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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — While rescue crews spent nearly two days searching for a 5-year-old girl swept out in a rip current off Treasure Island, Laguna Beach Fire Capt. Pat Cary spent dozens of hours with the grieving family, acting as their liaison, caring for them, and keeping them updated.

ANAHEIM, California – August 21, 2026: Orange County is taking an unusual approach to e-bike and e-moto safety: offering people hundreds of dollars in gift cards to turn in unwanted electric bikes, electric motorcycles, pocket bikes and e-scooters. Riders can review my California 2026 e-bike law guide for the important

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) - A man who spent nearly 19 years in state prison for an armed robbery he had nothing to do with was freed today of his conviction in state court in Santa Ana. When Guy Donnell Miles won the right to a retrial in 2017, he...

Small’s Smash Club, a restaurant located along the Pacific Coast Highway, was vandalized last week after a dispute between the staff and an elderly neighbor. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, after the business was closed, a neighboring resident broke onto the patio and ripped out the wiring from every outdoor ambient speaker. Th

Have you adopted a shelter animal because of Voice of OC’s weekly Pets of the Week article? We’d love to hear from you. Contact Angelina Hicks at [email protected] or [email protected] to share your experience. Pippin. Pippin has been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for about three months...

The Santa Ana Police Department has issued a seasonal safety message reminding drivers that “Safe Drives Save Lives” as the city enters its late‑summer and Labor Day enforcement period. The department announced increased patrols from August 19 through September 7, along with a DUI checkpoint scheduled for October 28, 2

A woman was stabbed by a man in the 6400 block of Long Beach Boulevard late Thursday night, suffering non-life-threatening injuries before being rushed to a hospital as the attacker fled into the darkness. Police have not identified the suspect or determined a motive, and no arrest had been made as of Friday afternoon.

They say it's already gone far enough. "They're yelling at everybody that we're pedophiles," one man said. Another woman said they are screaming racial slurs and throwing fireworks.

Alex Guess deserves considerable credit. At 12 years old, he’s watched classmates get hurt, decided that was unacceptable, started a petition, approached elected officials and written two opinion pieces demanding action. That takes courage, persistence and genuine concern for the safety of young riders and the communit

A 21-year-old woman was killed in a violent crash during a street race in Mission Viejo Thursday night that allegedly involved her younger brother, according to Orange County authorities. Not only did the 21-year-old woman lose her life, but her younger brother, who was allegedly driving a different car, is now accused