Santa Ana CA

A 23-year-old Anaheim woman accused of killing and decapitating her boyfriend was arrested in Mexico and returned to the United States to face murder charges in Orange County. Alyssa Marie Lira was charged with one felony count of murder and one felony enhancement of personally using a weapon in the death of her...

A 19-year-old man who police say was armed with a handgun was fatally shot during what began as a routine traffic stop in Orange County on Wednesday night. Santa Ana police said officers attempted to stop a vehicle near East 4th and French streets around 10:30 p.m., but the driver continued for about a block […]

Special Crimes detectives have arrested a 26-year-old man for s*xually assaulting a woman at a retail business, according to the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). On January 15, 2026, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a woman responded to the Santa Ana Police Department and reported a s*xual assault. The victim, a...

The long-held tradition of transferring offshore mooring permit ownership in Newport Harbor might be ending after state leaders found the practice could violate state law and recommended eliminating it. But advocates say the recommendation could impact people who’ve invested tens of thousands of dollars in the...

Newport Beach officials are reversing course on a previous approval to gut the local golf course and replace it with a surf park after residents gathered enough verified signatures to challenge the decision at the ballot box. City council members in Newport Beach voted in October to approve a project...

A Southern California woman is facing felony child-abuse allegations after video captured a toddler tumbling out of a moving SUV and narrowly avoiding being struck on a busy roadway. Jacqueline Hernandez, 35, of La Habra, was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse after her 19-month-old child fell “from the...

SANTA ANA – A 27-year-old man believed to be transient suffered fatal injuries when a motorist accidentally ran him over while the victim was lying in a driveway at a Santa Ana car wash, police said Wednesday. Police were called just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to the Orange Coin...

BUENA PARK, Calif. — Knott’s Berry Farm, one of Southern California’s most popular theme park destinations, will debut a new eatery in the heart of Charleston Circle, right across from the famous fountain, this summer. The venue, currently a Johnny Rockets, will undergo a complete transformation starting April 15,...

Garden Grove City Manager Lisa Kim will be getting a raise said to be 7.5 percent, bringing her annual salary to $346,433. The city council approved the increase in her compensation at Tuesday night’s meeting by a 6-0 vote, with Councilmember Philip Nguyen absent. She will also get a...

The estranged husband of a Newport Beach woman found dead on the side of a mountain in Crestline last November has been arrested on suspicion of her murder last Friday (Jan. 23). Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 65, of Rolling Hills, was arrested in connection with the death of Aryan Papoli, 58,...