Irvine CA

While investigating a series of storage facility burglaries, police detectives didn’t just solve the case; they rolled up the door to an entire criminal operation, according to the Irvine Police Department. Through outstanding police work, the detectives tracked the suspect to his Huntington Beach home, and after a...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — The family of Kevin Esparza, a 25-year-old Santa Ana man who died in a rollover crash at the El Mirage OHV Recreation Area, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral and memorial expenses. The incident, previously reported by VVNG in the article...

A Las Vegas man faces felony charges for child abuse and endangerment after his young relative was rushed to an Orange County hospital after overdosing on fentanyl. Eric Duane Bird, 41, is accused of keeping potentially deadly narcotics in his bag during a family trip to Newport Beach over the Fourth of July weekend....

There’s some videos floating around on social media – videos purportedly showing a man, dressed in an all black fishing rig, floppy rubber hat and all, with a hook in hand, and terrorizing people in Santa Monica, Huntington Beach, and elsewhere on July 4th. Sound familiar? It’s the...

Due to labor issues at Republic Services on Wednesday, July 9, trash and recycling collection in Santa Ana has been delayed. Trash and recycling pickup scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, will take place on Thursday or later in the week. Residents in impacted areas are advised to leave trash carts...

A former police officer who is facing a litany of felony charges for allegedly faking a disability and then attending the Stagecoach Music Festival is now being sued by the city that employed her. Riverside resident Nicole Brown, 39, is being sued by Westminster, the city announced on Wednesday, and local officials...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the passenger killed in the Highway 65 crash as 60-year-old Nga Ngoc Nho of Garden Grove. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at around 7:23 p.m., officers were called to Highway 65, north of Minneola Avenue, for...

Some people probably have no use for cannabis, but some law enforcement agencies have found its taxes useful in keeping the streets safe. The Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday will be asked to approve participation in the 2025-2026 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program. Under the program, the GGPD is...

07.08.2025 | 11:00 PM | SANTA ANA – A DUI suspect was arrested following a pursuit that encircled Santa Ana, late Tuesday night. The chase began when officers attempted to stop on a white Toyota Tacoma pickup truck for a vehicle code violations near the Bristol Street and the SR-22 Freeway around 11:00 PM.

Yesterday the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a Critical Incident Video depicting the deputy-involved shooting that occurred on May 10, 2025, in Laguna Hills, Calif. On Saturday, May 10, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies shot a man in Laguna Hills after responding to a...