Santa Ana CA

John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana quietly cut the ribbon on its first batch of new dining and retail spots on Feb. 19, rolling out a Dunkin' and refreshed shops that officials say are just the opening act in a larger terminal makeover. County supervisors and airport leaders showed up for the small-scale ceremony,...

A 48-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of molesting a girl in his family for about nine years when they lived in Santa Ana and Anaheim, starting when she was 4 years old. When the victim was 15 years old she told a counselor at Saddleback High School in Santa Ana in May 2019 about the years of abuse from Felipe...

Detectives are attempting to locate Yamilex Quinones (26), who is wanted for retail theft, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. Over the weekend, Quinones entered the TJ Maxx located at 3900 S. Bristol Street, selected multiple clothing items and other merchandise, and exited the store without paying. She...

Santa Ana police have arrested a couple suspected of shoplifting and assaulting a loss prevention officer last month in an incident captured on surveillance video. The Jan. 23 confrontation occurred at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, where video showed a man and woman selecting several men’s suit jackets, dress shirts,...

A La Habra woman was charged with misdemeanor child abuse after her toddler was seen on video in January falling out of a moving SUV at an Orange County intersection, NBC4 Investigates has learned. Court documents show Jacqueline Marie Hernandez, 35, was charged Wednesday in Orange County. An initial court...

A couple who were featured on the Santa Ana Police Department’s February 4th Wanted Wednesday for theft at a local department store and assaulting a Loss Prevention Officer have been arrested. Thanks to the SAPD’s AB-109 Task Force and the OCDA’s Investigators, Abel Andrade (32) of Tustin and his...

Seven local high school bands — Eastla, Fourth to Six, Monstera, Ghost Town, Two Seater Jeep, Entropy, and Honeytalks — took the stage at the Heritage Park Community Center on February 20th in Irvine’s annual Battle of the Bands competition. The four-hour competition, staged as a benefit...

For the first time in roughly 70 years of cityhood, Cypress is handing the top job at City Hall to a woman. Shannon DeLong is set to become the city’s first woman city manager on March 30, 2026, after the City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 23 to hire her following a months-long nationwide search. Under a...

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services is being sued over the death of a 14-month-old who attorneys say was subjected to prolonged abuse at the hands of two Long Beach residents with past criminal convictions who had the infant placed in their care. An investigation into the case of the...

A weather whiplash of warm and wet conditions is being blamed for a surge in mosquito activity across Southern California. Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District officials say they’re seeing about five times as many mosquitoes as they normally do this time of year. Officials report the increased presence...