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On Jan. 9, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2026-27 state budget. This includes a 5% increase in California State University’s funding, as promised under the state’s multi-year higher education funding compact. Last year’s budget cycle opened with Newsom proposing an 8% cut to CSU funding, before...

Loved ones say the woman was struck and killed when an erratic driver veered onto the sidewalk while she was walking with her sister at South Gate Park on Monday.

A quiet Whittier neighborhood turned into an active crime scene Tuesday night after a homeowner confronted someone trying to break into a parked car and an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy ended up exchanging gunfire with the suspected burglar. The incident was reported at about 9 p.m., and authorities...

Phillip (Phil) Johnson, 60, a retired Orange County fire official who once held a top post in the Orange County Fire Authority, has been ordered to stand trial in San Diego County on felony child-molestation charges tied to alleged abuse at family gatherings years ago. Court filings say the accusations date back...

Are drivers in Irvine allergic to letting pedestrians cross? Seems that way. Orange County-area driver and Redditor /u/Mytzplk shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in January (Jan 5, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing several drivers barging past a pedestrian despite the pedestrian having the...

Dramatic video shows the motorcyclist on the hood of a nearby car after he was ejected from the bike in Long Beach last weekend. The married couple remains hospitalized a week after their fiery crash.

Deputies said that the driver lost control of their vehicle and slammed into the building at around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Embroidery’s history spans millennia, originating around 30,000 BC with Cro-Magnon peoples using bone needles and sinew for decorating clothing, later progressing to a status symbol – for royalty and officials – in ancient China, the Near East and Viking cultures. Fast forward to 2026, technology has now...

In a recent crackdown on drug smuggling in correctional facilities, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office made a significant bust that may help to stem the flow of narcotics into jail cells. On January 16, 2026, Irvine resident Kimberlylynn Alvarez was taken into custody following a meticulous investigation into drug...

Tributes to fallen Huntington Beach residents are on the agenda of Tuesday’s meeting of the city council. The council will take up the naming of an area near the Civic Center along Park Street as Patriot Place. It’s now the location of a plaque placed in 1991 to honor Desert Storm veterans and later the city’s 9/11...