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Holiday Magic Returns to the Great Park at Illuminate Irvine

Friday, November 21, 2025 The City of Irvine invites the community to Illuminate Irvine Saturday, December 6, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex. The event transforms the Palm Court into a sparkling winter wonderland with twinkling lights, festive music, and hands-on holiday fun Read More

Jen Shah of ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ to get early prison release: report

Jen Shah of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” is set to be released from prison earlier than expected. PEOPLE Magazine reports the reality star will be released from the minimum security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, on Dec. 10. However, via the Federal Bureau of Prisons Read More

The SAPD rescued a dog that was abused and cited its owner

On November 13th, the SAPD received multiple reports about a social media post showing a disturbing animal abuse incident. The video shows a man restraining his dog by the snout and collar before punching it with a closed fist in the throat. Over the weekend, SAPD officers conducted an investigation Read More

Repeat O.C. DUI offender charged with murder in death of teen on way to class

SANTA ANA, Calif. –  Bradley Gene Funk, a 59-year-old man with two prior driving under the influence convictions, has been charged with murder for hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy in Dana Point on Tuesday morning as the sixth-grader was walking to school with his older brother. Funk, who is Read More

An Anaheim man was arrested after brutally carjacking a woman and crashing her car

Yesterday afternoon, a woman called 911 and reported someone was forcefully taking her car from her in a parking lot near Euclid St and Katella Ave., according to the Anaheim Police Department. The suspect ran up to her vehicle, pulled her from the driver’s seat, assaulted her, and drove off Read More

Two North O.C. traffic stops led to arrests and seizure of drugs, drug paraphernalia and cash

What starts as a simple vehicle stop can lead to major discoveries—as seen in two recent incidents, according to the Orange County Sheriff Department’s North Patrol. On October 24, at around 11 p.m., North SET Deputies conducted a vehicle stop in unincorporated North Orange County, recovering approximately 40 grams of Read More

The SAPD seeks public’s help to identify suspect in auto shop assault

Detectives are seeking the community’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a recent assault, according to the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). On September 22, 2025, at approximately 1:10 p.m., a suspect entered a local auto repair shop, momentarily spoke to the victim, and then suddenlty struck him in Read More

Burglary crew that targeted Ulta Beauty stores arrested in Irvine

Last Friday, two shoplifting suspects stole from an Ulta store in a nearby city, according to the Irvine Police Department. A couple of hours later, the IPD’s Real Time Crime Center was alerted that the suspect vehicle was driving near the Irvine Spectrum. View this post on Instagram A post Read More

Maserati driving fraudster who targeted college students arrested by the Irvine Police

Last week, police detectives arrested Mario Simonte, 34, of Montclair, in connection with a series of scams targeting college students across Southern California, according to the Irvine Police Department. Simonte approached students near campuses and claimed he urgently needed to borrow cash to return to Italy. He drove the victims Read More

Chadwick Boseman posthumously receives Walk of Fame star

The late actor Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday afternoon. “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and actress Viola Davis, who starred alongside Boseman in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” spoke at the ceremony. “I have to believe Chadwick is still alive,” a visibly Read More