Ventura County task force breaks up smuggling operation importing methamphetamine from Mexico
Members of a Ventura County drug task force say they've broken up a smuggling operation that was importing huge quantities of methamphetamine into the United States. The Ventura County Combined Agency Team received a tip two months ago that a Riverside County man was helping to import and distribute the drug from...
Smash-and-Grab Robbery Hits Kevin Jewelers at Brea Mall
Brea Police Department responded to Kevin Jewelers inside the Brea Mall for a reported Smash and grab robbery. According to police around 8 people with masks went into the business and smashed several of the Jewlery cases and fled with an unknown amount of jewelry. There were three employees inside...
Fire reported at California building housing Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse
In yet another unfortunate setback for Rad Power Bikes, a structure fire has been reported at the company’s Huntington Beach retail store. Rad Power Bikes once held the position as the top-selling electric bike retailer in the US, but has been struggling for some time and recently declared bankruptcy while it works...
SoCal Day Laborers Increasingly Targeted By Scams, Wage Theft, and Deportation Threats
This article was co-published with La Opinión, the leading Spanish-language news outlet in the U.S., and produced under the California Local News Fellowship program at the University of Berkeley. It is early in the morning when José, a day laborer who prefers not to reveal his full name for...
Nearly 1,000 California homes are about to hit the auction block
Nearly 1,000 California homes and other properties are being pushed toward public auction after years of unpaid taxes, turning delinquent bills into a wave of forced sales that will ripple through local housing markets. The largest single batch is in Riverside County, where tax-defaulted parcels, including houses in...
Woman, 39, accused of stealing from high school in Orange County
A 39-year-old woman was taken into custody after surveillance cameras outside an Orange County high school reportedly captured her stealing from a classroom. In a post to social media, officials with the Irvine Police Department said the alleged theft occurred in the overnight hours of Jan. 17 at Woodbridge High...
More Orange County Cities Crack Down on Kratom
More officials across Orange County are starting to crackdown on the sale and distribution of kratom — a tropical tree from Southeast Asia whose leaves are being used as both a stimulant and a sedative in different doses. It comes as some say the plant in its natural form...
CA Hospital Claims EMS Ban Forces Longer Ambulance Transports for Stroke Patients
Orange County Global Medical Center is seeking a court order that would overturn the county’s decision to stop first responders from taking stroke patients to the hospital following complaints of poor medical care. In a writ filed Friday, Jan. 16, in Orange County Superior Court, lawyers for the Santa...
Police video released regarding the death of an inmate at a north O.C. city...
The Fullerton Police Department has released a Critical Incident Community Briefing video regarding the death of an inmate at the Fullerton City Jail. On December 28, 2025, at approximately 10:48 p.m., a Fullerton Police Officer noticed an adult male slumped against a light pole at the intersection of S. Euclid St....
Man with machete storms into Southern California laundromat in bizarre attack
A machete-wielding man ran into a Southern California laundromat and smashed its front door in a bizarre and seemingly random attack that was caught on camera. The incident occurred at Super Wash N Dry, located on Fairplex Drive in Pomona, around 9:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Security footage shared by the business...
