Two Brothers a Garage and the Shoe That Became Off the Wall: Vans Turns...
On March 16, 1966, two brothers and two partners opened a rubber shoe factory in Anaheim, California, with a business model that sounds almost unbelievable now: walk in, order a pair, and pick them up finished that same afternoon. According to Vans’ own company history, Paul Van Doren, Jim Van Doren, Gordon Lee, and Se
Gardena Trafficker Vanishes Before Verdict, Convicted in Absentia, Faces 70 Years
A Gardena man who skipped out on his own sex trafficking trial just before closing arguments has been convicted anyway, and he remains missing more than a week later. Calvin Lane failed to appear in court on August 27, 2026, and a jury found him guilty the next day of trafficking a young woman and a teenage girl, leavi
Costa Mesa Police arrest driver for early‑morning DUI after report of drinking in vehicle
A Costa Mesa Police motor officer responding to a report of a man drinking in his vehicle ended up stopping a silver sedan and arresting the driver after he blew over the legal limit. With Labor Day weekend ongoing right now, this kind of early‑morning DUI is exactly what local...
Driver crashes into food stand, careens down riverbed in Whittier; 3 people injured
A driver crashed into a food stand, injuring several people, before careening down into a riverbed in Whittier Sunday morning.
Caltrans Announces ‘Games Route Network’ Improvement Project To Turn Existing Lanes Into Permit-Only Lanes...
They're not making extra lanes. They are taking existing lanes and restricting public use of those lanes.
Mysterious Black Jet That Emerged At Long Beach Airport Identified
A handful of aviation photographers got a suprise eyeful of a very sleek and large aircraft silhouette on Thursday night at Long Beach Airport. One of them was Ricky Schol, who saw the mysterious airframe emerge from a hangar, prompting a double take. It was the first time in his 16 years of aviation photography at the
Huntington Beach police bash reckless pocket bike riders – and arrest their parents
Police in Huntington Beach arrested multiple parents and cited two juveniles after a large group of pocket bike riders generated multiple calls for service on Saturday. The exact time and location of the calls were not disclosed, but the Huntington Beach Police Department said that “most of the riders took off” befor
San Clemente Rail Line Closed After Rainfall, High Surf Hit Orange County Coast
A portion of the Metrolink Pacific Surfliner rail line is undergoing emergency repairs in San Clemente, which could last until Monday, after high tides and rain hit the coast. The portion under repair is in San Clemente, with the closure running from the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station to the Oceanside stop in San
Man accused of striking Irvine golfer waith club arrested with help from community tips
The Irvine Police announced that Dean Melmoth, 58, of Irvine, has been identified and arrested in connection with the violent August 29 assault at the Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course — the same case we reported on September 2. After multiple community tips were submitted in response to the...
Hurricane Marie Swell Nearly Swallows SUV as Surf Floods SoCal Parking Lot (Video)
An historic convergence of large, long-period swells generated by Hurricane Marie and extraordinarily high seasonal tides triggered severe coastal flooding, dramatic beach erosion, and perilous surf conditions across Southern California over Labor Day Weekend. From Ventura County down through Orange County and San Dieg
