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Truly Pizza Opens in Laguna Beach on North Coast Highway

One of SoCal’s Most Awarded Pizzerias Finds Its Second Home on North Coast Highway. The wait is over for North Laguna locals: Truly Pizza has officially opened its second location at 320 N. Coast Hwy, right next to Urth Caffé and across from the Laguna Art Museum. The Dana Point original has spent the last couple of ye
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Former GKN Aerospace employee speaks out

GKN Aerospace, the company that owns the tank involved in the chemical incident in Garden Grove, issued a statement, along with an apology, on Sunday morning.
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Orange County leaders say previously evacuated area is safe. Experts say risks linger

Although many environmental experts praised the efforts of first responders, they remained skeptical that no toxic substances had been released.
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July Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Trying to Kill Gym Patron

A July 14 trial date was confirmed Tuesday for a 33-year-old man accused of attacking a Corona fitness club patron with a hatchet and knife, injuring the victim until he was able to overpower the defendant. Ronald Vikash Chand of Santa Ana allegedly perpetrated the attack in 2023 inside the...
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Criminal investigation expands into chemical tank crisis in Garden Grove

After opening a criminal investigation into the aerospace company behind the chemical tank crisis in Garden Grove, the top prosecutor for Orange County said Tuesday he's expanding the scope of the probe. District Attorney Todd Spitzer told NBC Los Angeles that the case will now include price gouging and predatory...
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Parents File Suit Against OC’s Kebab Shop After Daughter’s Violent Illness

A lawsuit was filed in Orange County Superior Court Tuesday against a supplier and restaurant chain where a man’s daughter dined and fell ill in Costa Mesa. The lawsuit alleges the girl is expected to face a “life-long battle following her severe kidney injury.”. Jeffrey Gogue ordered chicken...
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Crews make cautious overnight progress containing chemical leak in Orange County, California

In the heart of Southern California’s suburban sprawl, emergency teams have spent days managing a volatile situation at an aerospace manufacturing site in Garden Grove. A large storage tank holding thousands of gallons of a flammable industrial chemical began releasing vapors last week, forcing authorities to act quick
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Garden Grove evacuees, it’s time to start contacting your insurance

Residents impacted by the ongoing threat of a hazardous chemical in Orange County, California, may be able to recoup the money they’ve spent due to evacuation orders, experts say. However, other questions will be worth posing to your insurance company as the incident unfolds. Tens of thousands of people were in limbo f
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Man convicted of 1983 rape, murder of OC woman dies at Stockton facility

A 66-year-old inmate convicted of the 1983 murder and rape of a 22-year-old woman outside a bar in Orange County died at a Stockton facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. Richard R. Ramirez – not associated with the Night Stalker – died on May 24, 2026 while incarcerated at the Californ
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GKN Aerospace BLEVE Incident Triggers Mass Evacuation

A densely populated area of greater Los Angeles became intimately familiar this past weekend with the term "BLEVE" (rhymes with "levee"). BLEVE is an acronym for "boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion." While BLEVEs can involve a vast range of materials, in this case, the BLEVE resulted from an unwanted polymerizati

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