LOS ANGELES — An Uber driver who allegedly kidnapped four passengers by refusing to let them out of his vehicle on Halloween night in the Santa Monica area is scheduled to be arraigned Monday. Khaled Elsayedsa Ali, 35, of Garden Grove is scheduled to be arraigned this morning on four counts of kidnapping and one…
Immigration officials stopped allowing a volunteer group to visit people at a San Diego detention facility unless its members agreed not to talk with the news media or other groups about conditions inside. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that members of SOLACE, or Souls Offering Loving…
A man was found shot to death early Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in the front yard at 2329 Ramona Drive in Santa Ana. He was shot multiple times in the upper body, police said. (Google Street View) SANTA ANA — A man was shot to death Monday in Santa Ana, authorities said. Officers arriving at…
With the finish line in sight and receipts in their wake, California congressional candidates have spent nearly $150 million, or about 36 percent more than they spent in the 2016 election cycle. In their drive to flip Congress, Democrats have spent $102 million of the total, more than double the $47 million spent by GOP…
A Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue captain, struck by a vehicle early Saturday while riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo, has died, the department announced Monday morning, Nov. 5. “Our brother, Mike Kreza, passed away early this morning,” the department shared on social media at about 6:45 a.m. “Words alone cannot describe the immeasurable heartache…
STANTON – An Orange County sheriff’s deputy was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday, Nov. 5, after his patrol car collided with a big rig. The deputy complained of soreness to his arms after the crash, which occurred around midnight, sheriff’s Lt. Ken Binning said. An Orange County sheriffÕs deputy and a big…
By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius Contributing writer When I was 40, I had 20/15 fighter pilot vision, near, far and in between. Today, I wear progressive lenses to correct presbyopia, hyperopia (far-sightedness) and astigmatism, but with those amazing glasses I still have 20/15 vision, everywhere. Vision is precious. Thank you Dr. Al. Presbyopia There are some…
Gil Cisneros didn’t just amble into the final weekend of the midterm election. He ran. The Democratic congressional hopeful, vying in a tight contest for an open Orange County seat, began a final flurry of get-out-the-vote activities by participating in the O.C. Pumpkin Run, a 5K charity race in…
In La Palma Park Stadium in Anaheim, a month before the Bay of Pigs invasion, 7,500 students and parents skipped school or work and gathered to learn about communist plans to take over the United States. “Right now, we have a 50-50 chance of defeating the communist threat,” Herbert Philbrick, a…
World War I veteran Walter Howard carries disabled WWI veteran Glenn Switzer to vote in Duarte.
