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A 76-year-old man was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman in Huntington Beach. Robert Cipiano Alvarez Jr. was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the discharge of a gun causing death. He is accused of killing 65-year-old Bari Payne of Huntington Beach. Alvarez’s city of residence was not...

LOS ANGELES - An Orange County Public Works crew has demolished a Vietnam War memorial that was left unfinished in Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley. In 2023, then-Supervisor Andrew Do allocated $1 million in First District discretionary funds to the nonprofit Viet America Society for the design and...

In March, a police officer working at Anaheim’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) was monitoring cameras along Beach Blvd when they observed what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction, according to the Anaheim Police Department. At the time, no police officers were immediately available to respond. However, the...

On Tuesday, just before noon, Orange County Sheriff FLOCK cameras alerted deputies to a stolen vehicle connected to a burglary in the city of Irvine according to San Clemente Police Services. Deputies quickly responded and, with assistance from the OCSD helicopter Duke, they located the vehicle at a storage facility...

A former Orange County resident was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for threatening to kill a superior court judge who had presided over his family law case. Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 34, formerly of Laguna Niguel, but whose most recent residence was in Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge...

The Picklr, the nationwide franchiser of indoor pickleball clubs, is reporting that the company plans to open two new clubs in Orange County, CA, with one in Rancho Santa Margarita and one in Fountain Valley, this Summer/Fall 2026. The Picklr Rancho Santa Margarita will be located on El Paseo in...

Detectives in Irvine say they have put a lid on a robbery crew that went after deliveries of silver bars and coins across Los Angeles County. According to police, suspects grabbed a package straight from a FedEx driver while it was out for delivery, and arrests later followed at different locations. An 18-year-old...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After communicating on Fortnite, a Santa Ana man drove hours to meet a Bakersfield teen, his heart set on moving to a house in a forest where they could live together happily and someday start a family, court documents said. As it turns out, Sergio Estrada won’t be starting a new […]

Arwen has been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for about a month after spending some time with a foster family. Staff notations say she’s a very friendly pet who enjoys meeting new people and loves affection. Arwen is currently available for adoption, and she’s also eligible for the...

A 32-year-old Orange County woman died after being struck by a car, which then fled the scene without stopping to help, in Hesperia on Thursday night, authorities said. Brynn Zoellner of Irvine died in the collision, which was first reported just after 8:50 p.m. March 5 at Hesperia Road and Mesa Street, according to...