Category: Silverado Canyon

71 Year-Old Ferrari Driver Died in Silverado Crash

SILVERADO, Calif.—A 71-year-old man was speeding when he failed to negotiate a bend on Santiago Canyon Road and crashed into two other cars in a deadly collision, California Highway Patrol officials said Dec. 19. Robert Joseph Nicoletti of Rancho Santa Margarita was driving south about 3:40 p.m. Dec. 16 at a “high rate of speed”…


Rain Prompts Evacuations in Orange County

LOS ANGELES—After a week of generally above-average temperatures, rain fell on much of the Southland on Monday, March 28, making for a wet morning drive and prompting concerns of possible flooding in Orange County hillsides. The flooding fears prompted Orange County to issue a mandatory evacuation order for the Silverado, Modjeska, and Williams canyon areas….


Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Chrismas as Winter Storm Approaches

As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…


Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Christmas as Winter Storm Approaches

As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…


Drought Lures Rattlesnakes into Residential Areas

California’s ongoing drought is enticing venomous reptiles out of the wild and toward residential areas, says an Orange County snake remover. “This drought we’re having this year is definitely causing an increase of snakes in neighborhoods,” Dan Wells told The Epoch Times. “It’s causing snakes to be closer to water, prey, and shelter.” In June, Wells caught…


As Orange County Braved Storm, Community Efforts Helped Prevent Major Mudslides

Orange County endured several mudslides late Jan. 28, but no injuries as a rainstorm hammered down on the region, causing numerous car crashes and prompting evacuation orders. Heavy rains triggered mudslides near Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon, where two major fires in 2020 ravaged foliage that once played a critical role in controlling water flow in rural valleys….


Williams Canyon Fire Victims Brace for Mudslides, Prepare to Evacuate in Orange County

Residents of Williams Canyon are preparing to evacuate their community as potential mudslides caused by fierce rains threaten to destroy their homes and livestock in rural Orange County, California. At noon on Jan. 28, Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies drove through the canyon, urging residents to leave the area and blasting warnings of a “voluntary…