Efforts underway to prevent trash in local streams from reaching ocean
Recent heavy rainfall in Southern California has swelled the banks of local rivers which are now carrying significant amounts of debris downstream, threatening coastal environments in Los Angeles and Orange counties. On Monday, officials and residents expressed concern that trash swept into waterways like the San...
DUI driver hospitalized and then arrested after a collision in Irvine
On Saturday, police officers investigated a single-vehicle traffic collision in the area of Jamboree and Michelson, according to the Irvine Police Department. The officers found the driver trapped inside the vehicle, and a crew from the OCFA were able to free him. The 41-year-old driver from San Clemente was taken...
Orange County begins safety testing on long-awaited street cars
The electric trains will run on the newly refurbished Pacific Electric line between Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
Orange County’s Law Enforcement Watchdog Once Again Rudderless
Orange County Supervisors are once again looking for a new leader of their internal law enforcement watchdog after outgoing director Robert Faigin quietly departed earlier this month. He’s the second director in six years to leave the Office of Independent Review, one of the county’s smallest departments tasked with...
Anaheim police explain the new methods thieves are using to steal vehicles
Law enforcement officials are warning the public of new methods burglars are using to steal newer cars right from the driveways of their owners. According to two Anaheim Police Department officials, criminals are using tablets meant for locksmiths and antennas to target higher-end vehicles. Recently in Anaheim Hills,...
Anaheim Police Identify Suspect Allegedly Throwing Dog in Bag Over Fence Caught on Camera
Anaheim police say the woman who allegedly threw a dog in bag over a fence was identified and interviewed and her case has been presented to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for potential animal abuse charges. According to the latest reports, she has not been arrested; however, the investigation is ongoing.
61-Year-Old Inmate Dies After Medical Emergency At Banning Correctional Facility
An investigation is underway after a 61-year-old inmate at the Banning Correctional Facility died following a medical emergency last week. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were alerted shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday that an inmate was in medical distress inside the facility’s...
WATCH: Residents Take to Kayaks to Paddle Through Southern California Streets After Heavy Rain
Two days of heavy rain in Southern California turned some streets in Long Beach into shallow rivers as some residents took to kayaks in what appeared for some to be more an entertaining novelty than a weather disaster. Others took the flooding more seriously, as one local news outlet reported...
‘Shameful. It’s a disgrace.’ O.C. Vietnam vets memorial overshadowed by corruption, shoddy work
Orange County is suing, alleging that most of the money that was supposed to be allocated to a Vietnam War memorial was instead used for personal gain.
Corona Man Arrested for Attempting to Kidnap Two Girls, Deputies Say
A Corona man is in custody after Riverside County deputies said he attempted to kidnap two girls on Tuesday. Deputies responded to the 25000 block of Santiago Canyon Road around 4:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a kidnapping attempt, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
