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ANAHEIM – Police Friday are investigating a collision in Anaheim that killed one person and injured another after the driver struck a light pole during a police pursuit. Anaheim Police Department officers began pursuing the Ford Ranger on the Artesia (91) Freeway when the suspect turned off the freeway at 1219 N. State College Road around 12:15 a.m., according to Sgt. Matt Sutter.

A man is suspected of using another person’s identity to open a credit line at Guitar Center in Lake Forest to purchase $3,000 in music equipment, according to the Irvine Police Department. The Irvine Police Department says that “it would be music to our ears if you could help...

The highly anticipated opening of the iconic Lido Theater in Newport Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., with tours, a DJ, movies (playing on silent), food, a ribbon cutting ceremony and culminating with Newport Beach natives Sugar Ray taking the stage for a live performance. One of...

IRVINE, Calif. - The Orange County firefighter who was in the horrific crash on the freeway from late September 2024 was released from the hospital. Orange County Fire Authority shared the video of Will McCabe being released from Mission Hospital on October 4. McCabe was one of the eight OCFA...

Authorities in Orange County recently pulled over two cars loaded with hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills in two separate busts in the same spot on the 5 Freeway, the sheriff’s department announced this week. In the first case, officers with the Orange County Sheriff’s Highway Interdiction Team pulled over a driver in northbound lanes […]

Authorities in Orange County are seeking additional victims of a 42-year-old man arrested and charged for indecent exposure, peeping and trespassing, officials announced Thursday.   Detectives with the Garden Grove Police Department investigating a series of these incidents over the last several months eventually identified Garden Grove resident Juan Ramirez-Bolanos as the suspect.   The […]

California Lottery Scratchers winners in Orange and San Bernardino counties cashed in for $5 million each, but an even bigger winner scored $10 million during an incredible streak of luck a little farther south. The Orange County winner purchased his lucky ticket from a CVS on North Main Street in Santa Ana. Miguel Tellez discovered […]

Bench warrant. Andrew Joey Hebert, 49, was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding bench warrant. His bail was set at $2,500. Bench warrant, failure to appear. Edward Patrick Schillizzi, 69, Laguna Beach, was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding bench warrant and failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. His bail was set at $2,500.

A convicted carjacker pleaded guilty Thursday to keeping a girlfriend captive and attempting to kill her in Huntington Beach. Conor Bryan Verdun held the woman in an apartment against her will at Brookhurst Street and Hamilton Avenue.

A pursuit ended in a deadly crash after a motorist decided to flee a traffic stop in Anaheim early Friday morning. The incident began just after midnight when Anaheim police officers attempted to stop a white pickup truck. The driver fled the scene as officers approached and got on the 91 Freeway, prompting a pursuit, […]

Israel Lamadrid Zubiate, a 30-year-old felon has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for attacking innocent people at a shopping center in Santa Ana, according to court records. Zubiate started his hammer attack at around 7:20 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2022, targeting people he...

Jose Maldonado Tlatenchi, a 58-year-old Santa Ana newspaper carrier, is in dire need of assistance after a terrible accident that cost him the use of one of his legs, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his daughter, Vanessa Tlatenchi. On the 29th of September, 2024, a pickup truck...

The head of Orange County Public Works, the agency blamed for sparking a massive brush fire, is no longer working for the county.The agency confirmed to Eyewitness News that James Treadaway left his position as director on Sept. 26, but did not provide a reason as to why. Officials called it a personnel matter.The county engineer, Kevin Onuma, will serve as interim director.Three weeks after igniting the Airport Fire has burned more than 23,000 acres across Orange and Riverside Counties.OC Public Works has recently fallen under criticism after one of its crews accidentally started in the Airport Fire in Orange County. The 23,000-acre fire quickly spread into Riverside County, destroying homes along the way.It was 96% contained as of Thursday morning.

Officials have warned people living in the area to have preparations in place for people and pets who may be disturbed by the sounds.

Solar has been at OC Animal Care in Tustin for about a week after returning from a stay with a foster family. She originally came into the shelter about five months ago. She’s one of the older dogs at the shelter. Staff notations describe that Solar knows basic commands and loves being close to people.

A 30-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison for his part in kidnapping and robbing a jeweler in Costa Mesa and attempting to kidnap a jeweler in Yorba Linda. Marvin Antoine Brown, who pleaded guilty in April, was given credit for about five years in custody, according to his attorney Joel Garson. Co-defendant Cedrick Emillion Reynolds, 33, who also pleaded guilty in April, was also sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Police in Southern California have uncovered a scam in which thousands of gifts cards were stolen from stores across the region. In a post to Instagram on Wednesday, the Chino Police Department said an arrest was made after an investigation into a large-scale scam was wrapped up. While working with security teams and local law […]

It’s that time of year when I am waving to the fighter jet pilots from my office window, and believe it or not I have had the pilots return my wave with a salute in previous years practicing for the Huntington Beach Airshow. Speaking of war jets, I completely missed the fact that the War Heroes on the Water were in the house that second to last weekend of September. That same weekend was the Harbor 20 Championships, and my predictions were very accurate this year. We also have most if not all of our harbor channel markers now eliminated.

(GRAPHIC: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Week six of high school football in Orange County continues with league match-ups on Friday, Oct. 4 Check back later for scores from the games and photos and stories on OC Sports Zone, a free website for OC. Also, follow us on...

The Santa Ana Haunt OC Nightmare opens at 6 p.m. tonight, Friday, Oct 4th from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m., at STC Anaheim Gardenwalk with tickets available for $13 featuring haunted mazes meant to fright and delight!. Santa Ana Haunt OC Nightmare is located at STC Anaheim Gardenwalk, which...