California & USA
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Ex-state Democratic Party leader who assisted FBI in Anaheim case pleads guilty to wire fraud.
A California Democratic party leader who was central to a wide-reaching corruption investigation in Anaheim involving the proposed sale…
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Column: LA Weekly’s controversial publisher wants OC Weekly back. Should?
The fluorescent lights were bright and stark in the barren office near John Wayne Airport in Irvine where I met…
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Mexican officials believe that the death of the public defender for Orange County was a “tragic accident.”
Initial reports indicate that the death of an Orange County public defender who was vacationing at a popular Mexican…
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Family disputes Mexican authorities’ story of O.C. public defender’s death.
The death of an Orange County public defender at a Baja California resort last week, labeled an “unfortunate accident” by…
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E-bikes clash on Orange County boardwalks.
When Fred Levine steps off the patio of his beachfront home onto the crowded boardwalk, a roughly three-mile pathway that…
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Orange County firefighters save a woman who was caught in fast-moving flood waters.
An Orange County swift water rescue team on Saturday successfully airlifted to safety a woman who was trapped and…
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Column: Katie Porter opened the California Senate contest.
By launching her bid for U.S. Senate — open, upfront, for all the world to plainly see — Rep.…
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Santa Ana bans 100 street sellers, but many return within days.
On a chilly night in late December, the scent of carne asada sizzling on a grill attracted hungry customers along…
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There are too many monkeys at the Santa Ana Zoo: Too few of them
At the Santa Ana Zoo’s Monkey Row, a crested capuchin named Mateo rattled his cage, looking for attention. Nearby, spider…
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Crews look for a lost hiker in Orange County
The search for a hiker who went missing near Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea entered its second day…
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