Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Laguna Hills Follows Multi-City Pursuit of Homicide Suspect
CARLSBAD, CA — A multi-agency officer-involved shooting transpired in Laguna Hills in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 20, following a multi-city pursuit originating from a fatal shooting in Carlsbad. The sequence of events began on Friday, Sept. 19, at approximately 9:53 p.m., when the Carlsbad Police Department...
October 16, 1907: Man With Three Wives Believes in Marriage but Not Divorce
Note: This is an encore post from 2006. George S. Best is a great believer in marriage and strongly opposes divorce, which is why he has three of one and none of the other. His most recent troubles began when his wife Anita discovered that he had married young Cecile Fleming, the daughter of a prominent local...
Irvine man arrested for using fake money to make a Facebook Marketplace transaction
Last Wednesday, a victim met with a man to conduct a Facebook Marketplace transaction at the Irvine Police Department’s E-commerce exchange area. The buyer paid the seller more than $5,000 in “funny money,” and not the “ha-ha” kind. IPD detectives tracked down the suspect the...
‘It’s basically life or death’: OCC students speak out on the importance of thrift...
It’s important for students to have not just a local mall, but also thrift stores. There are college students who rely on secondhand options more than firsthand when it comes to textbooks, clothes, and decor. Thrift stores can help students by providing an endless supply of useful items. A...
Orange Coast College hosts ‘Know Your Rights’ workshop for undocumented students
In recognition of Undocumented Students Action Month, Orange Coast College held a workshop in collaboration with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) to outline the rights of undocumented students and allies. The event was led by the UndocuScholar team at OCC and CHIRLA representative Brandon Acuna, who...
Driver Arrested After Hitting Two Teens on Bicycles in La Quinta, Leaving One in...
A Palm Springs man is facing serious charges after allegedly hitting two teenagers riding their bikes in La Quinta and fleeing the scene.Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal Station responded to reports of a traffic collision at Highway 111 and Adams Street on October 10. When deputies arrived, they...
Public’s Help Sought To Find Suspects in Shooting Death of Menifee Teen
WILDOMAR (CNS) – Riverside County sheriff’s detectives last Friday asked the public for help identifying the person or people responsible for fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy in Wildomar. Naythan Vasquez of Menifee was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 10:28 p.m. May 9 on the 21000 block...
Two men from Santa Ana and Garden Grove arrested for a fatal shooting
UPDATE: Police investigators and police officers detained and arrested 2 suspects related to a homicide investigation, on Tuesday, 10/14/25, at approximately 6 p.m., according to the Garden Grove Police Department. Both suspects were later booked into Orange County Jail. The arrested suspects included Rodolfo...
California officials investigate possible local spread of mpox after 3 cases with no travel...
(NEW YORK) — Health officials in Los Angeles County said on Friday they are investigating a possible local spread of a more severe strain of mpox. Two cases of the strain were identified among Los Angeles County residents with no recent travel history. It comes after the first U.S....
Whittier woman reaches $7.5M settlement after sidewalk fall
The city of Whittier has agreed to pay $7.5 million to a woman who suffered injuries after tripping over an unraised sidewalk, the woman’s attorney announced Friday. Justine Gurrola said she was walking down a sidewalk with her nephew in Whittier on Feb. 25, 2018. When her foot caught an uplift, she fell forward, her...
