Category: Southern California OC News

Woman Rescued From Car in Newport Beach Waters After Driving Off Dock

August 20, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A possibly intoxicated woman had to be rescued from the water in Newport Beach after driving her vehicle off the side of a dock. The crash took place near Via Genoa and Vido Lido Nord around 7:45 p.m. Aug. 19, CBS2 reported. Several bystanders helped rescue the woman from the water, the station…

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Orange County Probation Officer Gets 6 Months Home Confinement in Thefts

August 20, 2022
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WESTMINSTER, Calif.—An Orange County probation officer convicted in connection with stealing money while helping authorities carry out search warrants was sentenced to six months of home confinement, according to court records obtained Aug. 19. Juan Manuel Rodriguez, 51, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison, but Orange County Superior Court Judge Lance Jensen stayed…

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Laguna Woods Church Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

August 20, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Las Vegas man pleaded not guilty Aug. 19 to opening fire inside a Laguna Woods church in an alleged hate crime attack that killed a local doctor and injured five other parishioners. David Wenwei Chou, who was ordered held without bail, was scheduled to return to court Oct. 21 for a pretrial…

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Orange County Education Board Appoints New Trustee

August 19, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Education appointed Jorge Valdes, an attorney and judge pro-tem from Tustin, to fill the vacant seat for Area 1—which covers Garden Grove, Tustin, Santa Ana, and Fountain Valley—during a board meeting Aug. 17. Valdes was one of the three candidates interviewed by the board to replace former Trustee…

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Candidates for Newport Beach City Council Share Values at Forum

August 19, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Candidates for Newport Beach City Council discussed how they would address the city’s most pressing issues at a forum Aug. 18 hosted by the city’s chamber of commerce. Lucy Dunn, the forum’s moderator and a former CEO of the Orange County Business Council, asked the candidates to quickly respond to questions regarding airport…

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2 Ducks Violently Attacked in Fountain Valley

August 19, 2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center officials in Huntington Beach Thursday asked for the public’s help tracking down whoever severed the bills of two ducks found in Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. The ducks had to be euthanized because of the “severity of their wounds,” said Debbie McGuire, the care center’s executive director….

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Bicyclist Killed in Fullerton Hit-and-Run

August 18, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—A 67-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver Thursday. Police were dispatched at 5:07 a.m. to Chapman Avenue and Ladera Vista Drive when the bicyclist, whose name was not immediately released, was struck by a vehicle. The bicyclist was found in a brick planter on the north side of the street and the…

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Judge Extends Restraining Order Against Doctor Amid Poisoning Allegations

August 18, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—An Orange County Superior Court judge extended a temporary restraining order Aug. 18 against a Mission Viejo dermatologist from seeing or phoning her children in light of allegations that she poisoned her husband with Drano. Judge Thomas Lo maintained a temporary restraining order against Dr. Yue “Emily” Yu and scheduled the next hearing in…

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Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing of Marijuana Dispensary Worker

August 17, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 52-year-old man was sentenced Aug. 17 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his part in chasing down and fatally shooting a marijuana dispensary worker with a cash-filled backpack in Santa Ana. Antonio Lamont Triplett was convicted June 9 of murder, with a special-circumstance allegation of killing during a…

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Child Struck, Killed by Amazon Van in Irvine

August 17, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—A 23-month-old girl was struck and killed by an Amazon van in Irvine Aug. 16. Irvine Police Department officers and Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were called just after 3:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Estancia, near Hicks Canyon Park, on reports of the collision and found the girl dead in the parking…

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