Category: Top Stories

Samueli Foundation Announces Multi-Year, $24M Unrestricted Funding for Five OC Colleges

The Samueli Foundation, based in Corona del Mar, has announced a multi-year investment of more than $24 Million in five leading Orange County colleges. This funding will fuel advancements in academic infrastructure, expand programs and support the launch of innovative initiatives designed to boost workforce development and science, technology, engineering Read More

Reckless DUI driver crashes into electrical pole during Fountain Valley police pursuit

On 11/15/25, in the early afternoon, a police Sergeant spotted a truck driving on a rim near Brookhurst and Slater. The Sergeant attempted a traffic stop, but the suspect fled, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department. A brief pursuit was initiated and quickly canceled due to the suspect’s reckless Read More

PHOTOS: A Closer Look at City of Hope and UCI Health’s New Hospitals

Orange County is poised for a major expansion of healthcare services, with two new multibillion-dollar hospital projects set to open next month, including the first facility in the region exclusively focused on treating and curing cancer. City of Hope Orange County will welcome its first patients to the six-story, 174,000-square-foot Read More

Chilean criminal who escaped from a fire camp caught in Mecca with a tip from the OCDA

SANTA ANA – A Chilean national who escaped from a state prison fire camp in Los Angeles County on Sunday while serving time for his role in an Orange County burglary and police pursuit that left an innocent driver seriously injured was recaptured Thursday evening with the assistance of investigators Read More

CalFresh benefits return to normal issuance in Orange County

Orange County, Calif. (November 14, 2025) — CalFresh benefits have returned to the regular issuance process with the end of the federal government shutdown. No CalFresh benefits remain on hold. CalFresh applicants and recipients can now expect to receive their full benefits. Orange County CalFresh recipients can check their case status Read More

Meet the Founder Turning Dates and Chocolate Into a Cult Favorite Treat

YOU FOUNDED DATEOLATE IN 2019. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE THAT?My background is in food science at the bachelor’s level, and I later earned a master’s degree in business and accountancy. In the U.S., I worked as an accounts payable specialist and was later promoted to fixed asset accountant at Read More

Online O.C. property tax payment recommended due to mail fraud

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector (TTC), in coordination with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, is alerting taxpayers to a recent confirmed case of mail fraud involving multiple property tax payments. Several property tax checks mailed to the County of Orange in recent weeks were intercepted during Read More

An E.R. was evacuated after a hospital in north O.C. got a bomb threat this evening

After spending all day dealing with bomb threats at several Fullerton area high schools the Fullerton Police ended the day with yet another bomb threat, this time at a hospital. On November 13, 2025, at approximately 5:07 PM, the Fullerton Police Communications Center received a call from Providence St. Jude Read More

A man was arrested after leaving his guns, cash and drugs in a bag at an Irvine Olive Garden

On Tuesday, police officers were called to the Olive Garden on Alton Parkway to investigate a found bag, according to the Irvine Police Department. Inside the bag the officers found a large amount of cash, a handgun, and a high-capacity magazine. A man called the restaurant and told the staff Read More