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Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of UPS truck driver in Irvine
A 46-year-old Aliso Viejo man was charged Monday with murder in the shooting death of a United Parcel Service driver in Irvine. Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza was charged with murder with a special circumstances allegation of shooting from a vehicle and murder by lying in wait. He was also facing a sentencing enhancement for shooting a gun causing death.
Crew robs multiple convenience stores within an hour in LA, Orange counties
LOS ANGELES - Authorities are searching for a crew of thieves who allegedly robbed at least five convenience stores within one hour in Los Angeles and Orange counties overnight. According to authorities, four businesses in Orange County were targeted, including a 7-Eleven in Fullerton. Authorities say they're working to determine...
Long Beach Police Chief addresses city's rise in violent crime
A veteran cleaning his yard, a teenager walking home from work and a vendor selling fruit in the middle of the afternoon are just some of the people killed during deadly shootings in Long Beach this year. "I was walking everywhere, all the time," resident Lucea Marquez said. "But now I can't feel safe."In the first five months of the year, the Long Beach Police Department said they have seen an uptick in shootings and murders. So far this year, there have been 137 shootings across the city, with 61 people wounded. It's an 8% increase from the same time last...
Powerball ticket worth $3 million sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky?. No tickets matched all six numbers for the $750 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, so the jackpot continues to swell. Right now, it's sitting at an estimated $88 million for Monday's drawing. The numbers drawn Saturday were 19, 36, 37, 42, 59,...
Santa Ana Move to Erase Chicano Gothic Mural Triggers Debate
Santa Ana has a problem with saving Chicano murals. Emigdio Vasquez, ‘the godfather of Chicano Art.’, who has painted over 30 murals in Orange County, is no exception. Restaurants, homes, neighborhood walls, and city halls have been canvasses for the Chicano muralist since the 1960s, and some have been destroyed throughout the years in Santa Ana, sometimes having to be recreated amid city remodels.
VIDEO: Tustin Firefighters Swiftly Contain Garage Fire, Prevent Neighborhood Calamity
Quick-acting firefighters in Tustin, California, got the upper hand on an exterior garage blaze yesterday, preventing what could have been extensive damage to a local neighborhood. The fire, which erupted on Sycamore Ave, was reported to authorities at approximately 3:12 p.m., according to an X post from the Orange County Fire Authority. Crews barreled into the scene, and through their deft response, managed to halt the fire's lateral movement, confining it to a single garage unit.
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