Suspect in Slaying of 19-Year-Old Blaze Bernstein Pleads Not Guilty
The former classmate suspected of killing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, whose body was found in a shallow grave in Borrego Park, has pleaded not guilty in connection with the homicide. Samuel Woodward,...
View ArticleFire on Plane Departing from John Wayne Airport Is Extinguished; ‘Few’ Minor...
A Southwest Airlines flight was departing for San Jose from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana when a fire was reported aboard the plane on Monday night, an airport spokeswoman said. The fire — which has...
View Article1-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unresponsive at Santa Ana Motel;...
A 1-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at a Santa Ana motel on Monday has died, and his mother's boyfriend has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse, police said Tuesday. Santa Ana police...
View ArticlePolice Seeking Man Seen on Video Robbing Woman at Gunpoint Inside Santa Ana...
Authorities sought the public's help Wednesday in identifying a man seen on surveillance video robbing a woman at gunpoint inside a Santa Ana massage parlor. A man suspected of robbing a woman at...
View ArticleJudge Gives Permission for Officials to Begin Clearing Homeless Out of Santa...
A crowd of homeless people, wearing hoodies and woolen hats in the morning cold, lined up along the Santa Ana River trail early Tuesday to collect motel vouchers before having to leave Orange County's...
View ArticleWoman Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Kidnap 12-Year-Old Girl in Santa...
A woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl who was on her way to school in Santa Ana, and another woman is being hailed a hero for thwarting the attack,...
View ArticleMan Accused of Attempting to Hit Officer With Truck Arrested After Pursuit...
A man wanted for assaulting an officer was arrested in Irvine Monday after a K-9 helped police end an erratic pursuit that involved multiple collisions and a carjacking, authorities said. Paramedics...
View ArticleMore Than 700 People Cleared From Santa Ana River Trail Over 6 Days
The gates were locked and the Santa Ana River trail was quiet Monday night after a massive push, spanning six days, to relocate more than 700 people to motels and shelters across Orange County. “This...
View ArticleSanta Ana Police K-9 Recovering After Fracturing, Losing Teeth While Taking...
A K-9 with the Santa Ana Police Department was released from the hospital Tuesday night following surgery on his jaw after losing six teeth — an injury sustained after he managed to take down a...
View ArticleMan Accused of Killing Woman With Tree Branch at Costa Mesa Park; Victim ID’d...
A woman whose body was found Wednesday in brush at Talbert Regional Park in Costa Mesa was identified as Ashley Boulay, 29, police said Friday. Daniel Correa is shown in a photo released by the Costa...
View ArticleBarricade Suspect Taken Into Custody After U-Haul Pursuit Involving 2 Crashes...
A man was taken into custody by Orange County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon following a pursuit in which he fled in a U-Haul truck, driving “erratically” in a chase involving two collisions...
View ArticleSuspected Burglar Dies in Custody Following Altercation With Officers in...
An investigation is underway Monday after a suspected burglar died in police custody Sunday night. A suspected burglar died in police custody Sunday night in Santa Ana. (Credit: OnScene.TV)...
View ArticleMan Who Attacked Mother With Knife Taken Into Custody After 3-Hour Standoff:...
A man suspected of assaulting his mother with a knife in a Santa Ana apartment was taken into custody Wednesday after a three-hour standoff with police, authorities said. Santa Ana police reported...
View ArticleO.C. Officials Agree to Extend Motel Stays ‘on Case-by-Case Basis’ for...
After a rare federal court hearing Saturday, Orange County officials agreed to extend motel stays “on a case-by-case basis” to homeless people removed from camps along the Santa Ana River while working...
View ArticleO.C.’s Homeless Plan Collapsing as Residents Balk at Having Shelters in Their...
Just a few days ago, Orange County appeared to have a grand plan to deal with its swelling homeless population. A cyclist passes trash from the Santa Ana River homeless camp in Anaheim in February...
View Article‘Gun Control Saves Lives’: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom Touts Gun Reform Law Prop 63...
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has never been a darling of the NRA. He accused the organization of trying to incite violence through a recruiting video last year and was the force behind 2016’s Proposition 63,...
View ArticleHomeless Being Evicted From Santa Ana Civic Center Area
Authorities on Monday were beginning the process of evicting hundreds of homeless people from an encampment by the Santa Ana Civic Center. Dave Mecham reports from Santa Ana for the KTLA 5 News at 1...
View ArticleSanta Ana Prepares to Clear Homeless Encampment at Civic Center
The City of Santa Ana is preparing Tuesday to clear a homeless encampment at the Civic Center. Sara Welch reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on April 3, 2018.
View ArticleO.C. Child Molester Given Mandatory Minimum of Life in Prison After Public...
The convicted child molester whose original sentencing — shorter than what is required by state law — provoked public backlash was resentenced to the mandatory minimum of 25 years to life in state...
View ArticleOfficers Help Out Santa Ana Boy Who Donated to Toy Drive Despite...
California Highway Patrol officers helped out a Santa Ana boy who donated to their toy drive despite having disadvantages of his own. Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 News at 5 on April 13, 2018.
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