Orange County Races to Avert Chemical Tank Blast
The next few hours will be critical in battle to prevent O.C. chemical explosion – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Garden Grove – Days after authorities ordered mass evacuations across parts of Orange County, responders are now focused on a volatile chemical tank at a local aerospace faci
The next few hours will be critical in battle to prevent O.C. chemical explosion
Days after mass evacuations were ordered in Orange County, the next few hours could be crucial in dealing with a volatile chemical tank at a Garden Grove aerospace company that has threatened to either explode or cause a major spill.
Man found dead in car after leaving Los Angeles County casino
A suspicious death is under investigation after a man was found dead inside his vehicle after leaving a Los Angeles County casino Sunday night. Deputies were sent to the 11600 block of East Carson Street in Lakewood following a report of a man not breathing just after 10 p.m., a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Chemical leaks crisis cause more evacuations in West OC
The chemical crisis on Western Avenue in West Garden Grove continues as public safety crews work to lower the temperatures at a vat at a plastics factory. • The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, located at Main and Euclid streets – four miles away from the problem at GKN Aerospace – is continuing at its regular schedul
East LA oil spill has reached Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach
Crews are hard at work up and down the Los Angeles River, including multiple spots in Long Beach, cleaning up after thousands of gallons of crude oil leaked from a ruptured pipeline in East LA Friday. LA County firefighters responded to a hazmat incident near E. Cesar Chavez and N....
1 killed, 2 injured in overnight violence in Long Beach neighborhood
A man was killed and two women were injured in an early-morning shooting Sunday in Long Beach. The incident happened just after 12:10 a.m. in the 3200 block of Caspian Avenue, according to a Long Beach Police Department news release. Arriving officers located three victims, all suffering gunshot wounds to the upper bod
Family seeks answers after teen cyclist injured, breaks teeth in Cerritos hit-and-run
A Cerritos-area family is asking witnesses to come forward after their 13-year-old son suffered facial and dental injuries in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bike home from school last week. The crash happened Tuesday, May 19, along Carmenita Road between Red Plum Avenue and Beach Street, according to the boy’s mo
Memorial Day observances planned throughout LA, Orange counties
LOS ANGELES — The unveiling of new memorial plates at the Honoring Our Fallen Memorial Wall in Long Beach will be among the ways Memorial Day will be marked in Los Angeles and Orange counties Monday. The newly added plates will honor individuals who died in World War I,...
The OCFA found a possible crack in the tank threatening to explode in Garden...
Orange County Fire Authority Chief TJ McGovern posted an update this morning about the chemical tanks that are threatening to explode at GKN Aerospace Transparency in Garden Grove. McGovern said that last night the OCFA emergency team has involved subject matter experts. The team found a potential crack in the 7,000 ga
Law firm files a class action lawsuit against GKN Aerospace to help those who...
Following an unprecedented multi-day hazardous materials emergency that triggered widespread mandatory evacuation orders across six Orange County municipalities, the nationally recognized law firm of Karns & Karns Personal Injury and Accident Attorneys has officially launched an independent toxic tort investigation int

















