Goodbye mall, here’s the future
It was over a half-century ago when the Westminster Mall opened as the largest enclosed shopping mall in all of Orange County. On Wednesday the last vestiges of what was once a retail metropolis came down to began clearing the land for what could again be a mecca for spending and strolling.
Film, TV actor, and military vet Emilio Rivera is grand marshal
U.S. Army veteran and veteran of movies and television Emilio Rivera will be the 2026 Grand Marshal of the 66th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade that will take place on Saturday, May 24. Rivera has appeared in films such as “Collateral,” “Con Air,” “A Man Apart” and “Bullet.” His...
Support sought for family of California deputy who died during Baker to Vegas race
A GoFundMe has been created to support the family of Levi Vargas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy who died while participating in this year’s Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay, a road running race that travels through Pahrump. “Amanda [Vargas’ wife], their pug Penny, and...
Black Solidarity Network: Anti-Black Hate Rising, Funding Stops
Hate crime, mostly targeting Black people, continues to reach the highest levels in a decade in Orange County, even as local groups brace for key Stop the Hate funding and resources to soon run out. It’s a reality facing a lot of nonprofits, but whatever happens, organizers say they will...
What to Do When a Mountain Lion Starts Following You on a Hike
There are moments in nature that feel sort of cinematic and magical, like a deer crossing your path or a hawk gliding overhead. But there are also moments that can feel straight out of a horror film. That’s probably what it felt like for two cyclists on a Southern California trail not long ago, when […]
Driver arrested after deadly PCH crash sends car into wetlands
A woman was killed late Wednesday night after a suspected DUI crash along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach sent her vehicle into nearby wetlands, police said. Officers with the Huntington Beach Police Department responded around 10:40 p.m. April 15 to a collision on Pacific Coast Highway just south of Warner Avenue involving a silver […]
Hero dog alerts Orange County family to early morning fire
Orange County fire officials are crediting a dog with alerting his family to an early morning fire on Wednesday, which allowed them to get out of the home safely. “Give this dog an award!” Orange County Fire Authority posted on Facebook. The OCFA says that Fillmore barked inside the family home on Skyway Drive in […]
L.A. County man arrested by the Irvine Police for stealing over $34K worth of...
A suspect purchased Lego sets from Target, and removed valuable mini figures and pieces from the boxes, and in some cases, replaced them with dried pasta, according to the Irvine Police Department. You read that correctly! The suspect used durum wheat semolina pasta, which the IPD is calling a “pasta-tively...
Calif. Treasurer Fiona Ma to Deliver Keynote at OC’s 111th Genocide Commemoration
ORANGE COUNTY — The Armenian National Committee of America – Orange County is honored to announce that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma will deliver the keynote address at the Orange County community-wide observance of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The commemoration will take place on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the OC Armenian Center, 5305 W. McFadden Ave, Santa Ana...
Suspect Arrested Following Fatal Shooting and Gambling House Discovery
STANTON, CA — Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a body in the area of Main Street and Pacific Street in Stanton at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2026. Upon arrival, officials located a deceased male, identified as 37-year-old Anthony Lee Carlos of Fullerton. It was determined that Carlos died from a gunshot wound.
