Orange County Judge Denies Immediate Warrant Bid, Citing Mental Health Access
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge on July 29 refused a prosecutor’s request to immediately issue a warrant for a woman accused of robbery after the defense argued that doing so could derail her access to mental health treatment, underscoring the tension between routine criminal court procedures and efforts to connect accused
BNSF’s BIG project hits environmental speed bump: Analysis
You have to wonder if the Central Pacific would still be chiseling its way through Sierra granite if it had to contend with today’s environmental regulations when it began building the western segment of the transcontinental railroad back in 1863. A case in point is BNSF Railway’s proposed 4,500-acre Barstow Internatio
Missing since 1979 from Santa Ana, California: Charles Christopher Francis was only seven years...
Charles Christopher Francis was only seven years old when he disappeared from Santa Ana, California (Orange County), on April 9, 1979, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His photo above (right) is an age-progressed likeness of how he might have appeared at 40 years, though he w
Southern California coastal communities at risk of flooding due to Hurricane Genevieve
Some Southern California communities could be at risk of flooding in the coming days due to Hurricane Genevieve.
Santana: OC Water District Called Out For Illegally Bulldozing Bird Nest in Santa Ana...
State regulators are calling out the Orange County Water District for illegally bulldozing a migratory bird nest in the Santa Ana riverbed near Angel Stadium, in the wake of social media alerts from Creek Team activists that triggered widespread concern. “A nest of a black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) had been..
DA Charges Driver with Killing Pedestrian in Temecula DUI Crash
A motorist accused of killing a 39-year-old pedestrian in a DUI collision at a Temecula intersection was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and other offenses. Jonathan Ruiz, 38, of Bellflower was arrested Friday night following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of David Hear
Serial vandalism suspect arrested after 13 Teslas tagged with spray paint, Irvine police say
Authorities announced the arrest of a suspect who was wanted after more than a dozen Teslas were vandalized in separate incidents at the same plaza in Irvine.
Long Beach must rehire police officer it fought for years to keep off the...
The city owes former LBPD Officer Dedier Reyes more than four years of back pay after a panel of judges agreed he was wrongfully terminated for allegedly lying on police reports. The post Long Beach must rehire police officer it fought for years to keep off the force, appeals court rules appeared first on Long Beach P
Boeing, others win $363 million in Navy contracts for aircraft, missile-launching system, roofing
Of the $363 million in contracts that the U.S. Navy awarded Tuesday, the largest amount, $213 million, went to Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington. The defense contractor will reconfigure four military aircraft for an undisclosed foreign buyer. Ninety-one percent of the work will be done in Seattle, Washington, with the re
Detectives arrest suspect after multi‑drug seizure in west OC
Garden Grove Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) executed a search warrant yesterday at a residence in the city, uncovering a multi‑drug stash that included methamphetamine, Xanax, cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, and MDMA. Detectives also located packaging materials and other evidence consistent with narc

















