Category: Orange County News

Reps. Steel, Porter introduce bill to honor Laguna Niguel constituent church shooting hero

Dr. John Cheng. Courtesy photo. Reps. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to commission a Congressional Gold Medal for Dr. John Cheng, an Orange County resident who was killed while confronting an active shooter at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods last month. Congressional Gold Medals Read More

Treasurer Ma announces sales tax exclusions supporting domestic lithium production, advanced transportation and clean recycling

State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced the approval of $20.5 million in sales and use tax exclusions (STE) to three innovative California companies, among them a Lithium Valley geothermal energy producer, the manufacturer of a first-of-its-kind aircraft hybrid electric engine, and a recycler that produces chemical-free metal ingot. The STE awards Read More

Nationwide drug trafficking, law enforcement impersonation, and fraud ring disrupted

A federal grand jury returned a 19-count indictment Thursday against Quinten Giovanni Moody, aka Christano Rossi, 37, of Dublin, and Myra Boleche Minks, 46, formerly of Roseville, for drug trafficking, impersonating federal law enforcement officials, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Read More