Authorities launched an investigation after a suspect became unresponsive while in the back of a squad car and lapsed into a coma Sunday Dec. 8. He was pronounced brain-dead three days later. The suspect, whose name and age were not immediately released, was pronounced dead at a hospital Wednesday, Dec. 11, but on life-support in…
A petty theft charge against a Buena Park councilwoman was dropped Thursday, Dec. 12 after a deadlocked jury led to a mistrial. Buena Park Councilwoman Youngsun “Sunny” Park was charged with stealing campaign signs in October 2018, weeks before she was elected. The jury was split 10-2, with the majority voting that Park was not…
A knife-wielding man who authorities say may have been suicidal was fatally shot by police in Orange on Thursday. Officers were called at about 11:30 a.m. to the 6900 block of Magdalena Drive concerning a man who was armed with a blade, police said. The Orange Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Orange County…
SIMI VALLEY — A mountain lion was captured Thursday in a Simi Valley neighborhood but officials said it wasn’t the big cat that killed a resident’s dog and injured another pet last week in the same suburb. Police and wildlife officers responded around dawn to Simi Valley, where people had reported seeing a cougar prowling…
Sheriff’s deputies search for a suspect wanted for allegedly assaulting a deputy in Mission Viejo on Thursday, December 12, 2019. A pursuit led deputies and the CHP from Mission Viejo to Katella Ave. and State College Blvd. in Anaheim where the suspect bailed from the car. He was found a short distance away. (OnScene.TV) Sheriff’s…
The effort is designed to bring health and wellness care to underserved teenagers on their campuses, offering services including birth control, testing and treatment.
A public mental health crisis swelled in New Zealand after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
There are many lessons California can learn from Christchurch.
Christchurch, New Zealand, shattered by a 2011 earthquake, offers an urgent lesson for California.
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 3:13 a.m. Thursday five miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
