Category: Southern California OC News

Yorba Linda Plans to Cut Down 40-Year-Old Pine Trees Despite Complaints

April 25, 2023
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The City of Yorba Linda, California, is planning on cutting down and replacing a number of 40-year-old pine trees due to safety concerns—however some residents are against it. ABC 7 News reported several residents were upset the city was planning on removing the 28 trees, which residents said are beneficial for shade, the view, and…

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Man Arrested After 2 Teens Injured at Laguna Hills Community Center Shooting

April 25, 2023
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On Saturday, April 22, two 17-year-old boys were rushed to the hospital after a shooting occurred near the Laguna Hills Community Center at the 25000 block of Alicia Parkway. One of the boys was in stable condition and the other critical, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were dispatched Saturday around 10 p.m.,…

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Man and Woman Found Dead Inside Fountain Valley Bedroom in Possible Murder-Suicide

April 24, 2023
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—A man and woman were found shot to death April 24 in Fountain Valley in a possible murder-suicide. The shootings were reported to the Fountain Valley Police Department at 5:30 a.m. Sunday in the 17000 block of Santa Suzanne Street. A resident in the building reported hearing a loud argument and some kind…

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Disney Suspending Fire Effects Worldwide After Fire at Fantasmic!

April 23, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Disney is temporarily suspending fire effects similar to those used at Disneyland’s Fantasmic! at select shows worldwide following last night’s prop fire at the Anaheim theme park, the company said April 23. “During the final showing of Fantasmic at Disneyland park on Saturday evening, the dragon prop caught fire. Anaheim Fire & Rescue quickly…

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Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run Crash That Killed Woman in Anaheim

April 22, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—A man was arrested about eight hours after abandoning a speeding, stolen SUV that struck and killed a woman in Anaheim early April 22. Officers were dispatched about 1:20 a.m. to the 700 block of North East Street, after the Anaheim Police Department was notified by the Placentia Police Department that a traffic collision…

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Newport Coast Doctor Faces Federal Charges of Health Care Fraud

April 21, 2023
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An Orange County physician and a Los Angeles County lab owner are facing federal charges in separate cases for their alleged participation in fraud schemes involving health care services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in false billings to federal programs and theft from federally funded pandemic programs, officials announced Thursday. Dr. Anthony…

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Orange Housing Plan Shot Down by State, City Officials Back to Square One

April 21, 2023
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The city of Orange, California, had its sights on the finish regarding receiving acceptance of its state-mandated housing plan, but now it’s back to the drawing board after the state’s housing department rejected its latest submission. Orange adopted its so-called “housing element” Feb. 14, which began a 90-day review by the state. Previously, California’s Department…

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Orange County Power Authority Fires CEO Brian Probolsky

April 21, 2023
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Behind closed doors, the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) voted to relieve chief executive officer Brian Probolsky of his position on April 19 after the embattled green energy agency has faced pressure from city and county leaders to find new leadership. During the Wednesday meeting in Irvine, California, board members voted 3-1 with Jose Castaneda,…

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Trial Begins for Man Charged With Deadly Road-Rage Shooting in Costa Mesa

April 20, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—With his girlfriend and their 4-year-old son watching, a 42-year-old man jumped out of his pickup truck and opened fire on a group of friends and cousins in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day, a prosecutor told jurors April 20. Lee Queuon Walker is charged with one count of murder…

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Man Sought in Robbery, Suspected Beating of His Ex-Girlfriend in Laguna Beach

April 20, 2023
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Police were asking for the public’s help April 20 to find a man suspected of robbing and assaulting his ex-girlfriend at her Laguna Beach home, leaving her with significant injuries. Police said a residential burglary Tuesday evening was allegedly carried out by Charles Thomas Kelley IV, who hours later allegedly attacked the victim….

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