The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) has confirmed that mosquitoes collected in the cities of Anaheim and Garden Grove have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). These are the first samples to test positive in the county this year. A dead bird recovered in Garden Grove Read More
Odah Awad, the owner of Al-Amira Jewelry, a jewelry store in Anaheim, scared off about 20 would-be robbers last Thursday as they gathered outside his store and started to smash down his door with sledgehammers. Awad was ready for them. He pulled out his handgun and fired a warning shot. Read More
Police officers conducted a High-Visibility Enforcement operation on Thursday along Jamboree from Barranca to Campus and Culver from the 405 freeway to Campus, according to the Irvine Police Department. During this two-hour operation, 50 citations were issued, including cell phone usage, disobeying traffic signs, and red light violations. Most likely Read More
Orangewood, the leading provider of youth and young adult services in Orange County, and Orange County Probation received a $1.5M grant from CalOptima to fund the new Health and Homelessness Initiative Program (HHIP). The program offers a comprehensive range of support for those in need, including transitional housing, permanent supportive Read More
The family of Ricardo Villegas, a Santa Ana man who was fatally stabbed on July 14, has created a GoFundMe page to help raise money for his four children. They allege in that page that Villegas died while he was protecting someone that he loved. That was a detail the Read More
Detectives received information that two suspects were attempting to ship multiple packages of drugs to different parts of the United States and abroad, according to the Irvine Police Department (IPD). On July 16, the IPD Special Investigation Unit served a search warrant at homes on Terrapin in Irvine and Mainplace Read More
Last night, OCFA firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at a storage complex called Public Storage at the 400 block of South Grand Avenue in Santa Ana — containing the flames to just three units. The incident required extensive overhaul to ensure all hidden hotspots were fully extinguished. Overhaul is the Read More
A 37-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle into a tree in the area of 1300 S. Main Street, according to the SAPD. On July 20, 2025, at approximately 1:23 a.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple calls regarding a single vehicle traffic collision in the area of 1300 Read More
On Thursday, the Garden Grove Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, Gang Suppression Unit, and patrol officers executed a successful search warrant at an illegal gambling operation. The operation resulted in: Multiple arrests Several illegal gambling machines seized Large sum of cash recovered Here’s a summary of the penalties for illegal Read More
(Santa Ana, CA) — The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is aware of recent reporting by multiple news outlets indicating that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may have direct access to Medicaid (Medi-Cal) data. This data could include a broad array of personally identifiable information. The HCA is actively engaging with state Read More
