Man Struck, Killed Walking on Street in Lake Elsinore
A 48-year-old man was fatally struck by an intoxicated SUV driver while walking in a traffic lane on the south end of Lake Elsinore, authorities said Monday. Benjamin Douglass of Lake Elsinore perished shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday after he was hit on South Grand Avenue, just north of Marvella Lane, according to the...
Donut Spot in Orange County Recommended To Close Following Health Inspection
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 20 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The Orange County health department carried out multiple health inspections on February 20. Among them, Heidi’s Donuts was found to be in...
Pedestrian Dies in Crash in Ventura Freeway Near Calabasas
A pedestrian was killed Monday morning in a crash involving a big rig on the Ventura (101) Freeway in the Calabasas-Agoura Hills area of western Los Angeles County. The crash was reported at 5:57 a.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway just west of Lost Hills Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Prayers Pouring In After ‘Horrific’ U.S. Highway Crash Kills 4
Prayers are pouring in after a "horrific" U.S. highway crash killed four people over the weekend. A deadly crash in Long Beach, California, near the airport, claimed four lives. A car traveling southbound on Lakewood hit a center median, crashed, struck a concrete barrier and caught on fire. Four ...
Coroner IDs One of the Long Beach Crash Victims
One of four people killed tin a fiery single-vehicle crash in Long Beach over the weekend was identified by county authorities Monday. Officers responded at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday to a crash in the area of East Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard, not far from Long Beach Airport, the Long Beach Police Department...
24-year-old inmate dies at Orange County jail
The Santa Ana Police Department booked the inmate into the Theo Lacy Facility on Feb. 19 for vehicle theft, receiving a stolen vehicle and obstructing or resisting a peace officer.
CEO of large vocational school, alleged co-conspirators charged in scheme that drained injured workers’...
The CEO of one of California’s largest vocational return to work counseling centers, Hazel Ortega, 54, of La Habra, and alleged co-conspirators Gemi Bertran, 54, and Elbert Irving, 41, have been arraigned on 31 felony counts for allegedly orchestrating a kickback and forgery scheme that drained injured workers’...
CHP officer who died after Culver City crash had fentanyl in his system, medical...
The death of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer, who crashed his patrol car on duty in Culver City last year, was caused by the effects of fentanyl, Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office announced Monday. Officer Miguel Cano, 34, crashed his cruiser into a tree at around 12:30 a.m....
Feds Nab Bangor Teen In Castaic Motel Horror Near L.A.
Federal prosecutors say a late-night rescue at a Castaic motel ended with an 18-year-old from Bangor, Pennsylvania, in handcuffs and a 13-year-old girl pulled from a room stocked with disturbing items. Authorities identified the suspect as Matthew Edward Pysher. According to the FBI and federal prosecutors, he...
Officials sound alarm over massive wildfire’s devastating impact as they ‘need to confirm’
Federal and state officials are racing to verify whether cleanup and emergency response efforts tied to the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County were adequate, launching new investigations and sampling programs even as questions mount about what went wrong during the blaze. The Environmental Protection Agency has...

















