Irvine CA

For more than two decades, the Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center has served as a familiar signal for drivers and visitors alike – a glowing marker that says you’ve arrived. That familiar presence is now in transition. A new, larger wheel will make its debut this summer.

A 63-year-old woman pushing a shopping cart was struck and killed by a driver in Santa Ana. On Jan. 29, Santa Ana police responded to a crash at First and Raitt streets just before 7 p.m. The victim was crossing southbound on Raitt Street when she was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on First […]

The Huntington Beach property commonly known as Historic Wintersburg — the subject of years of community advocacy, which is ongoing — on Jan. 2 was officially determined historic by the State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) for its association with Orange County’s Japanese American history. Nominated by the...

Agrowing number of seniors are dealing with homelessness, but their struggle is largely unseen. Living out of cars, sleeping on couches, or relying on friends and family, seniors on fixed incomes have increasingly slipped into “hidden homelessness” as housing costs rise and personal safety nets disappear. In 2024,...

A Garden Grove woman in her 60s was a fatally injured in a bicycling accident on Friday in Garden Grove. According to the Garden Grove Police Department, she was riding in the 13200 block of Brookhurst Street (between Garden Grove Boulevard and Trask Avenue) when she collided with a silver 2011 Cadillac sedan at...

Three suspects who police say are linked to a transnational organized crime ring have been arrested after allegedly burglarizing multiple homes in Orange County.

The clip is only a few seconds long, but it is the kind of footage that makes viewers stop breathing. A 19‑month‑old is flung from a moving SUV into the street, and the child’s mother runs back, scoops him up and walks away as if she is just grabbing groceries. The video has ricocheted across […]

A group of young men is facing felony charges in Orange County after a destructive jewelry store robbery and attempted getaway left several innocent bystanders injured and caused about $800,000 in damages and stolen items, officials announced Friday. Orange County prosecutors say seven Los Angeles County men — along...

The Orange County Health Care Agency on Friday confirmed a second measles case, this time in a toddler with no reported international travel. “Measles is highly contagious. The risk is particularly high for any exposed individuals who are not immunized, especially as cases continue to occur across the country and...

Another 31 people died without fixed abode in Orange County in December 2025. Their names are:. Jarod ENTWISTLE who died on December 2nd in Anaheim. Hugo GARCIA who died on December 5th in Garden Grove. Wade HARPER who died on December 5th in Huntington Beach. Terry BECK who died on...