At the behest of Mayor Vince Sarmiento, Santa Ana city staff is reviewing an ordinance providing tax credits to qualifying licensed cannabis businesses in the
Alone among Orange County legislators, state Senators Dave Min and Josh Newman voted in favor of SB 357, legislation that makes it legal to loiter
A man was arrested on Tuesday, June 21, for threatening Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, his family and his staff. He made the threats
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has identified 68-year-old David Chou, from Las Vegas, as the alleged shooter who killed one person and wounded five others
One person is and 5 are wounded in a shooting that took place in the early afternoon today at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods.
The powerful Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) is weighing in on the hotly contested 2nd Supervisor District race on behalf of Garden Grove
OC District Attorney candidate Pete Hardin is catching criticism over a social media photo of him with former Santa Ana Councilman Roman Reyna, who was
The OC District Attorney’s office has charged Ramy Fahim, the 26-year old Irvine man arrested for committing a double murder in Anaheim last week, has
OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer could win re-election outright in the June primary, according to a new poll from Probolsky Research. 35% of surveyed voters
Is the headline-grabbing conflict between the City of Santa Ana and Santa Ana Police Officers Association President simply a bitter disagreement over Serrano’s pension? Or
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