Category: Orange County News

The CHP will conduct a Halloween Maximum Enforcement tonight in Orange County

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will launch a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. Friday, October 31, through 6 a.m. Saturday, November 1, to protect motorists and prevent impaired driving. During the operation, all available CHP officers will be on patrol statewide, focusing on identifying and arresting impaired Read More

New OC website helps residents to claim $700M in unclaimed property

Santa Ana, CA — Orange County’s Auditor-Controller, Andrew Hamilton, announced the launch of a new, user-friendly website designed to help Orange County residents search for and claim their share of more than $700 million available in unclaimed property held by the state. The new mapping tool was unveiled at a Read More

Meet Segerstrom Center’s New Creative Force, Limor Tomer

“Our education programs are the best kept secret in Orange County, so I’m super-excited to shine a light on that. And I’m also excited to continue bringing the world’s best ballet companies to O.C. and expanding our music programming.” “I’ll be continuing the curatorial priorities of my predecessor, the legendary Read More

A driver died after being ejected in a collision in Costa Mesa this morning

Today, at approximately 6:25 a.m., the Costa Mesa Police Department and Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue responded to the intersection of Red Hill and McCormick Avenues after a traffic collision. It was quickly determined that the collision involved two vehicles, both sedans, and that the driver of one of the Read More

An O.C. Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested for allegedly assaulting a female inmate

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2025): Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Leobardo Martinez Garcia, 29, has been arrested for suspected s*xual assault of a female inmate. The Department became aware of the suspected assault on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, when the female inmate disclosed the assault to jail staff. The inmate Read More

The SAPD is searching for a hit and run driver who killed a pedestrian

SAPD traffic detectives need your help locating Julio Humberto Lopez Ramirez of Tustin, who is believed to be the suspect in a 2023 fatal hit-and-run. On October 15, 2023, SAPD police officers responded to a hit-and-run traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Warner Avenue and Brookhollow Drive. Read More

Two O.C. traffic stops led to arrests on drug charges

Earlier this month on October 3, at approximately 10 p.m., Orange County Sheriff Deputies located 153 grams of methamphetamine during a vehicle stop in unincorporated Anaheim, according to OCSD North Patrol. Less than a week later, on October 9 at 12:06 a.m., North SET deputies stopped another vehicle in unincorporated Read More

Hear Behind-the-Scenes Stories From Your Favorite McG Films and Shows

Joseph McGinty Nichol, famously known as McG, is a filmmaker, director, and producer who has worked projects including “Charlie’s Angels,” “I Feel Pretty,” “The OC,” “Terminator Salvation,” “Supernatural,” and so much more. In the beginning of his career, he created more than 50 music videos for artists such as Smash Read More