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Home seekers around Southern California were feeling profound sticker shock. Median prices had hit records never seen before. First-time buyers were desperately slapping down-payments on modest ranch homes in far-flung desert communities, enduring long commutes just to escape the rental market. "We were lucky," said on

A cracking seawall protecting oceanfront homes in Laguna Beach is raising concerns as a powerful swell and high tides threaten to bring dangerous surf and potentially more erosion to the Southern California coast over Labor Day weekend. The seawall, located on private property near Ocean Avenue, protects several homes

A deadly crash on the 5 Freeway left multiple lanes closed during the morning commute through Anaheim on Thursday. The single-vehicle crash was reported on the southbound side of the freeway near Lincoln Avenue around 3:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol incident log. Investigators believe the vehicle

A report released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the body recovered from the Dominguez Channel in Carson earlier this week as that of a girl believed to be between 6 and 13 years old. Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded just after noon on Sept. 1 to t

Police say a 23-year-old man was killed in a crash last month in West Long Beach when he made a U-turn and was slammed into by a pickup truck. The crash happened at about 8:38 p.m. on Aug. 15 on Anaheim Street near Hayes Avenue, according to Long Beach police.

The Buena Park Police Department’s latest incident highlights two fast‑rising trends in Orange County public safety: dangerous e‑bike offenses and the rapid expansion of police drone programs. According to the department, officers attempted to stop a suspect riding an e‑bike who fled, prompting a pursuit that was...

Santa Ana Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a violent assault on a 71‑year‑old man at a bus stop near 17th Street and Bristol Street. According to investigators, the July 19 incident began as a verbal altercation before escalating into a...

Costa Mesa Police say a man was arrested after a series of prowling reports in a residential neighborhood, where callers reported someone jumping into backyards and attempting to move undetected through private property. Officers determined the man matched the description from an earlier call and requested HB1 helicopt

A 41‑year‑old Santa Ana man, Margarito Gomezdelacruz, was convicted Tuesday of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl he is related to—abuse that began when she was just 4 years old and continued for years, according to Orange County court records and police testimony. The case, which spans...

A body was recovered from along a channel in Carson on Wednesday morning, just one day after another body was pulled from the water nearby. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Sepulveda Boulevard and the Dominguez Channel at about 8:30 a.m. after r