Lightning sparks small fires in Southern California mountains
Firefighters in Angeles National Forest and other areas responded to several small wildfires sparked Saturday by thunderstorms in the region as extreme heat elevated fire danger in Southern California. The fires in the mountains of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties burned on a day of red flag warnings that...
Arellano: In Orange County, Black Catholic men have a club of their own
In Orange County, the tiny Black population is spread out, meaning there's no parish where Black Catholics regularly gather.
Person in Car Shoots at Passerby’s in Seal Beach Area
A man fired shots from a car at three people in Seal Beach and eluded officers arrived, police said Friday. Officers responded to the 100 block of Marina Drive at approximately 3:56 p.m. Thursday to reports of shots fired, according to the Seal Beach Police Department. Two of the people...
Hyundai Signs Irvine Office Lease, Largest in Orange County This Year
Hyundai has signed a major office lease in Irvine, Orange County, securing 133,745 square feet—about 1.7 times the size of a soccer field—in the county’s largest office lease deal of 2024. According to the Orange County Business Journal, Hyundai leased the entire building at 2300 Main Street,...
Laguna Food Pantry: Perfectly good food often ends up discarded when it could be...
Food expiration dates often cause confusion and lead to unnecessary waste. According to a recent New York Times article, “Do Food Expiration Dates Really Matter?,” national food waste experts estimate that billions of pounds of food are thrown out each year simply because people aren’t sure if ‘best by’ or ‘sell by’...
Leisure World’s own Mick Jagger
In the heart of Leisure World, Seal Beach—a community known for its vibrant retirees —lives a man who refuses to let age dim his spotlight. By day, he’s a friendly neighbor working out at the gym or swimming laps in the pool at this gated community. But by night, he transforms into “Dick Swagger,” the electrifying...
Calif: Parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro arrested, charged with murder
The parents of seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro have now been arrested following a week-long search for the missing boy. On Friday, Jake and Rebecca Haro were taken into custody by San Bernardino County Sheriff’s homicide detectives at their home in Cabazon, a community in Riverside County near the San Bernardino County...
Southern California man uses AI to track down stolen Lamborghini in Colorado
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A Southern California man successfully tracked down his stolen Lamborghini Huracan more than a thousand miles away in Denver, Colorado, using artificial intelligence. Andrew Garcia, an Orange County resident, employed AI technology to locate his luxury vehicle nearly two years after it was taken...
Hemet Resident Arrested for Allegedly Running Ponzi Scheme Targeting Hispanic Community in Riverside County
A 53-year-old Hemet resident, Consuelo Carrasco-Ramirez, has been arrested in connection with a Ponzi scheme that targeted the Hispanic community, resulting in the theft of approximately $195,000 from victims. The investigation, which was led by the Perris Station Investigation Bureau, began after deputies were...
The Irvine Police are trying to identify a serial package theft suspect
The Irvine Police Department needs your help identifying a woman who stole packages from a Spectrum apartment mail room on three occasions. The Irvine Police released several surveillance videos showing the woman taking a package in one video and sorting through mail, filling up a box, and taking off with the stolen...
