An Anaheim woman injured in a freeway accident earlier in the week died Friday afternoon, authorities said. Maria Valenzuela, 42, died from injuries sustained three days earlier, when a disabled vehicle she was sitting in was struck on the side of... »
SANTA ANA – A 16-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured Friday afternoon while walking near Santa Ana High School, police said. The 10th-grader and a friend were walking westbound on Walnut Street near Flower Street about 3 p.m. when the... »
SANTA ANA – An Asian gang member sat quietly at a counsel table Friday while he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 255 years to life in prison for his role in an unprovoked gang shooting at a Cypress café that... »
WESTMINSTER – A Huntington Beach man was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old mentally disabled girl in his apartment after he led her away from her friends while they played outside. Daniel Vlas Flores, 30, now faces life in prison... »
SANTA ANA – District Attorney Tony Rackauckas led hundreds of crime victims and supporters and law-enforcement officials along Civic Center Drive as the 4th Annual Victims' March & Rally began. He is taking the group from his office to the Old... »
ORANGE – An Anaheim man suspected of driving under the influence has been arrested in a head-on traffic collision that occurred Tuesday night and that left another man dead, police said. Lloyd Mardel Cotton Jr., 27, on Thursday afternoon was booked... »
SANTA ANA – A Stanton man pleaded guilty to arson and animal cruelty Thursday for setting fires inside his home and then killing his dog – a dachshund – by poisoning him and slitting his throat. Jaime Arturo Garcia, 31, now faces four years and... »
IRVINE – More than two dozen deputies were recognized for their exceptional work – saving lives, putting themselves in danger or deploying tenacity on investigations – during the Orange County Sheriff's Department Medal of Valor ceremony. The... »
SANTA ANA – Santa Ana officials issued citations against five medical marijuana dispensaries on Friday, including one that had installed an automated dispensary that looks like a vending machine. The Dispensary Store, on the 1600 block of East 17th... »
ANAHEIM – Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday night that left one person dead. Officers responded shortly before 7:45 p.m. to numerous reports of shots fired and a person down in the 300 block of East Clifton... »
SANTA ANA – An aunt of a former Los Angeles sheriff's deputy accused of torturing his wife and her boyfriend testified Wednesday that she knows him to be honest, trustworthy and peaceful. "He's not a violent person," said Joan Lawson, an office... »
SANTA ANA – Those who loved Juan Diaz remember him as a devoted father who worked hard to provide for his children and always made everyone laugh. His children – ages 5, 6, 15 and 17 – continue to mourn the loss of their father. Late last year,... »
ANAHEIM – A 17-year-old Stanton boy died Tuesday night after the vehicle he was helping push was struck from behind by another vehicle, police said Wednesday. The crash happened about 8:15 p.m. on the 2800 block of West Cerritos Avenue near... »
GARDEN GROVE—Police officials have asked federal authorities who raided medical marijuana dispensaries in Costa Mesa earlier this year to do the same in this town. Police Chief Kevin Raney told the City Council Tuesday night his department has been... »
SANTA ANA – City officials are advising residents that with the switch to the Orange County Fire Authority for fire services, the phone number for emergencies remains 911. An updated list of phone numbers for non-emergency calls to the 10 fire... »
