Metrolink riders brace yourselves: Fares will rise by up to 27% starting Monday
Metrolink fares are going up Monday for the first time in 13 years. The move comes in the midst of financial and maintenance challenges.
OC’s Biggest Civic Headlines as Claims of Heavy Drinking Drop Against Anaheim Mayor
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Inland Empire housing boom brings coastal prices and anxiety
The sales office in Eastvale opens at ten, but the line on the sidewalk starts earlier. Couples compare mortgage quotes on their phones. A mother who left Huntington Beach says she never expected to shop this far from the coast. What she is seeing is no longer a local curiosity. Inland Empire home prices now […] The p
Disney Buys Former Yamaha Campus Near Disneyland for $115 Million
The sprawling former headquarters of Yamaha Motor Corp. in Cypress, California, near Disneyland Resort, now belongs to The Walt Disney Company, according to public records. Yamaha announced the relocation of its company headquarters to Georgia earlier this year, a large move from the campus it has occupied in Orange Co
Anaheim Mayor Admits Drinking Problem & Going to Rehab
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Orange Looks to Reduce Speed Limits
This story is part of the Voice of OC Collegiate News Service, a partnership with Chapman University that trains student journalists to cover public policy across Orange County. Have a student project or a response to this work? Email [email protected]. Drivers in Orange could be hitting the brakes on city...
Fountain Valley Police Catch Elder Scam Suspect and Recover Over $54,000 in Cash
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA — Fountain Valley Police Department officers arrested a fraud suspect and recovered more than $54,000 in cash after intercepting an ongoing elder scam targeting victims across the country. The investigation began last week when an elderly Connecticut resident contacted the Fountain Valley Police Dep
Cypress Police Recover Two Stolen Vehicles and Arrest Four Suspects Following Surveillance Lead
Officers with the Cypress Police Department recovered two stolen vehicles and arrested four suspects in connection with a vehicle theft ring over the weekend. The investigation began Friday when officers took a report regarding a white GMC Sierra pickup truck stolen overnight from a Cypress neighborhood. Review of loca
SDG&E begins power shutoffs amid extreme heat, Santa Ana winds
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Gas & Electric has begun shutting off power in some communities as extreme heat and Santa Ana winds create dangerous wildfire conditions across the region. In an announcement Friday morning, the utility company said it has initiated Public Safety Power Shutoffs, or PSPS, as a precauti
Man arrested after hundreds of pounds of suspected stolen copper found in Compton
A man was arrested after Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives recovered hundreds of pounds of suspected stolen copper wire and other allegedly stolen materials from an unlicensed auto dismantling yard in Compton, authorities announced Friday. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes
