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Whittier man accused of trying to kill 7-year-old brother
A man from Whittier has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his 7-year-old brother at their home. Cristian Gutierrez, 24, is accused of stabbing his younger brother in the 9500 block of Ben Hur Avenue last Thursday. Authorities responded to the scene and discovered the young boy suffering from several stab wounds. […]
Police ID alleged driver, victim in fatal Orange County hit-and-run
Police on Tuesday identified the woman killed when a vehicle smashed into her Garden Grove home Sunday morning, as well as the man who was allegedly behind the wheel. Janet Carillo, 40, was in her home in the 11800 block of Magnolia Street just before 2 a.m. when a silver 2019 Toyota Camry struck the […]
Video shows hundreds of goats breaking loose and invading California backyard
Hundreds of grazing goats apparently wandered off the job in Rancho Palos Verdes. Someone called the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department about noon Tuesday to report that the goats, assigned to eat vegetation to reduce potential fuel for wildfires, broke through a gate and gathered in a homeowner's backyard in the 6100 block of Arrowroot Lane.
OC mother charged with beating 5-week-old son, leaving baby with 16 broken bones, prosecutors say
A Santa Ana mother has been charged with repeatedly beating her 5-week-old son after he would not stop crying, leaving the infant with 16 broken bones and a skull fracture, prosecutors said.
Lake County homicide victim from 1979 ID’d as Carson woman
Skeletal remains of a 1979 Lake County homicide victim were identified last month as a Southern California woman, investigators announced Thursday. Wanda Lee Brewer’s body was discovered Sept. 18, 1979, and were unidentified until last month, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Officials didn’t say if they...
Orange County Firefighters Douse Street Sweeper Fire in Laguna Woods; No Injuries Reported
In the dim hours before dawn, firefighters from the Orange County Fire Authority extinguished a street sweeper blaze in Laguna Woods. The vehicle engulfed in flames, posed a threat to the surrounding area as the fire spread to adjacent cypress trees, nearly reaching nearby homes, as reported by the OCFA PIO.
Florida man sentenced to prison for firebombing Planned Parenthood
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old Florida man was sentenced Monday to three and a half years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, federal prosecutors said. Xavier Batten pleaded guilty in January to one felony count of possessing an unregistered destructive device...
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