The city of Adelanto moved this week to sever ties with a controversial immigration detention center that bears the city’s name, but it’s unclear if that means the privately-run facility, which typically holds nearly 2,000 undocumented immigrants, will be shut down or expanded. Federal immigration officials said Friday that in the wake of the city’s…
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has temporarily suspended his plan to automatically delete all department emails more than two years old, just as a judge on Friday ordered a halt to any erasures. The ruling by Superior Court Judge Gregg Prickett prevents the sheriff from destroying emails related to the improper recording of attorney-client phone…
Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from March 22 to March 29: Sawali Grill Filipino, 3414 W. Ball Road Suite G, Anaheim Closed: March 29 Reason: Cockroach infestation Mama’s Kitchen, 1885 N. Euclid St., Fullerton Closed: March 27 (report) Reason: Rodent infestation Tuition Bites, 3444 E. Orangethorpe Ave., Anaheim…
A “virtual church” operating out of a Westminster strip mall has been shut down amid an FBI investigation into two pastors accused of orchestrating a $25 million Ponzi scheme that swindled hundreds of Vietnamese investors. The two clergymen with The Church for the Healthy Self are suspected of using funds from investors to purchase Rolex…
They filed into court, one after the other — the casino magnate, the Napa Valley vintner, the Hot Pocket heiress — having braved the Boston cold and a line of cameras and reporters outside the courthouse doors, to stand before a judge and have their rights to travel, to speak with codefendants…
They have been the objects of rage, mockery and countless articles. Some have already lost jobs. But in the coming days, many of the parents in the college admissions scandal will enter a courtroom in Boston to face criminal charges. And in doing so, the public will begin to see how they respond…
Local dancers heading for major competition Dancers from South Coast Freestyle dance studio showed off all the right moves at the recent JAMZ dance competition in Las Vegas. Three of the all-star dance teams got a bid to the Dance Worlds in Orlando and the junior hip hop team beat out last year’s national champions….
Prosecutors said Friday, March 29 that a man who acted aggressively as Santa Ana police officers tried to restrain him in July 2018 died as a result of drug intoxication. Two officers responded to a fight between two males at an apartment in the 3400 block of South Plaza Drive in Santa Ana. One of…
Both members of a Liverpool band and their manager were killed early Wednesday in a crash en route to a show that night at The Observatory in Santa Ana. The duo’s label, Heist or Hit, confirmed the news in a Facebook post, saying band members Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading and tour manager Trevor Engelbrektson…
Looking to recapture the vintage vibes from Laguna Beach’s past? Old School Laguna Day will do just that, with special sales, giveaways and live music celebrating the days of classic rock, turntables and surfboards. Organized by merchants in The Hip District — on South Coast Highway between Thalia Street and Bluebird Canyon Drive — the…
