An Orange County man has died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking in Irvine. Julian Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, was biking at Quail Hill Trailhead on Feb. 1 around 11 a.m. when he was bitten. Authorities responded to the scene and transported him to the hospital where he fell into […]

A year after their parents were deported to Colombia, three Orange County sisters said they’re still coping with their new reality and working to get by after their lives were turned upside down. In March 2025, Nelson Gonzalez, 59, and his wife Gladys Gonzalez, 55, went in for a standard appointment with immigration officials and […]

A popular mall in Los Angeles County was placed on lockdown after police received a call from an alleged gunman making active threats to a patron in what appears to be a “swatting” of two popular live streamers who were in the facility at the time. The March 11 incident occurred just before 5 p.m. […]

A 30-year-old Ventura County woman charged with murder in connection with the death of her 1-day-old infant last month is facing a second murder charge in the death of a child she gave birth to 11 years ago, prosecutors announced. The Feb. 8 incident, according to officials with the Oxnard Police Department, occurred just after […]

Two brothers who own Southern California towing companies were arrested for their alleged roles in a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scheme. Mark Hassan, 46, of Corona Del Mar, and Ahmed Hassan, 35, of Walnut, were taken into custody on March 11 on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud, according to the Los Angeles County District […]

A rideshare driver has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least one of his passengers in Costa Mesa, authorities announced Wednesday, and detectives believe there may be more victims who have not yet come forward. The investigation began on Feb. 27, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department, when officers responded to a […]

The FBI has recently warned police departments in California that Iran wanted to launch drones at the West Coast in retaliation for the ongoing war in the region, ABC News reported. “We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an […]

Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran beginning in late February, Iran has effectively halted all traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint in the Persian Gulf through which about 20 percent of global crude oil and natural gas flows. Many Americans are now experiencing the effects: skyrocketing gas prices. That’s not likely to change […]

A 39-year-old man is now facing death or life in prison after authorities announced Wednesday that he has been charged in connection with a series of fires in Hollywood, one of which killed two elderly sisters in their home. The suspect, identified as Jovan Lamar Duverne, was charged with two counts of murder and 11 […]