Abandoned train tracks turn into a hotspot, and Orange County residents want answers
Ever feel safe at home, only for one thing nearby to change and everything to feel different? In Fullerton, a father says the abandoned train tracks behind his fence have become a hangout for trespassers. The story, he says, is that the situation escalated from repeated nuisance calls to incidents...
Hall of Fame Surf Dog Sugar Takes Her Last Wave in Huntington Beach
“She was a rescue dog from the streets of Oakland,” Rustan told Matador. “At one time she was a bait dog. No one loved her. She was running wild, missing all her bottom teeth.”. What began as a spur-of-the-moment rescue in Oakland became a partnership that, as he...
Car found abandoned after fatal Orange County hit-and-run, suspect outstanding
Police are searching for the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run in Buena Park after the car was found abandoned. According to the Buena Park Police Department, the crash, which involved a pedestrian and a Kia sedan, occurred at the intersection of Beach and Artesia boulevards at 1:53 a.m. Monday. While the...
OC sheriff’s deputy charged in fatal shooting of her fiancée in their Tustin home
An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy was charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her fiancée in their Tustin home last summer, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, of Tustin, shot her fiancée, 35-year-old Brittany Shaw, nine times when the victim returned to...
Professor leaves Chapman following appearance in Epstein files
Chapman University professor and paleontologist has left his position with the university after emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein were discovered in the recent release of Epstein's communication records. It has not been stated whether he was fired or resigned from his position. The professor, John "Jack" Horner,...
20 pounds of ketamine, $100K found during Orange County bust
Three people were arrested for possession of 20 pounds of ketamine and $100,000 in cash during a narcotics investigation in Costa Mesa last week. Detectives with the Costa Mesa Police Department were performing a narcotics investigation in the area of Harbor Boulevard and Wilson Street when a suspect tried to escape...
L.A. County man arrested for doing burnouts and donuts at an Irvine parking lot
Last night, police officers responded to the area of Alton and Jeffrey for a reckless driver doing burnouts and donuts in a parking lot, according to the Irvine Police Department. When the officers arrived, they saw a Mercedes losing control around a group of people. A 22-year-old man from Van...
Santa Ana Cracks Down on Illegal Smoke Shops
Santa Ana smoke shops may soon have to follow new rules and get new permits to sell cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products amid concerns of some stores housing illegal gambling, selling black market marijuana, underage smoking and other illegal activity. Officials in the heart of OC are the latest...
Fuel Prices Are About To Get Out Of Hand-Just Ask California
Gas prices are climbing rapidly again across the United States, and nowhere is the spike more dramatic than in Southern California. In some parts of Los Angeles, drivers are now paying well over $5 per gallon, with one station briefly posting an eye-watering $8.21 for regular unleaded. The sudden surge has left many...
37 teens rescued in Southern California human trafficking operation
The federal agents and local law enforcement arrested seven people, including someone connected to child sex trafficking.

















