O.C. man with a ghost gun and an NOS tank in his car arrested
On 2/9/26, at 2 a.m., police officers contacted a subject in his vehicle near 13659 Beach Boulevard, according to the Westminster Police Department. Upon contacting the subject the officers saw that a Nitrous Oxide (NOS) tank was seen in plain view. The subject was removed and a subsequent search was...
Pets of Orange County: Meet Hershey
➤ I grew up with a rescue dog and wanted my kids to experience the same thing. I also heard the shelters were very full after Covid when people went back to work and couldn’t be around enough for their pets. Tell us what you love most about his...
Transforming education: How California districts turn declining enrollment into opportunity
This blog post was authored by Helena L. Jubany, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal, NAC Architecture. As student enrollment declines across the nation, school districts are under increasing pressure to adapt. Yet rather than viewing this shift as a crisis, forward-thinking districts are seizing it as an opportunity—to...
The City of Santa Ana will likely be sued for banning rent-setting computer software
The Santa Ana City Council voted to take a possibly unconstituional step to protect renters with a new ordinance banning rent-setting computer software that can artificially inflate rents. The ordinance, approved on Tuesday, Feb. 17, for a first reading and set for a final vote on March 3, prohibits the...
Patients at Hoag Hospital get styled before brain surgery
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — According to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, about 13.8 million people around the world need brain surgery annually. Many will have large portions of their head shaved to prep for the procedure. But a neurosurgeon at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach is doing things differently.
Pacific Life agrees to a $58M settlement in California PDX class action
Anyone who purchased a Pacific Discovery Xelerator indexed universal life insurance policy in California between 2016 and 2019 could be eligible for a piece of a $58 million settlement. Pacific Life Insurance Co. recently agreed to the settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in June 2021 in California Superior...
Authorities ID Rowland Heights Crash Victim
A 65-year-old man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Rowland Heights was identified Tuesday by county authorities. The victim, identified as Ezra Kang by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office, died at the scene of the crash, which was reported at 8:26 a.m. Monday on southbound Fullerton Road at...
The Hidden ‘Tort Tax’ Hitting Southern California Families
TORT REPORT - It seems the buzzword captivating Americans these days is “affordability”. Yet everywhere you go, prices still seem to be increasing here in California. We’re all seeking relief from the high costs of living, with no end in sight. This trend is already being compounded by a hidden cost driver known as...
A pair at a Santa Ana motel were arrested for retail theft by the...
After shoplifting incidents at Crossroads Trading and ULTA in Irvine, police detectives linked the same suspects to about $3,500 in additional thefts across Orange County, according to the Irvine Police Department. Investigators found the suspects at a Santa Ana motel, conducted surveillance, and watched one of them...
City of Huntington Beach cracks down on illegal sober living facilities
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Drug addiction took many years off Kim O’Donnell’s life. Now 27 years sober, she is helping others through Wings of Hope Recovery. “In a sense of growth, goal setting, health and every aspect of being well,” said O’Donnell. What You Need...
