City manager salary now $346k
Garden Grove City Manager Lisa Kim will be getting a raise said to be 7.5 percent, bringing her annual salary to $346,433. The city council approved the increase in her compensation at Tuesday night’s meeting by a 6-0 vote, with Councilmember Philip Nguyen absent. She will also get a...
Estranged husband of Newport Beach woman found dead in Crestline last November has been...
The estranged husband of a Newport Beach woman found dead on the side of a mountain in Crestline last November has been arrested on suspicion of her murder last Friday (Jan. 23). Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 65, of Rolling Hills, was arrested in connection with the death of Aryan Papoli, 58,...
Officer saves choking 7‑month‑old girl in Orange County, video shows
An Orange police officer is being celebrated as a hero after rescuing a 7‑month‑old girl who was choking on a hair clip. The life‑saving moment was captured on emotional bodycam video.
GWRS Surpasses Half a Trillion Gallons of Purified Water
FOUNTAIN VALLEY – The Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) has reached a major production milestone of half a trillion gallons of purified water as it marks 18 years of service this month. A joint project of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San), the GWRS is the...
Orange County Man Awaits Sentencing for Stealing Nearly $1 Million From Surfers’ Parked Cars
A man is set to be sentenced for stealing surfers’ phones and bank cards from their cars. Moundir Kamil, 56, of Orange County, orchestrated a scheme that saw him steal almost $1 million from surfers at beaches in San Diego County, Malibu, Manhattan Beach and others. As CBS8 reports,...
Orange County Supervisors Hike Trash Rates
Residents throughout Orange County could be paying a lot more for trash disposal by the end of the decade. It comes after OC Supervisors signed off on a new set of rate hikes on Tuesday for cities to dispose of their residents’ waste at the dump, with plans to almost double the current rates by 2030.
Yorba Linda High School students, staff ordered to shelter in place
Students and staff at Yorba Linda High School had to shelter in place for about an hour Wednesday amid an investigation, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said. Deputies had to investigate "suspicious circumstances," the sheriff's department said but did not clarify what prompted the investigation. By 11:26...
Hawaii man sentenced after defrauding elderly Irvine man out of nearly $2 million
A Hawaii man who defrauded an elderly Orange County resident out of nearly $2 million — costing the victim his Irvine home and yacht — has been sentenced to four years in federal prison, prosecutors announced Wednesday. John Tamahere McCabe, 42, of Kailua, Hawaii, was sentenced to 48 months behind bars and ordered to...
Major traffic collision on toll road sends three to local hospitals in critical condition
A major traffic collision requiring a heavy and complicated rescue occurred Sunday evening (Jan. 25) on SB73 at Bonita Canyon Road. At approximately 8:20 p.m., Newport Beach Fire Department units responded to reports of a two-vehicle rollover collision. Upon arrival, crews discovered two extensively damaged vehicles...
Wipeout For Bank Robber Who Targeted Local Surfers
A convicted bank robber is expected to be sentenced in Los Angeles federal court Wednesday for running a nearly $1 million fraud scheme that targeted surfers at beaches in San Diego County and other Southern California areas.
