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A 58-year-old Huntington Beach man accused of orchestrating nearly $38 million in fraud is being held without release ahead of trial in Tucson, after a federal grand jury indictment accused him of combining a Paycheck Protection Program scam with a much larger commercial loan scheme built on falsified rental records. R

Somewhere in California, once a month, a giant parking lot transforms into a wonderland of old records, faded denim, funky furniture, and jewelry that has stories to tell. You walk in expecting a quick browse, and four hours later you are still wandering the aisles with a wagon full of finds.

Six Flags Magic Mountain and a family suing the theme park over claims that a June 2022 ride on the X2 roller coaster led to a man’s brain injury and death have reached a settlement, a representative for the family confirmed Wednesday. “The attorneys at Wisner Baum LLP handling...

A 38-year-old man was acquitted of second-degree murder Wednesday in a fatal 2021 crash in Irvine that killed his niece, but convicted of injuring another passenger. After about a day of deliberating, jurors acquitted Jim Christopher Rosado of second-degree murder related to the death of his niece, but convicted him of

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...