C Magazine + Manolo Blahnik Celebrate a West Coast Debut
Guests gathered at the designer’s new California boutique amid stilettos, pumps, and more. C Magazine founder Jennifer Smith and a host of guests toasted the opening of the West Coast’s first Manolo Blahnik boutique in Costa Mesa on Thursday, January 8. Inside the new South Coast Plaza space — devoted to the...
11 Crashes in Three Years Spark Safety Concerns at Huntington Beach Intersection
Safety concerns grow after repeated crashes at Huntington Beach intersection. Huntington Beach, California — A busy Huntington Beach intersection is drawing renewed attention after police confirmed 11 crashes over the past three years, including one fatal collision and several injury-causing incidents, prompting a...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Fatal Stabbing in Santa Ana
A 41-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 22 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man in a homeless encampment in Santa Ana. Tanya Ceja pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. As part of the negotiated plea deal with...
One man’s journey from aerospace to inner space creates one of the world’s finest...
Kevin Ryan’s long odyssey from aerospace to inner space has been a remarkable journey to witness. He’s traveled from the lab precision of experimental aircraft to the brave frontier of acoustic guitar craftsmanship in a single lifetime. Such is the fabled story of this Ohio native and his...
Santa Ana CHP officers recovered $62K worth of goods that were stolen from a...
The CHP’s Santa Ana Area SSP officers recently recovered $62,800 of stolen merchandise. The merchandise was stolen off of BNSF trains as they came to a stop along Crowther Ave and SR-57 in Placentia. Suspects arrested in cases involving train cargo theft in California face various state and federal...
Activists claim local police are aiding federal immigration agents
LOS ANGELES - From Bell to Alhambra to Santa Ana, community activists say some local law enforcement agencies are assisting federal immigration agents during enforcement operations, a claim police agencies deny. What they're saying: — Liz, a community activist, points to an incident in Alhambra earlier this week as...
Surfers Targeted In Nearly $1 Million Beach Car Break In Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES - Surfers and beachgoers were targeted in a nearly $1 million fraud scheme in which thieves stole bank cards and phones from cars while victims were out in the water - then used the victims' own phones to approve high-dollar purchases, according to federal prosecutors and court papers.Moundir Kamil, 56,...
Rancho Mission Viejo Celebrates Grand Opening of Gavilán Ridge
In Orange County, over 450,000 older adults account for 14.3% of the county’s population. By 2045, this number is projected to increase to 17.3%, according to the California Department of Aging. A new housing community in Rancho Mission Viejo is filling the growing need for housing for older adults with a holistic,...
Santa Ana students offer free auto inspections & repairs to the SAUSD community
SANTA ANA, CA – January 22, 2026 – High School Inc. Academies Foundation, in partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), Career Education & Workforce Innovation, Valley High School (a Community School), and Santa Ana High School, will host a Saturday Community Garage Service Clinic on January 31...
Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after fatal DUI crash
SANTA ANA, California - A 44-year-old Mexican national, Oscar Eduardo Ortega, of Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Ortega's criminal history includes a vehicular manslaughter conviction for a crash that killed two...
