When a young man died and seven other people were injured after they were thrown from a ride at the Ohio State Fair last year, similar rides around the country – including one at the OC Fair – were shut down for inspection to ensure they were safe to operate. It was an extra layer of safety…
SANTA ANA – Trial began Thursday for a husband accused of killing his wife, with the case centering on whether the Anaheim woman was murdered or if she took her own life. Alan Ybarra Rojas, 37, is facing a murder charge with a sentencing enhancement for the use of a firearm in connection to the shooting…
Dr. Kenneth Bell, a renowned OB-GYN who delivered more than 4,000 babies during his career and led Kaiser Permanente Orange County during a crucial time of growth and development in Orange County, died Saturday, July 14 after a prolonged illness. He was 82. A long-time Long Beach resident, Bell was a mentor who encouraged and…
See the dresses first ladies have worn during memorable times in the American presidency. The Nixon Presidential Library & Museum is opening on Wednesday, Aug. 1, a special exhibit on the fashion of presidents’ wives, include the first dress of Melania Trump to be displayed outside of the Smithsonian, organizers said. Trump wore the silver…
The 161 rabbits that a Cypress man handed over last month to a Westminster shelter are multiplying. So far about 150 bunnies have been born from the latest batch given up by Richard Searles, who had surrendered 125 other rabbits last year from his Cypress home to the same shelter, Westminster Adoption Group and Services. Shelter manager…
The Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Thursday unveiled an online portal for the general public, first-responders and service providers to provide information on homeless persons on the street and request outreach. The portal, dubbed LA-HOP, is funded by Measure H, the county measure approved by voters last year and…
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT — Authorities say 22 people have been injured in a tent collapse at a Central California military base. Spokeswoman Amy Phillips at Fort Hunter Liggett says the wind from the rotors of a helicopter that was landing blew over the tent about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Phillips says there were 22 injuries, most…
Concerns over the cost and environmental impacts of desalinated water were overridden by the desire to fortify water supplies when the Orange County Water District board voted 6-2 Wednesday to approve non-binding contract terms with Poseidon, which has spent 20 years on the desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach. The plan for the $1 billion…
FULLERTON — A Laguna Hills-based criminal defense attorney Wednesday was convicted of improperly touching a client in his office, but was acquitted of a more serious sex assault. Adam Rudnick Stull, 56, of Ladera Ranch, was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for touching an intimate part of another person, but acquitted of…
TUSTIN — A teenager suffered a non-life-threatening stab wound to the abdomen while fighting with some gang members Wednesday in Tustin. A family member took the boy to a hospital, where he was treated after being cut with an “unknown solid object,” said Tustin police Lt. Robert Wright. Sign up for our breaking news email…
