Citizens Private Bank Opens First Orange County Location in Newport Center
Citizens Private Bank celebrated the grand opening of its Newport Beach office with a ribbon cutting and reception on Thursday, February 12. The event marked the firm’s continued expansion across Southern California and its investment in one of the region’s most relationship-driven private banking markets. The new...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: San Clemente Village Helps Seniors Age in Place
San Clemente Village was founded over a decade ago by city council members and locals inspired by a segment on “60 Minutes.” Helping seniors age in place, the volunteer-driven nonprofit provides services including transportation, handyman services, dog walking and technology assistance. With a recent expansion into...
Convicted Orange County murderer arrested after cutting off ankle monitor during college class and...
A 22-year-old convicted murderer was arrested after he cut off his GPS monitoring device while attending classes at an Orange County community college, authorities said. Jose Angel Aguilar, 22, was serving time at a juvenile facility for a murder he committed in 2021 when he was 17, according to the Orange County...
Grand opening of new recycling center in Orange
The Association of California Cities Orange County (ACC-OC) joined city, county, and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Waste Management's new recycling center in the City of Orange. The facility is described as a state-of-the-art investment in the region's sustainability infrastructure.
Knott’s Boysenberry Festival is now rolling, with purple palate pleasers aplenty
Over 100 boysenberry dishes and drinks will be on menus around the theme park, with both sweet and savory styles represented. Knott's Berry Farm is synonymous with the boysenberry, a fruit developed by Rudolph Boysen and later grown and championed by Knott's Berry Farm founders Walter and Cordelia Knott. If...
Local lawyer says SB faces state litigation
A local lawyer says Seal Beach is exposed to litigation from the state in a Monday, March 9 letter to the Seal Beach City Council for not approving the sewer connection for the Lampson Park Place project. The Lampson Park Place project is located in Los Alamitos. According to the attorney, that lawsuit would come...
25-year-old dies weeks after rattlesnake bite in Irvine; family demands answers
The family of a 25-year-old Costa Mesa man is demanding answers after he died following a rattlesnake bite he suffered while mountain biking in Irvine.
Drone pilot spots fleeing Orange County shoplifting suspect from the air
A suspected shoplifter who may have thought he slipped away unseen was actually spotted by a police drone in Orange County on Wednesday night. Officers were called to a Huntington Beach retail store after the suspect was seen breaking off several security tags from merchandise, the Huntington Beach Police Department...
A 15 years to life sentence is given in HB rape-kidnap case
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...
Owner of Hadley Tow Arrested in Southern California as Investigators Uncover Alleged $6 Million...
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...

















