Santa Ana CA

An associate of the Mexican Mafia prison gang was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for participating in an attack involving a Valencia man on a fellow Orange County jail inmate in 2019, an assault that left the victim with his throat slashed. Robert Amezcua, 54, a.k.a. “Flaco,” of Santa Ana, was...

On February 2, 2026, Saeid Boustanabadi Maralan, a 67-year-old former rug merchant from Laguna Beach, was sentenced to 34 years to life in prison for s*xually assaulting women in his store. Maralan was found guilty of two counts of s*xual penetration by a foreign object, one count of r*pe, and...

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 1-27-26, 2:26 p.m. On January 27, 2026, at approximately 2:26 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received a call regarding a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on the property of Orange Coin Car Wash, located at 117 N. Euclid Street. Officers, along with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA),...

Every week, I highlight a few events across the SoCal region. This week, celebrate Black history and Lunar New Year, get immersed in time-based media, and travel across time and space. An after-dark journey through moving images. What a Wonderful World marks the U.S. debut of the Julia Stoschek Foundation,...

Santa Ana winds will build across Southern California Wednesday, bringing gusty conditions and warm weather over the next couple days, particularly in the valleys. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory that will be in effect until 2 p.m. Wednesday in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Golden State (5)...

Last month, the Irvine Police investigated a theft from a vehicle on Via Lucca. The victim had their credit cards and thousands of dollars’ worth of personal belongings stolen. The stolen credit cards were later used for fraudulent purchases throughout Orange County. Additionally, another victim reported that their...

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(TNS) — The Santa Ana Police Department is proposing to spend about $683,000 on a contract to launch the city’s drone program, pending approval tonight, Feb. 3, from the City Council. If approved, SAPD would join several major police departments in Orange County that operate their own drone...

After more than two decades, the city of Fullerton reopened Union Pacific Park on Jan. 24 as part of its goal to expand park equity and community wellness for the city's southern districts. The newly renovated park in District 4 comes just one month after the opening of the Union...

Governor Newsom received Orange County's economic development plan at Medtronic in Irvine as part of California Jobs First initiative.