Huntington Beach CA

A man convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Huntington Beach in 2021 was sentenced to 15-years-to-life in prison on Friday. According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, Florentino Contreras Bacilio, 52, of Long Beach has been convicted of kidnapping to commit sexual assault and two...

WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA — A major insurance fraud investigation in Southern California has led to the arrest of a local towing company owner accused of orchestrating a scheme that allegedly cost insurance carriers nearly $6 million. Authorities say the case centers around Hadley Tow, a Whittier-based towing business...

On Feb. 27, 2026, officers responded to a hospital after a sexual assault was reported in the 2100 block of Newport Blvd. The suspect, a rideshare driver, told an intoxicated passenger he would take her home but instead drove her to another location and assaulted her. He later dropped her off at a third site.

The crew at NHS, Inc. recently shared some good news about one of the people who helped shape skateboarding as many know it today. Cofounder Richard Novak has received the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. Novak is part of the first group of recipients...

He died weeks after being bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking in Irvine.

Two brothers who own towing companies in Southern California were detained for alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar insurance fraud scheme. Mark Hassan, 46, of Corona Del Mar, and Ahmed Hassan, 35, of Walnut, were arrested on March 11 for several counts of felony insurance fraud, according to the Los Angeles...

Every month Salt & Straw, the uber-popular ice cream purveyors with a store in Newport Beach, release a limited time edition of crazy concoctions that are often surprising in their ability to combine unique flavors into satisfying frozen treats. Their current monthly flavor series is dubbed “Cereal-sly Delicious”...

A Seal Beach woman in her 70s was hospitalized after she was hit by a young man on an electric motorcycle.

Experian has filed a WARN notice announcing plans to lay off 28 employees at its Costa Mesa location. The filing provides advance notice of the layoffs, which are scheduled to take effect in December. Experian Announces Layoffs Affecting Employees in Costa Mesa. Experian is a multinational data and technology firm....

The wife of a suspected Orange County Mexican Mafia boss was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in federal prison for her role in a racketeering case. Brenda Vanessa Campos Martinez, the wife of reputed OC Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez, pleaded guilty April 24 to conspiracy to distribute and possess heroin and...