Suspect charged with killing boy in front of his mom at Pico Rivera gas...
A Pico Rivera man has been charged with the murder of 13-year-old Saith Mendez, who was gunned down while waiting for his mother at a gas station in August, officials announced Wednesday. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said 20-year-old Andres Adan Chavez was charged with one count of murder with...
Trial Begins for Felon Accused of Shooting at Men During Holdup
A jury was seated Tuesday in the trial of a felon accused with another man of perpetrating a robbery in Perris during which shots were fired at several people. Daniel Brandon Gonzalez, 22, of Perris, was arrested in March 2024 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Gonzalez is...
Former member of California religious sect speaks out about man’s suspicious disappearance
A former member of an alleged cult-like Riverside County religious group is speaking out as the disappearance of a man who was last seen alive in 2023 is now being investigated as a possible murder. Emilio Ghanem, 40, was reported missing in May 2023. He was a former member of the Hemet-based religious group called […]
Bicyclist killed by suspected DUI driver in Orange County
A woman was arrested after a bicyclist was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Santa Ana. The suspect was identified as Vanessa Anahi Picenavalos, 26, of Santa Ana, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. On Aug. 27, police responded to the 2500 block of North Grand Avenue around 11:35 p.m. A preliminary...
Man accused of threatening Catholic monastery in O.C. was armed, officials say
A 38-year-old man from Alabama reportedly in possession of high-capacity magazines, body armor, brass knuckles and knives was taken into custody late last month for threatening a Catholic monastery in Orange County, officials announced. In a news release, investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department...
Man Gets 32 to Life for Fatal Shooting Outside Santa Ana Convenience Store
A 29-year-old man who shot a person outside a convenience store in Santa Ana was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison, according to court records obtained Tuesday. Cristian Medina was convicted April 23 of attempted murder and assault with a firearm, both felonies, with sentencing enhancements of attempted...
As COVID wave washes over California, some health officials urge residents to mask up
LOS ANGELES - A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued increases in the number of newly confirmed cases and hospitalizations as some officials urged the public to take greater precautions. The extent of the recent increases has prompted some county-level health officials to recommend...
Alabama man arrested for criminal threats against OC church; ammo, body armor found in...
An Alabama man was arrested after he allegedly made criminal threats against an Orange County church, authorities said.
Jake Haro faced repeated probation violation hearings before murder case
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) According to new court documents obtained by News Channel 3, Jake Haro was caught with a handgun and ammunition in June 2024 while already on felony probation for a prior child cruelty conviction. He pled not guilty that August. That gun case was serious enough that Haro was already facing...
Orange County joins West Coast Protest Against Genocide
Boycott Chevron! That’s the message motorists on the 5 Freeway saw when looking up from their Friday afternoon commute and seeing protest banners at the Main Street overpass in Santa Ana. OCBANNERDROP4PALI, unfurled the banners calling for a boycott of all Chevron gas stations until the company cuts ties...
