Restrictions Are Just a Start
SACRAMENTO — It’s been more than a year since Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free School Act requiring every school district in California to develop its own policy limiting smartphone use on campuses by July 1, 2026. According to officials from the California Department of Education and the nonprofit Common...
Long Beach will penalize people for promoting street races, car sideshows
City Council members say the burnouts, speed shows and illegal races are a scourge on neighborhoods. They want those advertising them to face $1,000 fines and possible jail time. The post Long Beach will penalize people for promoting street races, car sideshows appeared first on Long Beach Post .
Surfer Rescues Teen After Near-Fatal SUP Collision in SoCal
A couple months back, a 13-year-old boy nearly died at Doheny State Beach in Orange County, CA. But thanks to the quick action of a surfer, the boy survived. River Glennon was bodyboarding when he was struck by a stand-up paddleboard. The impact was bad. River had suffered a serious head injury; blood was pouring...
San Clemente Eyes Installing Border Patrol Cameras to Look for Panga Boats
Federal immigration officials could soon be monitoring San Clemente’s coastline through cameras set up on a nearby hilltop in an effort to intercept immigrants coming ashore in panga boats. It comes as some Orange County cities have rolled out immigrant aid programs, while community organizations have noted a recent...
Southern California man convicted of molesting 2 children, attempting to molest another at a...
A Southern California man was convicted of molesting two young girls and attempting to molest a third child at a motel. Jason Valentine Esparza, 60, had groomed women to babysit children as young as 4 years old and would have them bring the children to hotels so that he could molest them, according to the […]
LA County man to plead guilty to possessing Molotov cocktail during anti-ICE protest
A man is expected to plead guilty to possessing a Molotov cocktail during a summer protest stemming from federal immigration enforcement operations.
Trapped driver rescued after crash with Amazon truck on 5 Freeway in Downey
A trapped driver was rescued following a crash with an Amazon semi-truck on the 5 Freeway in Downey overnight.
Authorities arrest men in alleged organized crime burglaries and more
Authorities arrest man in alleged burglaries across Ventura County Authorities from multiple units coordinated to arrest a man in multiple suspected residential burglary cases in Ventura County and one in Orange County, according to a Ventura County Sheriff's Office news release. The man is suspected of being part of...
A woman collecting cans was fatally struck by a trash truck in Santa Ana...
There was apparently a fatal accident this morning involving a Republic Services trash truck that struck an older woman who was collecting cans, according to a reader at the Neighbors of Santa Ana Facebook page. The incident happened at Shelton and Bishop. The SAPD closed off the streets around the...
Bodycam: Police halt as sparks snap from power pole after Orange County crash
Police released footage this week of a dangerous crash into a utility pole that almost led to further harm when sparks began snapping from the damaged power lines. The Fountain Valley Police Department posted what it described as “electrifying body camera footage” to social media on Nov. 16, showing viewers the...

















