Santa Ana CA

Recently, a CHP officer conducted an enforcement stop on a vehicle observed at speeds over 100 miles per hour, according to the Santa Ana Area CHP. During the encounter, the officer located and secured a loaded firearm “ghost gun”, and illegal substances, ensuring they never reached our communities through suspected...

A new UC Irvine analysis says last summer’s stepped-up ICE sweeps did more than rattle nerves in immigrant neighborhoods across Orange County. They coincided with a sharp pullback in consumer spending, an estimated $58.9 million drop in local economic output, and about $4.5 million less in sales tax collected over...

Last week, police officers attempted to detain an individual suspected of stealing a $3,800 jacket from a high-end store at the 3300 block of Bristol St., according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. The 42-year-old suspect from out of state immediately fled from officers, who pursued him on foot, headed...

In Irvine, an AYCE KBBQ and sushi restaurant replaces an AYCE JBBQ and sushi restaurant. Several weeks after 7 Japanese BBQ & Yakitori Bar opened in December 2024, we visited the Irvine restaurant – a former Islands, heavily renovated – and weren’t particularly impressed: The one-stop destination for all-you-can-eat...

A 35-year-old convicted robber made his first court appearance Thursday on charges of attempting to sexually assault an unconscious victim during a burglary in Santa Ana 14 years ago. Eric Damion Luna was charged in September 2012 with assault with intent to commit a sex offense during a burglary, burglary,...

Uber is investing in the Irvine, California-based electric vehicle maker Rivian for a robotaxi launch, according to a Thursday press release. Uber is set to make an investment with a ceiling of $1.25 billion in Rivian over the next five years, according to the release, in the aim of “a scaled, fully-autonomous fleet...

The City Attorney’s Office is seeking dismissal of all claims against the city in a lawsuit filed by a billionaire chip-equipment supplier and his wife stemming from the 2023 death of their mentally disabled 18-year-old daughter, who was allegedly allowed to discharge herself — without their knowledge — from the...

While an exact opening date has yet to be announced, the center is expected to open in late 2026

One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a fire ripped through a home in Westminster.

Despite gaining protected status, Orange County’s mountain lions are anything but, increasingly facing the dangers of being killed while crossing local roads like Ortega Highway. Just last week, another juvenile mountain lion was killed along the roadway. Last fall, two mountain lion cubs, a brother and a sister,...