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At approximately 7:20 p.m. on April 13, 2026, emergency crews responded to an apartment in the 16700 block of Viewpoint Lane in Huntington Beach following reports of multiple people feeling ill. When units arrived, they found at least six individuals affected by fumes believed to have come from a device...

Renowned Laguna Beach chef Rainer Schwarz died in a solo car collision in Dana Point on Monday, April 6. He was 59. Schwarz was driving an Audi on Crown Valley Parkway near Pacific Coast Highway about 4:50 p.m. on April 6, when the vehicle veered off the roadway, traveled through landscaping and came to rest in a parking lot, according to Orange County...

A 28-year-old man wanted for stealing Lego merchandise at Target stores across the nation was arrested in Orange County. Surveillance cameras captured the man entering a Target in Irvine and browsing the Lego section. He grabbed two large box sets and eventually left the store. Irvine police said the man is accused of removing valuable […]

Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Westminster neighbors are giving away a mix of handy items — from furniture to cardboard for your next project. Check out what’s available below!

A driver who led police on a chase was taken into custody after jumping out of the moving car in the Cerritos area early Friday morning.

It was over a half-century ago when the Westminster Mall opened as the largest enclosed shopping mall in all of Orange County. On Wednesday the last vestiges of what was once a retail metropolis came down to began clearing the land for what could again be a mecca for spending and strolling.

U.S. Army veteran and veteran of movies and television Emilio Rivera will be the 2026 Grand Marshal of the 66th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade that will take place on Saturday, May 24. Rivera has appeared in films such as “Collateral,” “Con Air,” “A Man Apart” and “Bullet.” His...

A GoFundMe has been created to support the family of Levi Vargas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy who died while participating in this year’s Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay, a road running race that travels through Pahrump. “Amanda [Vargas’ wife], their pug Penny, and...

Hate crime, mostly targeting Black people, continues to reach the highest levels in a decade in Orange County, even as local groups brace for key Stop the Hate funding and resources to soon run out. It’s a reality facing a lot of nonprofits, but whatever happens, organizers say they will...

There are moments in nature that feel sort of cinematic and magical, like a deer crossing your path or a hawk gliding overhead. But there are also moments that can feel straight out of a horror film. That’s probably what it felt like for two cyclists on a Southern California trail not long ago, when […]