O.C. family devastated after DUI driver kills father in motorcycle crash
On Tuesday, June 24, at approximately 8:22 p.m., deputies responded to the intersection of Trabuco Road and Via Victoria in Mission Viejo reference a traffic collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist, Anthony Balsamo, 32, of Mission Viejo was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to...
Five armed north O.C. gangbangers arrested while loitering
Last night, Gang United detectives observed a group of five males loitering in a known gang area, according to the Fullerton Police Department. When the suspects noticed the Detectives, all five suspects fled on foot. Police officers quickly apprehended two of the suspects, and a third was discovered hiding under...
Meth dealer busted with help from a K9 police dog in north O.C.
On Friday evening, police officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked in a public area, occupied by an adult male, according to the Fullerton Police Department. During the investigation, K-9 Echo, a trained narcotics detection dog, was deployed to assist. K-9 Echo alerted to the presence of narcotics, prompting...
Opinion: Laguna’s big castle with a broad view
Pyne Castle, a three-story Normandy Revival mansion, sits atop the hill at 770 Hillcrest Drive, offering a commanding 180-degree view of downtown and the ocean. Built in the late 1920s with 62 rooms, owner Estel Walter Pyne named it Broad View Villa. Estel Pyne moved west with his mother, Lucretia,...
California city demands answers after 24-year-old with loaded gun impersonates federal agent
Huntington Park, California – A troubling arrest in Huntington Park this week has underscored growing fears in Southern
2 dead after crash involving 3 cars in Compton
A three-car crash in Compton claimed two lives on Friday night, according to authorities. An official with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Compton station confirmed to KTLA that the collision was reported around 9:17 p.m. near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Sportsman drive, just east of a 710...
Popular gym influencer visits 21-year-old fan, Huntington Beach hit-and-run victim
After a Huntington Beach hit-and-run left him with two broken legs and a long road to recovery, 21-year-old Anthony Challman got the surprise of a lifetime when his favorite gym influencer walked into his hospital room and, consequently, reconnected him with the couple who possibly saved his life. “No way!” Challman...
L.A. County leaders to weigh legal action following violent ICE arrests
L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis said she intends to introduce a motion to explore the county's legal options 'against unconstitutional immigration enforcement actions.'
The Charming Restaurant In California That Secretly Serves The Best Cronuts In The Pacific
Hidden along the sun-drenched shores of Newport Beach sits a humble wooden storefront that houses what might be California’s best-kept pastry secret: Seaside Donuts Bakery, where the cronuts are so good they might make you question everything you thought you knew about breakfast. While tourists flock to flashier...
The OC Sheriff is searching for a hit and run suspect who fatally struck...
On June 22 at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Katella Avenue and Date Street in the city of Stanton reference a vehicle versus pedestrian collision. The pedestrian, a 66-year-old transient identified as Jeffrey DeLaRosa, succumbed to his injuries sustained...