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A “cereal” trading card thief was caught with stolen merchandise in Brea. The exact date of the incident was not immediately known; however, the Brea Police Department posted on Instagram to announce the apprehension of a “cereal thief” (a play on “serial”) who had “a very specific and ultimately unsuccessful method...

A Huntington Beach woman was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison for embezzling almost $3 million from a Garden Grove-based noodle company. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Tai Miyaii Jones, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter, who also ordered her to pay $2,894,441 in...

Tori Spelling, best known for her role on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and four of her children were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Temecula earlier this week, according to multiple media reports. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reportedly told People that deputies responded to the crash around 5:45 p.m....

A San Jacinto man was shot to death in Riverside County Saturday night in a suspected homicide. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on the 45000 block of Castile Canyon Road in San Jacinto at 11:39 p.m. Deputies arrived and found 27-year-old Frankie Ortega suffering from multiple gunshot...

Four decades after the case went cold, investigators have now identified a woman whose body was found in a remote Southern California ravine. On Feb. 18, 1980, drivers spotted the woman’s body about 35 feet down a ravine off Highway 74, just south of Cahuilla in an unincorporated area near Palm Desert. At the time,...

Firefighters successfully rescued a deer stuck between the bars of a metal fence in Lake Forest Sunday morning. Engine 54 with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the call and was able to free the deer after sawing away one of the bars. “The deer was tightly wedged between its hips and ribs,” the […]

A powerful Santa Ana wind event is set to impact parts of Southern California over the Easter weekend, bringing strong, potentially hazardous gusts, especially in mountain and canyon areas. Strong Winds Expected Friday–Saturday. Forecasters say the most intense winds will hit Friday and Saturday, particularly across...

Orange County has a dog park problem, but it’s the good kind: too many solid options and not enough weekends. The county stretches from beach towns to inland suburbs, and the dog parks reflect that range. Some are sandy and oceanfront. Others are manicured, shaded, and equipped with agility courses. Here’s what’s...

Tucked away in the rugged hills of Trabuco Canyon, WTG Trabuco Oaks Steakhouse has been serving up unforgettable meals since 1975. This quirky, old-school gem is the kind of place that feels like a well-kept secret among locals and steak lovers across California. From mesquite-fired porterhouses to walls covered in...

In 2022, Irvine’s electricity customers were automatically enrolled in the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA). Since that time, Irvine City Councilmember Kathleen Treseder, who is Irvine’s representative on the OCPA board, has continued to mislead the City’s electricity customers by stating that OCPA charges lower...