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Thieves Break Into Huntington Beach Barbershop, Rip Out ATM Machine

January 21, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—An ATM machine was yanked out of a Huntington Beach barbershop and stolen early Jan. 21 morning. The robbery was reported at 12:50 a.m. in the 19000 block of Brookhurst Street, Huntington Beach Police Department spokeswoman Jessica Cuchilla told City News Service. “Upon arrival, officers located a business window shattered and an ATM…

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Orange Unified Approves Interim Superintendent’s Contract After Firing Former Superintendent

January 21, 2023
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After abruptly firing its superintendent two weeks ago, the Orange Unified Board of Education approved a contract for an interim superintendent, Edward Velasquez, during a board meeting Jan. 19. Velasquez, an educator who has served as interim superintendent for multiple school districts in San Diego County, left retirement to step into the vacant role at…

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Former Democratic Party Official Strikes Plea Deal in Corruption Probe

January 19, 2023
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Former California Democratic Party official Melahat Rafiei has accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors in connection to an FBI corruption probe in Orange County. Rafiei, 45, the former executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County and a political consultant, agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of attempting to commit wire…

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Huntington Beach Saves Over $200,000 Annually Changing Plans With Energy Provider: Officials

January 19, 2023
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The Huntington Beach City Council voted Jan. 17 to change the city’s energy plan option for all the city’s customers with the Orange County Power Authority—a non-profit public agency that offers energy to Southern California cities—from the 100 percent renewable plan to one at 38 percent. The vote—motioned by Councilman Casey McKeon—was approved 4–3, with…

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4 Men Arrested in Suspect of Fountain Valley Home Invasion

January 19, 2023
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—Four men suspected of committing a home invasion robbery and other crimes in Fountain Valley were arrested following a chase that ended in Long Beach, police said Jan. 18. The robbery was reported at 2:48 a.m. Tuesday in the 17100 block of Santa Suzanne Street, near Warner Avenue, according to Fountain Valley Police…

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13 Orange County Jail Inmates Charged with Attempting to Kill DUI Suspect

January 19, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 31-year-old Orange County jail inmate pleaded not guilty Jan. 18 for his alleged role in the beating of a drunken-driving suspect, in an attack that allegedly involved 13 assailants and left the victim comatose. Jonathan Arley Gonzalez-Sanchez pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, attempted murder, torture, kidnapping, and participation in gang activity, all…

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Man, 80, Killed in Crash Out of Huntington Beach Driveway

January 19, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—An 80-year-old man was killed in a crash in Huntington Beach Jan. 19. The crash occurred about 9 a.m. at Beach Boulevard and Knoxville Avenue, police said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla that collided with a Porsche Panamera, police said. According to…

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2nd Pedestrian Killed on Santa Ana Block in 2 Days

January 19, 2023
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A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run Jan. 18 on the 2800 block of West 1st Street in Santa Ana, California, marking the location’s second fatality in two days. A man was walking north, crossing 1st Street when he was struck by a vehicle traveling west at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, which fled the…

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Disneyland Resumes Magic Key Annual Pass Sales

January 18, 2023
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Disney announced on Jan. 16 that it resumed sales of its Magic Key Annual passes, which allow guests to reserve admission dates for its theme parks in Anaheim, California, year-round for a flat rate. Sales were paused since the parks’ closures from 2020 through early 2021 due to COVID-19 lockdowns. A limited number of passes…

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Fullerton May Partner With County to Open Cold Weather Homeless Shelter

January 18, 2023
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Fullerton may soon partner with Orange County to open a temporary cold weather shelter for the homeless after the county’s efforts to open such a facility in Santa Ana have reached a standstill. The Fullerton City Council unanimously voted during its Jan. 17 meeting to begin negotiations with county officials to open such at its…

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