Four local volleyball teams head into CIF-SS playoffs
James Olweny (3) and the Paloma Valley Wildcats will play at Mission Viejo on Tuesday. (Photo by Action Captures Media) Two local boys volleyball teams will be at home and two others are on the road Tuesday when the CIF Southern Section playoffs begin. In brackets announced on Friday, Liberty...
Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach Celebrates 30 Years with New Cookbook
Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach is celebrating 30 years in 2026, and what better way to mark the milestone than to release a cookbook by Bluewater Grill co-founders Jimmy Ulcickas and Richard Staunton. “We’ve been fortunate to be able to share our love for fish and the sea with our...
Mater Dei’s Matteo Huarte wins CIF boys’ singles title at Ojai tournament
At a school with the rich athletic tradition of Santa Ana Mater Dei, it is rare to be the first to achieve anything, but Matteo Huarte made history Saturday by becoming the Monarchs’ only CIF singles champion at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. After losing in straight sets to...
Speak Up Newport Hosts Meeting on May 13 Debating Locations of a New Police...
Where should the city’s new police station be located?. At a recent Newport Beach City Council meeting the Council decided to study locating a new police station in the Civic Center Park adjacent to City Hall. Since that meeting there has been a lot of community discussion over that decision.
Man sentenced to prison for trafficking 17-year-old girl in Orange County
A man was sentenced to prison for the human trafficking of a 17-year-old girl in Orange County. Donald Leonidas Newton, 47, of Las Vegas, was convicted of the crimes in October 2025, according to the Anaheim Police Department. On May 30, 2025, police received a call that a teen girl was being held against her […]
‘It’s my last desire’: Fresno woman helps grandfather reconnect with long-lost brother
A TikTok plea from a social media marketer in Fresno, California resulted in a once-in-a-lifetime reunion for her family after a private investigator was able to locate her long-lost uncle.
Santa Ana starts a new street medicine program to help the unhoused
The City of Santa Ana officially marked a major milestone in public health this week. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Mayor Valerie Amezcua and city officials celebrated the launch of the Street Medicine Program, a “doctor’s office on wheels” designed to bring critical care directly to the city’s unhoused population.
Santa Ana family escapes early morning residential fire
Just after 4:30 this morning, a family in Santa Ana was awakened by a fire in their home. Fortunately, everyone was able to safely exit the residence, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. When firefighters arrived, flames were blowing out of every window. The OCFA fire crews immediately confirmed...
Calif. firefighters undergo specialized training for horse rescue operations
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Last week found members of the Orange County Fire Authority’s Urban Search & Rescue Team in San Juan Capistrano participating in a decidedly different kind of fire drill, one during which they learned the ropes (and reins ) of horse rescue operations. The firefighters...
A teenager was slain in a Santa Ana drive-by. Could a reward help find...
The reward in the Victoria Barrios case is one of a number offered throughout the state for unsolved murders that have exhausted investigative leads.
