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A 24-year-old man gunned down a friend in Irvine following an argument in a plot to steal fentanyl, a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while the attorney for the accused said her client did not plan to kill or rob the man and acted out of “jealousy.”. Noah Emmanuel Farmer...

At approximately 3:15am on February 28th, 2026, authorities received reports of a motorcycle crashing into a roadside wall on the on-ramp to northbound Interstate 405 at Springdale Street in Westminster. Witnesses reported the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed prior to impact and veered toward the...

Residents concerned about the possible poisoning of Orange County waterways with herbicides have been making their voices heard on Instagram and pressured the county into holding a meeting on the issue. Their effort has exposed tensions between people who see the waterways as natural creeks and county officials who...

Authorities Sunday sought the public’s help in locating a 79-year-old woman who went missing in Santa Ana. Maria Chaidez was last seen at 2 p.m. Sunday on South Towner Street at Edinger Avenue in Santa Ana, and is believed to be on foot, according to the California Highway Patrol.

More Orange County seniors might have a difficult time accessing low cost rides to community centers, grocery stores and doctor visits as local officials increasingly cut down on senior transportation services. It comes as county transportation officials note the Orange County Transportation Authority hasn’t reduced...

A woman from Orange County has been arrested in connection with an incident in Fullerton in which a toddler fell onto a roadway from a moving vehicle, after video of the moment spread widely online. Police say the child, aged 19 months, was hurt in the fall and was treated at hospital, but is expected … The post...

Top of the V, the rooftop restaurant perched on the 12th floor of The Viv Hotel in Anaheim, is back in action after a short January shutdown, returning with a fresh Spanish-inspired steakhouse concept. The reboot shifts the kitchen from primarily tapas to a meat-focused lineup while hanging on to shareable plates and...

Another Orange County is looking to introduce restrictions on whippets, with Garden Grove officials eying a ban of the inhalant. Recreational nitrous oxide, known as “whippets” or “galaxy gas,” can be inhaled to create a high and can lead to “neurological, hematologic [related to blood], and psychiatric...

An Orange County family whose home was surrounded by FBI agents and SWAT Team members after “suspicious” items were found in its garage says there is nothing nefarious about the discovery. The investigation started on Feb. 23 when the landlord of the property, located in the gated Altair community near Cartwheel...

Far fewer people with mental illness are getting help in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court program than expected. This week, he blamed local governments for shortcomings.