Category: Orange County News

Santa Ana’s undocumented residents should avoid self-deportation due to serious legal risks

Santa Ana, CA — As federal immigration authorities continue to roll out President Donald Trump’s controversial self-deportation program, offering cash incentives to undocumented immigrants, legal experts and community advocates are urging caution. The program, launched by the Department of Homeland Security in May 2025, offers $1,000 and travel assistance to Read More

Christmas Arrives Early at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar

Christmas has arrived early at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar, and seasonal shoppers are already getting a head start on selecting holiday décor at the annual Christmas Boutique, which also happens to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Roger’s Gardens. Roger’s Gardens stands as one of Southern California’s most festive Read More

Neal Shusterman’s “All Better Now”: A Pandemic of Joy Turns the World Upside Down

A deadly virus is spreading across the world at a rapid rate. But those who recover experience a unique longlasting effect—complete joy. The virus rids people of sadness, anxiety, anger, and jealousy, and those in power race to find a cure for fear they’ll lose control in the chaos. The Read More

Retail thieves caught in coastal O.C. with help from a police helicopter

Last Friday, police officers responded to a retail store for a theft in progress, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. As the suspects exited the store with stolen merchandise and entered a waiting vehicle, HB1 (the HBPD police helicopter) was already overhead, tracking their movements as they left the Read More

What would happen to an American if they tried to live in Mexico without proper documentation?

Many U.S. residents have been living in this country without proper documentation. This situation grew exponentially during the Biden administration. Between January 2021 and late 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded over 7.8 million encounters with migrants crossing the southern border without authorization. Additionally, an estimated 1.5 million Read More

DUI driver arrested this morning after killing a bicyclists and injuring two others in coastal O.C.

A a 43-year-old Long Beach woman was arrested today after she ran into several bicyclists in Huntington Beach, killing one man and hospitalizing two others. The driver was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, gross vehicular manslaughter and possession of narcotics about a half-mile away after she stopped her car, Read More

Over 12K showed up for the No Kings Anti-Trump protest in Santa Ana on Saturday

Santa Ana, CA — On Saturday, October 18, more than 12,000 Orange County residents gathered at Centennial Park in Santa Ana to join a nationwide wave of protests opposing what organizers called Donald Trump’s “fascist power grab.” The NO KINGS demonstration was one of over 2,700 events held across all Read More

Four victims, including three minors, were shot in north Orange County early this morning

Three minors and one adult were hospitalized after being shot early on Monday morning, in Buena Park. The victims were found at about 2:30 a.m., in the area of Commonwealth Avenue and Beach Boulevard, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The OCFA first responders found the victims at the Read More

Residential burglary suspect caught after disturbing break-in in Orange

Early on Sunday morning, a suspect forced entry through a door of a residence in the 500 block of N. Grand Street, according to the Orange Police Department. The suspect exposed himself to an adult female inside and stole property prior to fleeing the house on a bicycle. Through video Read More