Santa Ana CA

The Constitutional Rights Foundation, Orange County gave the award to a key figure in the long-running “snitch scandal” for his volunteer work with mock trial students.

Two men are dead Monday in Santa Ana after they were killed in what police believe was a gang-related shooting. Santa Ana Police Department responded at 8:55 p.m. Sunday to the area of Borchard Avenue and Shelton Street regarding multiple reports of shots fired. When they arrived, the officers found three men with gunshot wounds, Santa Ana Police Department spokeswoman Natalie Garcia...

An 81-year-old California man is fighting for his life after being struck by a teenager.

Laguna Beach’s Main Beach and nearby businesses emptied out in a hurry Saturday afternoon after an anonymous caller claimed a bomb was hidden in the sand. Within minutes, the normally packed shoreline turned into a secured zone as officers locked down parts of downtown and launched a full safety sweep.

Orange County is hanging up the phone on $1,337 calls.

A total of 293 drivers were contacted and yielded 11 field evaluations for impairment, 3 DUI arrests, 10 citations issued for driver’s license related violations, and 5 vehicles were impounded on Friday night, April 17, at the Costa Mesa Police Department’s DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on westbound Baker Street, east of Bear Street.

The cause of a hazardous material incident in Huntington Beach last week has been determined. According to the Huntington Beach Fire Department, the incident was in the 16000 block of Viewpoint Lane (west of Beach Boulevard). A small electronic tracking device had been cut open, exposing an internal lithium battery and releasing an odor.

Santa Ana residents may not get a detailed public hearing on what happened at last summer’s protests against ICE’s sweeping deportations almost a year after police officers fired hundreds of rounds of rubber bullets and threw tear gas at demonstrations in Orange County’s only sanctuary city. According...

Fullerton City Council unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance enacting increased fines for commercial cannabis use, specifically fines for dispensaries that are illegally operating. The updates are being made so that city codes align with AB 1684, a state law outlining fines and penalties surrounding unlicensed cannabis use and sales.

No American city literally checks your bank balance before you move in, but a few come surprisingly close once you look at the cost of buying a typical home. This is not really a story ... Read more