Runaway boat flies over lanes of 91 Freeway in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - Shocking video shows a runaway boat crossing the center median on a busy Southern California freeway. The incident happened Sunday, March 1, around 5:30 p.m. on the 91 Freeway in Bellflower, near the Lakewood exit. According to the California Highway Patrol, the boat, which appeared to come...
Southern California mother‑son duo proving autism doesn’t limit their dreams
Every weekend, Bree Juan and her 14‑year‑old son, Sky, load a U‑Haul in Orange County and drive to Koreatown to sell quesadillas; a routine that has grown into a small business and a source of confidence for the teen, who has autism. Juan said the early days of BreeSky’s Quesadillas were difficult. With only one […]
Orange Unified Trustees’ Refusal To Explain Their Massive Pay Increase Shows Contempt For The...
This January, the members of the Orange Unified School District Board of Education gave themselves a massive 400% pay increase, raising their monthly stipend from $400 to $2,000. From beginning to end, this naked cash grab has been a disturbing exercise in arrogance and contempt for the public. The huge...
Another Orange County City May Require Staffed Self-Checkout Stands
Supermarkets and retail drug stores like CVS in Anaheim may soon be required to have employees watching and helping out at their self-checkout stands. At Tuesday’s 5 p.m. city council meeting, officials in OC’s largest city will be the latest in Southern California to consider drafting an ordinance establishing...
Fines, drone employed in the battle against illegal fireworks
Problems associated with fireworks – especially the illegal kind – have plagued Orange County cities for years. Stanton, however, is taking steps to use financial penalties and other approaches to curb the dangers posed by the unlawful pyrotechnics. As part of its enforcement program in 2025, the city issued...
Montecito Couple Are ‘Practiced and Unapologetic Fraudsters,’ Authorities Say
A Montecito couple was arrested last Thursday at their second home in Newport Beach and charged with 68 felony counts of fraud, conspiracy, grand theft, and money laundering in what authorities described as a long-running pattern of cons that left multiple victims across four California jurisdictions. If convicted on...
College experiment at the center of FBI investigation in Irvine, attorney says
The FBI's week-long investigation into "suspicious materials" found at an Irvine home stems from a college student's science project, his family's attorney said.
Danaher to acquire Irvine-based Masimo
Danaher Corp. will acquire Irvine-based medical device maker Masimo Corp. for nearly $10 billion, a deal that further underscores Irvine’s growing role as a hub for medical technology and health care innovation. Masimo develops patient-monitoring technologies such as pulse oximeters, noninvasive sensors and related...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing Friend During Fentanyl Dispute
A 24-year-old man gunned down a friend in Irvine following an argument in a plot to steal fentanyl, a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while the attorney for the accused said her client did not plan to kill or rob the man and acted out of “jealousy.”. Noah Emmanuel Farmer...
Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Wall on 405 Freeway
At approximately 3:15am on February 28th, 2026, authorities received reports of a motorcycle crashing into a roadside wall on the on-ramp to northbound Interstate 405 at Springdale Street in Westminster. Witnesses reported the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed prior to impact and veered toward the...
