Former Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens died Jan. 4 following an eight-year battle with cancer. Hutchens, Orange County’s 12th sheriff, held office from 2008 to 2019, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. She was succeeded by Sheriff Don Barnes. “She courageously fought this disease while still leading this department,” Barnes said in a…
Santa Ana Police Investigating Homicide
Homicide detectives in Santa Ana, California, are investigating their first homicide of the year. Police said a man, whose name and age have not been released, was found dead about 6:45 p.m. Jan. 2. The victim was discovered in the living room of a home in the 1800 block of W. 18th Street, and suffered…
Groundbreaking Orange County Representatives Sworn In to Congress
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Republican Reps.-elect Young Kim and Michelle Steel were sworn in Jan. 3, joining Rep.-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington) as the first Korean-American women elected to Congress. Kim and Steel both ousted Democrats who were in their first terms. Kim and Steel will be the only Republicans in the seven-member Orange County congressional delegation,…
Campaign to Recall California Governor Gains Momentum With Large Donations
The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is picking up steam in California following two significant six-figure contributions, the largest donations made to the effort so far. The campaign received a $500,000 donation from Prov 3:9, a little-known Irvine-based consulting firm, and roughly $100,000 from billionaire Sequoia Capital partner Douglas Leone and his wife, Patricia,…
Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner Sees Silver Lining in Pandemic
January 2, 2021
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Looking ahead to a post-pandemic Orange County, Supervisor Don Wagner foresees a different kind of life for residents of the Southern California region. And, as he puts it, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “There may be some things that come out of COVID-19 that we ought to be focusing on and trying to encourage,”…
Nurses Detail Hard Times in an Orange County Hospital at Full Capacity
As nurse Anna starts her shift, she doesn’t know whether she’ll be floated from the telemetry unit to the COVID unit, or to the intensive care unit (ICU). “I wasn’t trained to be an ICU nurse, so I don’t know how to do some of those drips, and I don’t know how to take care…
Costa Mesa Bar Owner Charged with Illegally Operating During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 31, 2020
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—The owner of a Costa Mesa bar has been charged with illegally operating during curfew hours for nonessential businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Dec. 31. Roland Michael Barrera—who owns the Westend bar—is set to be arraigned June 22 on a misdemeanor count of violating and…
University of California—Irvine Medical Center Erects Mobile Field Hospitals
December 31, 2020
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ORANGE, Calif.—The University of California—Irvine (UCI) Medical Center opened a network of field hospital rooms Dec. 29 in the center’s parking lot due to Orange County’s spike in COVID-19 cases. The field units, which are made up of tent-like materials, are licensed to treat up to 40 patients outside the main hospital. There were 22…
Law Firm Seeks Clients to Sue SoCal Edison Over Silverado Fire
A San Diego-law firm is trying to drum up clients to sue Southern California Edison (SCE) over damages resulting from the Silverado Fire in Orange and San Bernardino counties, claiming the utility company has admitted its own responsibility for the fire starting. But the law firm may be overplaying its hand, says SCE spokesperson Chris…
Orange County Sheriff Talks 2020’s Major Rise in Crime
In what is likely to be his last address to the community for 2020, Sheriff Don Barnes of Orange County, California, emphasized the rise in crime this past year. There has been a resurgence of drug trafficking this year, including methamphetamine and cocaine, Barnes said during a Facebook live address on Dec. 30. “Our street…
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