Santa Ana pastor convicted of assaulting three little girls at churches in the O.C....
Carlos Ramirez Valdez, 61, a Santa Ana pastor, was convicted Monday of s*xually assaulting three girls he met at churches in Riverside, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Valdez was arrested in 2021. He was eventually convicted of seven felony counts of l*wd or l*scivious acts with a minor younger than 14 and three counts...
Stunning Footage Shows Dolphins Glowing at Night as They Swim Near Southern California Coast
As surreal as it seems to the human eye, the glow doesn't actually belong to the dolphins. It's due to something lurking in the water.
Santa Ana Police Department reports say officers followed the law during anti-ICE protests. Eyewitnesses...
California law that sets guardrails on use of force at protests relies on the police to police themselves.
OC homeowner fined $300,000 for illegal firework use
An Orange County homeowner was fined $300,000 for allegedly setting off illegal fireworks – a citation that one city hopes will deter the public from using the devices. The city of Stanton issued 18 citations totaling nearly $1 million in fines for the use of illegal fireworks during the Fourth of July. It warned the...
Costa Mesa Woman Faces Charges for Registering Dog to Vote
Laura Lee Yourex, 62, from Costa Mesa, is charged with five felonies for registering her dog to vote in two elections. She faces up to six years in prison if convicted.
O.C. Mosquito and Vector Control will spray mosquito-killing chemicals in Santa Ana from Sep....
Based on mosquito abundance and surveillance data, Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District staff will conduct residential adult mosquito control in the City of Santa Ana on September 10th, 11th, & 12th from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Reducing the population of adult mosquitoes with public health pesticides...
New lawsuit filed against Riverside Sheriff’s Department
Another lawsuit has been filed against the embattled Riverside County Sheriff’s Department over conditions in its jails. The claim was filed on behalf of the family of Steve De Leon Gonzalez who was killed in custody by another inmate last year. It alleges that the Sheriff’s Department misclassified Scott...
A driver died in a traffic collision in Fountain Valley
On Friday, September 5, 2025, at approximately 10:55 p.m., the Fountain Valley Police Department responded to a report of a solo-vehicle traffic collision in the area of Brookhurst Street and Edinger Avenue. Upon arrival, Fountain Valley Police Officers and personnel from the Fountain Valley Fire Department located a...
Missing 72-year-old landlord killed by her tenant, California officials say
A search for a missing landlord resulted in the arrest of one of her tenants in connection with her death, California sheriff’s officials reported. Mindy Kum, 72, of Phelan was reportedly last seen in Tustin, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Her family reported her missing to...
Former Los Angeles U.S. Postal Service letter carrier sentenced to 5 years in prison...
In sentencing arguments, prosecutors said Rashad Deon Stolden used some of the stolen funds for luxury vacation accommodations, and noted to one co-conspirator that he was "trying to retire."
