Long Beach Tiki Bar The Bamboo Club Has New Owners
Filled with bamboo, thatch and all manner of tropical fun, the Bamboo Club in Long Beach has been a magnet for revelers looking for island escapism since 2019. The elaborate but cozy spot has been sold, but new owners say they aren’t changing a thing. Twenty-five years ago, German-born...
Palm Tree Crushes Car With Occupants Inside
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 12-29-25, 9:45 a.m. LOCATION: WIND SHOT ON EUCLID AVE. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 29th, 2025, first responders across Anaheim and Buena Park responded to multiple wind-related incidents caused by strong gusts impacting the area. In Anaheim, firefighters with the Anaheim Fire & Rescue...
Southern California In-N-Out restaurants hit by counterfeit cash scam
Receipts for a “secret menu” item and a separate order of French fries are among the evidence Glendale police shared from their investigation into an alleged counterfeit money scheme that targeted about a dozen In-N-Out Burger locations in Southern California. Auriona Lewis, 24, and Tatiyanna Foster, 26, both of Long...
Police Commander Found Dead in Hotel Room After Going Missing During His Training Sessions
A longtime Oxnard Police Department commander was found dead in his hotel room after he failed to report to training sessions in Southern California, authorities said. In a Saturday, Jan. 10 news release, Oxnard police announced the death of Cmdr. Scott Aaron, a more than 21-year veteran of the department. The...
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
Record-high heat, gusty Santa Ana winds forecast for parts of Southern California
High wind warnings remain in effect through Saturday as dangerous Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 70 mph batter Southern California
‘Newport Beach Film Festival Honors,’ Featuring Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, to Air Tonight...
The 26th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Honors, featuring Variety ’s 10 Actors to Watch and their presentation of the Legends and Groundbreakers Award to Scarlett Johansson, airs Monday on PBS SoCal at 7:30 pm. It is also available to stream on their website. NAACP Image Awards 2026 Nominations: 'Sinners' Lands...
Counterfeit cash scam targets ‘approximately a dozen’ In-N-Out restaurants in Southern California
Police say they've nabbed two criminals who had cooked up a scheme to pass counterfeit cash at In-N-Out.
100-year-old Garden Grove toymaker receives hundreds of letters from fans
A 100-year-old toymaker in Orange County is gaining national attention. Harold "Hal" Yoak is a World War II veteran who makes wooden toys by hand in his garage.
Irvine attorney gets only one year in jail after a fatal DUI crash
Lotfullah Sohaib Latif, a 34-year-old lawyer and Irvine resident, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9 to one year in jail and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for a DUI crash that killed a United States Postal Service driver in Garden Grove. Latif was convicted on October 21,...

















