Inmate on the loose after abandoning post while fighting Canyon Fire 2
ORANGE – A minimum security inmate assigned to fight the Canyon Fire 2 walked away from his post on Sunday, Oct. 15, according to corrections officials. Armando Castillo, 31, was last seen at around...
View ArticleCanyon Fire 2: Blaze now 100 percent contained
The Canyon Fire 2 that ripped through the edge of development in northeastern Orange County, destroying buildings and brush in its path, is 100 percent contained, fire officials said Tuesday, Oct. 17....
View ArticleFirefighters battle 2 brush fires along the 57 freeway in Brea, Diamond Bar;...
Deputies sought a person of interest after two fires started early Wednesday along the northbound 57 freeway in Brea and spread across the county line into Diamond Bar. It took more than six hours to...
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Man arrested after driving into crowd of protesters outside Rep. Ed Royce’s...
A 56-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26 after driving into a crowd of protesters at an intersection near Rep. Ed Royce’s office in Brea. (Photo courtesy of UNITE HERE Local 11 via...
View ArticleInmate firefighter who escaped during Canyon Fire 2 battle is back in custody
A minimum-security inmate who walked away from his assignment of helping to fight the Canyon Fire 2 on the northeastern edge of Orange County last month was back in custody, officials said Wednesday....
View ArticlePursuit that began in Huntington Beach involved rape suspect, ended when man...
A pursuit that began in Huntington Beach on Thursday, Nov. 9, ended when a rape suspect fleeing police with two children in his car apparently jumped from a freeway overpass in Norwalk, according to...
View ArticleDisneyland visitors among 12 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Anaheim
Orange County health experts are investigating 12 cases of Legionnaires’ disease among people who live in or visited the Anaheim area in September. Eight of the cases involve people visiting Disneyland...
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Sen. Al Franken accused of kissing, groping KABC radio news anchor Leeann...
Leeann Tweeden, a KABC-AM news anchor and co-host of “McIntyre In The Morning,” has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of kissing and groping her during a USO tour to the Middle East in 2006. In a post...
View ArticleHow hot was it on the day before Thanksgiving? Hot enough to break records...
As the heat turned up in the kitchen for Thanksgiving cooking, so did the heat outside. On Wednesday it got so hot that several temperature records for the day were broken across Southern California....
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Santiago Estates resident among many wondering if Creek fire has charred...
Jaime Leon stood on a sidewalk in the Santiago Estates subdivision Tuesday afternoon determined to learn if the Creek fire had devoured his Sylmar home. As he made his way to Gavina Avenue and Via...
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Creek fire above Sylmar now 20 percent contained, with 15,323 acres burned —...
More than 100,000 residents who were ordered to evacuate their homes as the Creek fire scorched swaths of the Angeles National Forest and the northeast San Fernando Valley were allowed to return home...
View ArticleSouthern California’s wildfires: Get the latest on each blaze
Wildfires have ripped across Southern California for more than a week, burning hundreds of thousands of acres, destroying hundreds of structures and forcing numerous residents from their homes. Most of...
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Here’s where Southern California’s wildfires stand as of Tuesday, Dec. 12
Several wildfires plaguing Southern California are nearing full containment, but firefighters continue their battle to extinguish the Thomas Fire. The blazes have been burning for more than a week and...
View ArticleDocument reveals insight on investigation into Blaze Bernstein’s death
LAKE FOREST – The body of 19-year-old pre-med college student Blaze Bernstein was found Tuesday in brush near a Foothill Ranch park where he went missing more than a week ago, and records show that a...
View ArticleDennis Rodman arrested on suspicion of DUI in Newport Beach
Authorities say former basketball star Dennis Rodman was arrested Saturday, Jan. 13, on suspicion of driving under the influence in Newport Beach. Rodman, 56, was pulled over at 11:11 p.m. for a...
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DMV to offer REAL ID, special driver’s license making it easier to fly when...
Want to make air travel easier in a few years? The Department of Motor Vehicles can help. Beginning Monday, Jan. 22, the California DMV is taking applications for special identification cards and...
View ArticleWinter heatwave throughout Southern California to start going away on Tuesday
The heatwave that hovered over Southern California this past weekend is expected to start cooling down on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in part because of a sea breeze. Orange County is to be partly cloudy with...
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Another winter storm bringing more rain, snow to Southern California
Another storm will blow into Southern California starting Thursday night, March 1, bringing in rain and snow that is expected to last until Saturday, forecasters said. It follows showers earlier this...
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Police release video, photos of suspect in fatal stabbing of Pasadena woman
Westminster police on Wednesday, March 14, released surveillance video showing a man they believe stabbed a 22-year-old woman to death in a motel room last month. Treeanna Nichols, 22, of Pasadena, was...
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Heaviest storm of the season hits Southern California
As the strongest storm of the season has begun to drench Southern California, communities hit with recent wildfires are watching out for heavy downpours that could leave mud and debris rapidly flowing...
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