Heirloom Beans, Mexican Wines, and More at Alta Baja Market
American and Mexican cuisine meld together at the California-Mexico border in Alta Baja Market. This grocery store, community space, and cafe are located inside the 4th Street Market on the corner of 4th Street and Bush Street in Downtown Santa Ana. The café offers a taste of the American Southwest. The market...
North Hollywood man killed in Interstate 5 crash identified
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver killed after a crash on Interstate 5 as 24-year-old Jorge Vidal Aguirre-Munguia. The California Highway Patrol said on September 15, 2025, at around 12:02 p.m., officers were called to a two-vehicle crash on northbound...
O.C. deputies arrest probationer after traffic stop leads to drug discovery
While on patrol, the O.C. Sheriff Special Enforcement Team (SET) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by two individuals, according to Laguna Hills Police Services. During the investigation, the deputies confirmed one of the occupants was on probation. A subsequent search of the vehicle and probationer led...
New Sightings Give Family Hope in Search for Nihar Mehta, Missing Since 2023
Orange County, CA, September 19, 2025: The family of 22-year-old Nihar “Mars” Mehta has renewed its urgent appeal for help after receiving what they describe as credible sightings of him in Garden Grove and Westminster. Mehta, who has been missing since June 2023, was last seen in Orange...
Man Seeks $50M After Being Shot at Santa Ana Protest
Tony Olson, injured by a "less lethal" projectile at a Santa Ana protest, is seeking $50 million from Orange County. He filed claims against the county and city after suffering a traumatic brain injury.
Woman stabbed near Long Beach neighborhood park
LONG BEACH – A woman was hospitalized after she was stabbed near the Coolidge Park neighborhood in Long Beach and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the stabbing. Long Beach Police Department officers were dispatched to the 600 block of East Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, north of Jordan...
UC police get OK for more military-grade equipment after last year’s protests
This article first appeared in EdSource. University of California police departments are replenishing their inventories of military-grade equipment, including drones, ammunition and pepper ball rounds. UC’s Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the requests from police departments at the system’s Irvine, San Diego,...
Innocent driver killed in Long Beach road-rage crash was father of 3
The identity of the driver killed in a road-rage incident in Long Beach Wednesday morning has been publicly identified by his family. Jose Cesena Sr., a grandfather of three boys, was the driver of the box truck that became inadvertently involved in a road-rage incident between two other drivers, his son confirmed to...
Santa Ana now mandates permits and compliance standards for group and sober living homes
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana City Council unanimously approved a landmark ordinance on Tuesday, Sept. 16, to better regulate group homes and sober-living facilities in residential neighborhoods. The new rules will improve living conditions for individuals with disabilities and establish a comprehensive...
The Costa Mesa Police arrested a man who appeared to be high, and seized...
This week, officers were dispatched to a parking lot on Harbor Boulevard where they found a man who appeared to be under the influence inside his parked car, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. Officers spotted two NOS tanks inside the vehicle in plain view, as well as balloons....

















