Huntington Beach CA

In the latest rejection of the City of Huntington Beach’s claimed right as a charter city to defy the authority of the State of California, an Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled that “Surf City” must cooperate with State Auditor Grant Parks in his investigation into the settlement over the early closure of th

LOS ANGELES — Housing affordability slipped in Los Angeles and Orange counties during the second quarter as higher mortgage rates and rebounding home prices continued to make homeownership out of reach for most households, according to a report released Wednesday by the California Association of Realtors. In Los Angele

Newport Beach is inching toward a public-safety makeover that could leave taxpayers footing an as-yet-unknown bill: move Fire Station No. 3 to the OCTA bus hub near Fashion Island, then build the transit center somewhere else. The City Council has approved a non-binding framework that puts the city on the hook for a co

Multiple homes in an Orange County neighborhood were damaged when a driver crashed through a brick wall late Tuesday night. The single-vehicle crash involving a Tesla occurred shortly before midnight in the 5900 block of East Cadbury Drive. Video from the scene showed the heavily damaged vehicle came to a stop after cr

The person who tested positive is an Anaheim resident.

Santa Ana officials want the city to join a state pilot program to put up automated speed cameras on streets with a history of collisions in an effort to deter drivers from speeding and to prevent traffic related deaths through citations. It comes as state traffic safety officials ranked Santa...

A man convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty Monterey Park police officer in what authorities called a botched daytime robbery attempt in a Downey parking lot nearly four years ago was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Porras...

On this day (August 5) in 1943, Sammi Smith was born in Orange County, California. She is best remembered for her connection to the outlaw country movement of the 1970s. Her breakout hit was a rendition of Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night.” It topped the country chart and reached the top 10 on th

A father without legal custody allegedly took his 6-year-old child from an Anaheim home, leading law enforcement on a multi-city freeway pursuit that ended in Compton. During the chase, the suspect allegedly threw a backpack containing a firearm and narcotics off a 91 Freeway overpass to people in another vehicle, who

The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the 2023 road rage killing of a food delivery driver in La Mirada. The reward, requested by Supervisor Janice Hahn, is connected to the fatal shooting of...