Red Cross Offering Assistance to Residents Affected by Garden Grove Hazmat Incident
Following the hazmat incident in Garden Grove, the Red Cross has opened shelters at several locations to support residents impacted by the event. While some of the shelters are no longer accepting overnight guests due to reaching near or full capacity, all of them are open for health services, hygiene supplies, food, d
Risk of catastrophic blast from California chemical leak eliminated, but other concerns remain
The threat of a catastrophic explosion from a chemical vapor leak in Orange County, California, was ruled out Monday after officials discovered a crack in a failing tank at GKN Aerospace Saturday night. Concerns of a smaller explosion still remain. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Class action lawsuit filed over chemical emergency
The Garden Grove chemical lawsuit has triggered a class action lawsuit against the aerospace company that owns the facility.
Woman with autism, social anxiety disappears in Orange County
Authorities are searching for a woman with autism and social anxiety who went missing in Orange County over the weekend. Lien Thuy Nguyen, a Vietnamese-speaking woman, was last seen leaving a residence on foot around 6:40 a.m. Sunday in Fountain Valley, according to the Anaheim Police Department. Nguyen is known to tak
Nguyen: Profit Over People, The Garden Grove Chemical Crisis Disproportionately Harms Working Class Communities...
Within the past few days, tens of thousands of residents in Garden Grove and neighboring cities have had to frantically evacuate their homes due to a chemical crisis at GKN Aerospace. This environmental disaster poses significant harm to the homes, health, and well-being of evacuees. Importantly, it also calls into que
Garden Grove chemical crisis keeps residents displaced for fourth night
Thousands of people in Garden Grove remain under evacuation orders due to an ongoing chemical tank crisis. Although authorities have eliminated the possibility of a devastating explosion, families are preparing to spend a fourth night away from home. An Elks Lodge spokesperson told NBC4 the facility is at capacity with
Orange County Superior Court launches criminal eFiling amid statewide push to modernize
Santa Ana, CA – Orange County Superior Court announced the launch of an eFiling program to better serve attorneys in criminal cases, beginning on Friday, May 22, 2026. The Criminal Defense Attorney Portal (CDAP) will enable attorneys to electronically file motions, petitions and responses that would have otherwise requ
Scary residential burglar caught after he passed out in a stairwell in north Orange...
On May 17, 2026, police officers responded to the area of Haddonfield Loop and Deerpark Dr. regarding a residential burglary that occurred while an elderly female resident was home, according to the Fullerton Police Department. Fortunately, the suspect never made contact with the victim during the incident. During the
Evacuation area cut to 15,000
UPDATE: There’s good news for most of the people affected by the establishment of the evacuation zone created by the toxic gas emergency created at a plastics factory in West Garden Grove. At a press conference held at 6 p.m. today (Monday), Orange County officials announced that with the...
Where Orange County evacuees can find assistance amid Garden Grove chemical leak incident
Video Above: “KTLA 5 News Team Coverage: Garden Grove HAZMAT crisis” aired on Sunday, May 24. About 50,000 residents remain under evacuation orders after a toxic chemical leak at the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems facility in Garden Grove. The incident began Thursday afternoon when a 34,000‑gallon tank of methyl me
