Fish freak-out at The Beach: 2026 grunion runs return next week
“It was kind of like a miracle that we [even] walked into it accidentally,” Serena Logan, a 24-year-old Marketing Analytics Long Beach State graduate student, said. Logan accidentally discovered the California Grunion spawning on the shores of Inspiration Point in Newport Beach while visiting the beach around 10 p.m....
Former O.C. insurance broker arrested on grand theft and embezzlement charges
ORANGE, Calif., – Insurance broker, Andre De Gazon, 56, of Bellflower, was arraigned today at the Orange County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement after allegedly using his status as a licensed insurance agent to pocket more than $100,000 of unremitted insurance policy premiums...
South L.A. Follow-Home Robber Hit With 10-Year Federal Stretch
A South L.A. man who tailed shoppers from malls to their driveways across Los Angeles and Orange counties late last year has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a string of armed "follow-home" robberies that stretched from the Valley to Norwalk. Elijah Isaiah Potts, 21, pleaded guilty...
LAPD arrests woman accused of filing multimillion-dollar fraudulent property liens
Detectives allege liens for millions of dollars were falsely recorded against properties in LA, Beverly Hills. Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Real Estate Fraud Unit arrested a 58-year-old Los Angeles woman Thursday in an investigation into allegedly fraudulent mechanics liens recorded against...
Lazy Bird Flies the Coop on Santa Monica Blvd as Another WeHo Açaí Spot...
Lazy Bird, the açaí smoothie and juice bar that landed on Santa Monica Boulevard in 2021, has quietly shut down its West Hollywood outpost. Neighbors say a moving van pulled up to 8730 Santa Monica Boulevard on Thursday and cleared out the shop, leaving the storefront shuttered. The brand still lists an Anaheim...
OC Man to Plead Guilty to Alleged Role in $270M Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
An Orange County man is expected to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge for his alleged role in a health-care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided.
Runaway boat slams into 91 Freeway lanes in Bellflower
Shocking video captured the moment a small boat flew over the center median of the 91 Freeway and landed in the westbound lanes in southeast Los Angeles County Sunday evening. The incident was recorded by a Tesla traveling westbound near Lakewood Boulevard in Bellflower around 5:30 p.m. The boat, which appeared to...
352 Citations Issued During One Day CHP ‘Strike Force’ Detail Targeting Commercial Vehicles on...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (Pain In The Pass) >> Multiple divisions of the California Highway Patrol headed by the Rancho Cucamonga office coordinated “Commercial Strike Force Operation” along Interstate 15 on Thursday. On Thursday, February 26, a “Multi-Division Commercial SEU/Strike Force Operation” was held along I-15...
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a DUI driver in coastal Orange County
On February 28, 2026, at approximately 2:02 a.m., the Newport Beach Police Department Dispatch Center received a call regarding a traffic collision involving a white Chevrolet Corvette and a pedestrian in the area of Newport Boulevard and 24th Street. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male pedestrian...
California man last seen driving toward Grand Canyon
PHOENIX — A California man has not been seen since Feb. 10 as he was driving toward Arizona, according to officials with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Jeremy Whisennand was last seen in Blythe,...
