Fish freak-out at The Beach: 2026 grunion runs return next week
“It was kind of like a miracle that we [even] walked into it accidentally,” Serena Logan, a 24-year-old Marketing Analytics Long Beach State graduate student, said. Logan accidentally discovered the California Grunion spawning on the shores of Inspiration Point in Newport Beach while visiting the beach around 10 p.m....
Former O.C. insurance broker arrested on grand theft and embezzlement charges
ORANGE, Calif., – Insurance broker, Andre De Gazon, 56, of Bellflower, was arraigned today at the Orange County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement after allegedly using his status as a licensed insurance agent to pocket more than $100,000 of unremitted insurance policy premiums...
South L.A. Follow-Home Robber Hit With 10-Year Federal Stretch
A South L.A. man who tailed shoppers from malls to their driveways across Los Angeles and Orange counties late last year has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a string of armed "follow-home" robberies that stretched from the Valley to Norwalk. Elijah Isaiah Potts, 21, pleaded guilty...
LAPD arrests woman accused of filing multimillion-dollar fraudulent property liens
Detectives allege liens for millions of dollars were falsely recorded against properties in LA, Beverly Hills. Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Real Estate Fraud Unit arrested a 58-year-old Los Angeles woman Thursday in an investigation into allegedly fraudulent mechanics liens recorded against...
Pedestrian dead, DUI driver arrested in Newport Beach hit-and-run
A pedestrian is dead and a man from Adelanto is in custody following a hit-and-run crash near the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 24th Street in Newport Beach around 2:02 a.m. Saturday. The suspect, 26-year-old Jesus Alvarez, was driving a white Chevrolet Corvette at the time of the crash. Alvarez drove away...
The SAPD arrested 7 transients on probation and drug charges
Community safety is a top-of-mind issue for residents across Orange County, and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) is taking a proactive stance. In a recent operation, the Santa Ana Police Department’s AB-109 Task Force, in collaboration with the Orange County Probation Department, conducted 16 compliance checks...
Lazy Bird Flies the Coop on Santa Monica Blvd as Another WeHo Açaí Spot...
Lazy Bird, the açaí smoothie and juice bar that landed on Santa Monica Boulevard in 2021, has quietly shut down its West Hollywood outpost. Neighbors say a moving van pulled up to 8730 Santa Monica Boulevard on Thursday and cleared out the shop, leaving the storefront shuttered. The brand still lists an Anaheim...
OC Man to Plead Guilty to Alleged Role in $270M Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
An Orange County man is expected to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge for his alleged role in a health-care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided.
An Anaheim woman arrested on drug charges died at an Orange County jail
On Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, an inmate housed at the James A. Musick Facility in Irvine died. A 54-year-old female inmate was booked by the Anaheim Police Department on Feb. 26, 2026, for H&S 11377-Possession of a Controlled Substance and H&S 11364 Possession of Unlawful Paraphernalia. On Feb. 27, while...
Runaway boat slams into 91 Freeway lanes in Bellflower
Shocking video captured the moment a small boat flew over the center median of the 91 Freeway and landed in the westbound lanes in southeast Los Angeles County Sunday evening. The incident was recorded by a Tesla traveling westbound near Lakewood Boulevard in Bellflower around 5:30 p.m. The boat, which appeared to...
