Federal authorities on Friday charged a Yorba Linda man who prosecutors said used 200 stolen identities to fraudulently bag nearly $600,000 in unemployment insurance benefits. Jeffrey Silhanek, 39 faces two counts of mail fraud, said the United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California in a news release. Silhanek got his hands on stolen identities…
An Irvine man who composed “kill lists” with names of prominent Jewish community members and a list of steps for “killing my first Jew,” pleaded guilty to weapons and civil rights charges Friday in connection with threats against three Orange County houses of worship, officials said. Nicholas Wesley Rose, 28 had conducted extensive internet searches…
On May 30, 2019, 400 students participated in the commencement ceremony for Santa Ana Valley High School at the Santa Ana Public Schools Sports Complex. Dr. Margarita Sanchez-Padilla, a family physician with Kaiser and Valley graduate, was the keynote speaker. A total of 3,190 seniors will graduate from Santa Ana Unified School District high…
Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, a decorated Navy SEAL accused of several war crimes including killing a teen ISIS fighter in 2017, remains free while a Navy judge considers a series of motions, including dismissal of the case, presented Friday, May 31, by the defense team. During a 3 1/2-hour hearing in a San Diego courtroom, Navy…
Short-term rental owners in Anaheim are supposed to be shutting down as they recoup their investment, but that is taking so long and requiring so much city staff time, city leaders are looking at allowing more than 200 properties to continue operating indefinitely, provided they’re good neighbors and don’t cause complaints. Facing a flood of…
For the first time in nearly two decades, a Los Angeles County law enforcement official has been ordered to stand trial for a fatal shooting. Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Liu is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the Feb. 24, 2016, shooting death of Francisco Garcia at a Norwalk gas station. After…
Roger Stein’s hulking presence around the racetrack made him easy to recognize, be it in early years as a harness racing trainer or later when he switched to thoroughbreds. It was his larger-than-life personality, which he brought to radio listeners every Saturday and Sunday morning for almost…
A student was taken into police custody Friday following a lockdown at Santa Rosa High School that lasted more than two hours. A school resource officer reported that a student was seen on campus with a handgun, authorities said, and the officer initiated the lockdown around 10:40 a.m. Over 20…
A garbage man made an unsettling discovery after he arrived at a Fresno recycling center before dawn Friday at the end of his trash-collection rounds. He had just dumped what appeared to be a bloodied body, police said. The trash collector was further shocked to find that the man was still alive,…
State officials on Friday confirmed that a mountain lion killed by wildlife officers earlier this week in San Diego was the same one that had attacked a 4-year-old boy. Wildlife officers and forensic scientists with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the genetic profile of the…
