On Friday morning, at 1:03 a.m., a vehicle collided with a traffic signal pole at Modjeska and Still Night, just north of Irvine Blvd., according to the Irvine Police Department. Police officers rapidly responded to the scene with their Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) partners. They quickly rescued the driver Read More
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk Read More
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three men have been charged with breaking into a BNSF train and stealing more than $300,000 in Nike merchandise while the train was parked in the Mojave Desert and then transporting the stolen goods to Anaheim, according to the OCDA. On Friday, November 22, 2024, BNSF Read More
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A day and night of festivities honoring mariachi and Mexican heritage will take place in the heart of Orange County at Santa Ana Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 8, with a free Youth Mariachi Showcase and Resources Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a musical Read More
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) informed City of Santa Ana officials on Monday, Nov. 25, that the Harm Reduction Institute (HRI) had withdrawn its application from the Office of AIDS to operate a needle distribution program in Santa Ana. According to CDPH, HRI plans Read More
On Wednesday night, detectives from the Special Investigations Unit conducted a narcotics enforcement operation in Orange County, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. During the operation, they stopped a vehicle along an exit of the I-5 FWY for multiple vehicle code violations. CMPD K9 police dog Aran and his Read More
On November 28, 2024, at approximately 4:42 p.m., police officers were notified of a possible DUI driver in the area of Lambert and the 57 Freeway, according to the Brea Police Department. Officers responded and found a vehicle matching the description up against a retaining wall in the westbound lanes Read More
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 28-year-old third-striker has been charged with two felony counts of attempted murder for opening fire on two undercover gang officers in the city of Orange who were driving through a gang neighborhood in an unmarked police car. The two officers returned fire, but no one Read More
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk Read More
In observance of Thanksgiving, Santa Ana City Hall will be closed and there will be no street sweeping on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day. Libraries, recreation centers and senior centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Read More
