Some would argue pimping has gone too mainstream. At a multi-agency press conference in Santa Ana Wednesday, county officials essentially said it takes a village to raise a victim out of human trafficking--while at the same time acknowledging huma...
UPDATE, AUG. 19, 5:49 P.M.: The man stabbed to death near a Tustin strip mall Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 39-year-old Robert Carranza of Tustin, according to police."Detectives from the Tustin Police Department are actively investigating...
Nearly every weekday morning before work, Touch Hak bikes a quarter of a mile to a Santa Ana gym where he will spend hours running and lifting iron. The 38-year-old does it to stay in shape and blow off steam, focusing on his breathing and movement i...
Tropical Storm Danny could become the first hurricane of the season. As if on cue, the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is coming as weather forecasters reveal a tropical storm may become the first hurricane of the 2015 North Atlantic season ...
Perched on Southern California's most breathtaking hillside real estate overlooking Pacific Coast Highway, 9 Pelicans Drive in Newport Coast appears to be the epitome of idyllic, worry-free living. The $21 million, three-story, Palladian-style house ...
Richard Milen Linington claims he's been crime-free for 28 years. A registered sex offender is set to go before an Orange County Superior Court judge this afternoon, but the 47-year-old is not a criminal defendant. Richard Milen Linington is sui...
Melcher Carrilloalvarado was given a notice to appear regarding seven misdemeanors. A 44-year-old man turned himself in Monday for being the "person of interest" sought for a spy camera being found hidden in a Brea Starbucks restroom, although he ...
During her shifts at El Toro's main post office in Lake Forest from October 2011 through January 2013, at least $6,000 in stamps disappeared without payment from the branch's inventory. If you don't think that's simultaneously a petty and monumental...
An Orange County jury dropped a shocker late February deadlocking on attempted cop-killing charges against three Anaheim gang members. Andrew Sanchez, Jordy Martinez and Juan Covarrubias stood accused of firing at Anaheim police during a wild, late-n...
A bone and gun send Jake Johnson on an adventure in Digging for Fire. Cinema lovers often stick around after screenings hosted by filmmakers, who dutifully answer any and all questions the crowd throws at him or her. Indie director Joe Swanberg (K...
Stay outta Santa Ana! When it comes to loving pets, Santa Ana is the third worst of 100 big cities in America, according to a new survey that has no Orange County city with at least 100,000 residents in the top 50.Consumer finance site WalletHub.c...
"FatMike" Jacob and his girlfriend Casey Jennings A Huntington Beach medical marijuana collective (do they allow those?) held a two-week fundraiser that ended Saturday, raising $11,000 for a local surfer battling a rare bone cancer. But crowdfun...
Huntington Beach's My Tattoo crew, from left to right: Josh the Apprentice, Andy Tran, Jess Yen, Andre Rennard, Damien Ornelas Upon entering My Tattoo in Huntington Beach, you're immediately greeted by dozens of major awards owner Jess Yen has w...
Do they keep a jumpsuit waiting for William "Crazy Billy" Peltier? William Peltier was arrested over the weekend for allegedly trying to end an ongoing dispute with a neighbor in Huntington Beach by detonating a pipe bomb--which leads one to wonde...
Santos family brutalized by Garden Grove PD On Thursday afternoon, the Garden Grove Police Association (GGPA), the union that truly represents the finest of Garbage Grove, sent out a press release regarding our coverage of union head Mike Viscomi...
It's official: the Death Star with mouse ears is closer to becoming fully operational! The news is out that Disneyland (and its cousin in Orlando) will soon be expanding to include a Star Wars-themed land. Walt Disney Company CEO and Chairman Bob Ige...
Probably thought he was at Naugles drive-thru window. We put up late word about weekend operations around the county aimed at nabbing drunk or drugged drivers, but one such place that did not participate was Huntington Beach, where--as one police ...
He's back ... This weekender you are updatered on the fight over Christopher Dorner reward money being far from over, the convictions of a CEO whose Ponzi scheme stung investors for $169 million and a distracted driver who backed away from a plea ...
Don't end up like this! The Orange County Sheriff's Department runs special patrols for drunken drivers in three South County cities tonight, the Anaheim Police Department has a sobriety checkpoint scheduled Saturday night, and we know the locatio...
Ballet folklorico DeColores style! OC Pride week wrapped up earlier this month with an all-day celebration in downtown SanTana, but not everyone is feeling too festive. A conference organized by DeColores Queer Orange County, a grassroots LGBT peo...