Police Commander Found Dead in Hotel Room After Going Missing During His Training Sessions
A longtime Oxnard Police Department commander was found dead in his hotel room after he failed to report to training sessions in Southern California, authorities said. In a Saturday, Jan. 10 news release, Oxnard police announced the death of Cmdr. Scott Aaron, a more than 21-year veteran of the department. The...
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
Record-high heat, gusty Santa Ana winds forecast for parts of Southern California
High wind warnings remain in effect through Saturday as dangerous Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 70 mph batter Southern California
‘Newport Beach Film Festival Honors,’ Featuring Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, to Air Tonight...
The 26th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Honors, featuring Variety ’s 10 Actors to Watch and their presentation of the Legends and Groundbreakers Award to Scarlett Johansson, airs Monday on PBS SoCal at 7:30 pm. It is also available to stream on their website. NAACP Image Awards 2026 Nominations: 'Sinners' Lands...
Counterfeit cash scam targets ‘approximately a dozen’ In-N-Out restaurants in Southern California
Police say they've nabbed two criminals who had cooked up a scheme to pass counterfeit cash at In-N-Out.
Corona Pair Admit Home Gardens Attack, Sentenced to Prison
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Two men who attacked and shot a Home Gardens resident were bound for state prison Tuesday to serve sentences that, between them, total nearly 30 years behind bars. Alexander Lopez, 38, and Juan Manuel Lopez Jr., 42, both of Corona, reached plea agreements with the Riverside...
100-year-old Garden Grove toymaker receives hundreds of letters from fans
A 100-year-old toymaker in Orange County is gaining national attention. Harold "Hal" Yoak is a World War II veteran who makes wooden toys by hand in his garage.
Irvine attorney gets only one year in jail after a fatal DUI crash
Lotfullah Sohaib Latif, a 34-year-old lawyer and Irvine resident, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9 to one year in jail and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for a DUI crash that killed a United States Postal Service driver in Garden Grove. Latif was convicted on October 21,...
Bomb threat forces California High School to go under lockdown
Students and faculty at California High School in Whittier were put on lockdown Monday after a bomb threat and reports from residents who saw a man with an AR-15 making threats near the school. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 2:03 p.m. for a non-specified threat...
Community Rallies Against ICE Violence in Fullerton
Approximately 400 people gathered at Fullerton City Hall on January 9 for a community rally aimed at protesting the recent killing by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, as well as the increasing incidents of ICE abductions in Orange County. The event, organized for individuals of faith and...
