Investigation targets LA County emergency alert system after repeated failures, false alarms
Fourteen members of California’s congressional delegation launched an investigation Monday into the erroneous alerts and critical delays in Los Angeles County’s emergency alert system they say caused “widespread alarm” during the recent wildfires. In a series of letters...
Barricaded Suspect Arrested in South LA
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau Tuesday arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a residence in an unincorporated area near South Los Angeles. Deputies from the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station were called at 6:03...
CA’s largest property insurer demanding 22% rate hike after wildfires
(The Center Square) – State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, is demanding a 22% emergency rate hike after the Southern California fires, saying that over the last years it has paid out $1.26 in claims for every dollar in premiums it has collected. Since the passage...
Legacy & Unity event to celebrate Black-owned business and local history in Downtown Long...
Community members of all ages are invited to Legacy & Unity: Black Celebration on The Promenade, a free bash of Black history, culture and community in Downtown Long Beach. Taking place Saturday, Feb. 8, this event is put on by Long Beach-based nonprofit Dreamz Into Goals (DIG...
Surf School Files Lawsuit Against City of Newport Beach, California
Southern California surf-school instructor Jason Murchison is suing the City of Newport Beach, California for “running a mafia-style racket” on surf instruction. The complaint states: “A Newport Beach municipal ordinance forbids anyone from giving paid surfing or stand-up...
Two Texans were arrested in Irvine after a victim’s airpods led police to a...
On Saturday, police dispatch received a call from a victim of an auto theft who said the Airpods in her stolen Volkswagon were tracking near Michelson and Culver , according to the Irvine Police Department .
Chilean burglar arrested during a residential burglary in Orange County
On January 31, 2025, at 8:56 PM, the Newport Beach Police Department dispatch center received a report of a residential burglary in progress in the area of East Coast Highway and Pelican Point. NBPD officers, along with a K-9 unit and the Huntington Beach PD helicopter, quickly...
Murder suspect accused of killing woman blasted in hail of bullets on busy pier
A California murder suspect was shot and killed by police after a high-speed chase ended on the Newport Beach Pier, with cars driving along the wood structure and panicking pedestrians. The man was identified as Jose Velasquez, 45, from Menifee. He was wanted in relation to a...
Buena Park Cracks Down on Unpermitted Street Vendors
Buena Park is the latest city in Orange County to start cracking down on street vendors operating without sidewalk permits – giving code enforcement officers the authority to impound equipment and goods sold as part of new city regulations. Last week, Buena Park City Council...
A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean
“Human life and infrastructure” are “at risk” on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
