Category: Southern California OC News

9 Charged in Gambling Crackdown in Orange County

May 25, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Nine people have been charged in connection with a crackdown on illegal gambling, extortion, and drug trafficking in Santa Ana, according to federal indictments unsealed Wednesday. Five defendants were arrested Wednesday morning. Two others were arrested Tuesday afternoon. Two others are at-large. Four defendants charged with conspiracy and operating an illegal gambling business…

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Orange County Man Charged With Harassing Online Gamer for Multiple Years

May 25, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County man appeared in federal court May 24 after a federal criminal complaint accused him of stalking a professional online gamer during a multi-year harassment campaign. Evan Baltierra, 29, of Trabuco Canyon, was arrested by FBI agents on Monday afternoon, making his initial appearance the following day in a U.S. District…

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California Coastlines Experiencing ‘Unusual’ Brown Pelican Mass Stranding Event

May 25, 2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Hundreds of sick and dying brown pelicans from various Southern California counties are flocking to the coastlines and inland lakes in what experts call an “unusual” mass-stranding event. While Orange County care centers have seen dozens come through their doors, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties have seen hundreds more. “We’re all…

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Anaheim Walks Away From Angel Stadium Deal

May 25, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously May 24 to immediately void a pending $320 million deal with the Angels baseball team to purchase Angels Stadium. Councilors walked away from three years of negotiating with team owner Arte Moreno’s development management company, SRB Management, following allegations of corruption revealed in two FBI affidavits released last…

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Capistrano Unified Adopts Curriculum to Comply With California’s ‘Inclusive’ Education Law

May 24, 2022
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The Capistrano Unified School District—the largest in Orange County, California, serving 14 cities and unincorporated areas—is adopting a history and social studies curriculum for kindergarten and elementary school students that includes “inclusive” material in order to comply with state education laws. The state’s Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, passed in 2012, requires…

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State Attorney General OKs Lawsuit Against Mission Viejo Officials

May 24, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—California Attorney General Rob Bonta May 19 gave a Mission Viejo resident the green light to sue to unseat Mayor Wendy Bucknam and councilmen Ed Sachs and Greg Raths from office on the grounds the elected officials’ terms have expired. Last month, Mission Viejo resident and retired veteran Michael Schlesinger filed a lawsuit…

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2 Men Arrested in Attempted Burglary in Irvine

May 24, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—Two men suspected of trying to burglarize a home in the gated neighborhood of Shady Canyon in Irvine were in custody on May 24. An Irvine Police Department officer located a suspicious vehicle parked in the neighborhood of Quail Hill at 11 p.m. on Saturday and noticed a two-way radio and a loaded ghost…

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OC Store Robberies Spike ‘Way Off The Charts’: Jewelers’ Security Alliance

May 23, 2022
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The May 22 smash-and-grab at Princess Bride jewelry store in Huntington Beach’s Bella Terra mall is the latest among a slew of store robberies plaguing Orange County businesses over the past year, with rates “way off the charts” according to an industry expert. The adage “as California goes, so goes the rest of the country,”…

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3 Children Hurt in Collision Near Santa Ana School

May 23, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Three children were injured on Monday, May 23, near Taft Elementary School when a man who had been asked to leave the Santa Ana campus struck them while driving away, authorities said. The 911 call came in at 8:23 a.m., said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Sean Doran. The children were taken to…

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Reassures Parents Its ‘Social-Emotional Learning’ Is Free of CRT

May 23, 2022
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Some parents in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District have been concerned about the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum in schools, which prompted the district’s Board of Education to reassure them that the district is using SEL in its “purest form,” free from the influence of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Social-Emotional Learning has become more controversial…

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