Donut Spot in Orange County Recommended To Close Following Health Inspection
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 20 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. The Orange County health department carried out multiple health inspections on February 20. Among them, Heidi’s Donuts was found to be in...
Prayers Pouring In After ‘Horrific’ U.S. Highway Crash Kills 4
Prayers are pouring in after a "horrific" U.S. highway crash killed four people over the weekend. A deadly crash in Long Beach, California, near the airport, claimed four lives. A car traveling southbound on Lakewood hit a center median, crashed, struck a concrete barrier and caught on fire. Four ...
Coroner IDs One of the Long Beach Crash Victims
One of four people killed tin a fiery single-vehicle crash in Long Beach over the weekend was identified by county authorities Monday. Officers responded at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday to a crash in the area of East Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard, not far from Long Beach Airport, the Long Beach Police Department...
Serial child molester could be released from Southern California prison
A serial child molester serving his sentence at a Southern California prison has been granted parole, sparking widespread outrage. David Allen Funston was convicted in 1999 in Sacramento County of 16 counts of kidnapping and child molestation. According to prosecutors who handled the case, Funston would approach...
24-year-old inmate dies at Orange County jail
The Santa Ana Police Department booked the inmate into the Theo Lacy Facility on Feb. 19 for vehicle theft, receiving a stolen vehicle and obstructing or resisting a peace officer.
CEO of large vocational school, alleged co-conspirators charged in scheme that drained injured workers’...
The CEO of one of California’s largest vocational return to work counseling centers, Hazel Ortega, 54, of La Habra, and alleged co-conspirators Gemi Bertran, 54, and Elbert Irving, 41, have been arraigned on 31 felony counts for allegedly orchestrating a kickback and forgery scheme that drained injured workers’...
A forgotten California town lives on in one mansion and a vandalized cemetery
The lost city is hiding in plain sight next to a freeway.
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in coastal Orange County
On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at approximately 6:30 p.m., police officers responded to a traffic collision on Beach Boulevard and Williams Drive involving a white Toyota Camry and a pedestrian, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. Upon arrival, officers located the driver of the Toyota, a 68-year-old...
Tustin video game store embraces the past to stand out
As prices for video games, consoles and subscription services continue to rise, local video game stores are looking for new ways to navigate an increasingly competitive market. Inflated prices have begun to push customers away and while major retailers such as GameStop and Best Buy have been able to handle...
Firefighters extinguish third-alarm fire at vacant restaurant in Lakewood
It took firefighters over three hours to extinguish flames at the vacant restaurant.
