An El Cajon, Calif., police canine and former Instagram star is making waves on the internet once again, this time as the subject of an online petition that seeks to reunite him with his previous handler. More than 137,000 people have signed the change.org petition titled “Keep K9 jester with his…
The pilot of a twin-engine plane that crashed in a Santa Ana shopping center earlier this month made contact with air traffic controllers at John Wayne Airport several times before apparently losing control of the aircraft, according to a preliminary accident report by the National Transportation…
A Garden Grove man accused of attacking his family and stabbing a young girl to death has been charged with one count each of murder and attempted murder. Tanh Thien Tran, 73, will appear in court on Friday, Aug. 31, two days after allegedly shooting his wife and stabbing his 10-year-old stepdaughter, Orange County District…
Photographer Stuart Palley has spent five years covering wildfires at night in California. An exhibition of his work opens Saturday, Sept. 1, in Santa Ana.
The long Labor Day weekend will mark another focused effort by Southern California law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunken and impaired drivers. From Friday through Monday, all available California Highway Patrol officers will be on duty, on the lookout for motorists under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Local police agencies across the…
Homeowners and public officials are counting on secure fencing that the county is installing in 24 locations along flood control channels in Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Westminster to deter transients that they say break into homes and cars, start fires, and cause other havoc. At a news conference Thursday, Aug. 30, held in the shade…
It was a magical evening for Newport Harbor High’s football team and its 30-13, season-opening victory over Sequoia of Redwood City, given it was the Sailors’ first win at home on the renovated Davidson Field. They hadn’t won a home game last year when the stadium reopened after a two-year hiatus. Further, in his debut…
Noncitizens, including those in the country illegally, will be allowed to serve on boards and commissions in California if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill known as the California Inclusion Act. Under Senate Bill 174, which was approved in the state Legislature last week, qualified noncitizens would be eligible to be appointed to such local…
As the summer heat picks up again and school begins, the city of La Habra is looking at installing splash pads at two of its 20 parks with a $1.2 million grant from the state. The grant comes from work with former Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), whose staff reached out to the city for projects…
SANTA ANA — A former high school water polo and swim coach pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting three teenage girls and was sentenced to six months in jail. Joshua Christopher Owens, 24, of La Palma, pleaded guilty to one felony count each of oral copulation of a victim younger than 16 and sexual penetration…
