Family identifies 32-year-old teacher fatally struck in Santa Ana...
Family members identified the man killed in a hit-and-run in Santa Ana last Monday as 32-year-old David Barrera, a math and science teacher. Police continue to search for the hit-and-run driver who...
View ArticleMan convicted of O.C. murder arrested in Imperial County after being smuggled...
A convicted murderer who was smuggled into the U.S. by two young adults was arrested this week along with another Mexican national by Border Patrol officers in Imperial County, authorities said...
View ArticleBusiness owners prepare to reopen following weekend protests in Santa Ana
Business owners in Santa Ana are preparing to reopen after a wave of weekend protests left boarded up buildings covered in graffiti. Megan Telles reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on June 1, 2020.
View ArticlePolice find cache of guns, ammo at home of man who allegedly threw mortars at...
Police found a cache of weapons and ammunition in the home of a man who allegedly threw mortars at officers during a George Floyd protest in Santa Ana over the weekend, officials said. Jon Paul...
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Family joined Black Lives Matter march from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana because...
Marching with his family from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana, Korie Sellers said they drove from San Bernardino 50 miles away to join the protest because “it’s time for change.” “We’ve been doing this all...
View ArticleIn somber rally in downtown L.A., Black Lives Matter advocates and community...
Black Lives Matter organizers, faith leaders and other advocates held a memorial in downtown Los Angeles for George Floyd and other victims of police violence Monday afternoon, a somber culmination of...
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Man with criminal record spanning 30 years kidnaps 82-year-old, forces him to...
A documented gang member who police say has a criminal record spanning 30 years has been charged after allegedly kidnapping an 82-year-old man during a burglary and forcing him to buy food, alcohol...
View ArticleMostly peaceful protest in Santa Ana ends with standoff between demonstrators...
A mostly peaceful protest for racial justice in Santa Ana ended with a standoff between demonstrators and police after a citywide curfew went into effect Monday night. The curfew, announced just...
View ArticleDriver arrested after pedestrian fatally struck in Santa Ana: Police
A driver was arrested after fatally striking a pedestrian in Santa Ana on Tuesday, police reported. The fatal crash happened around 1:40 p.m. in the area of Bristol Street and McFadden Avenue,...
View ArticleSanta Ana man arrested after allegedly being found with thousands of child...
A Santa Ana man was arrested on a felony charge of possession of child pornography Tuesday after officials say they found sexually explicit photos and videos of children stored in his devices. An...
View ArticleSanta Ana police officer charged with workers’ comp fraud for remaining on...
Prosecutors have charged a Santa Ana police officer with workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly failing to disclose the status of his recovery while continuing to receive 100% pay after sustaining...
View ArticlePolice: 1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting at Santa Ana cemetery; suspects at large
Multiple suspects were able to flee the scene after two people were shot at a cemetery in Santa Ana Wednesday evening, officials said. The gunfire was reported around 6:30 p.m. inside Fairhaven...
View ArticleSanta Ana police confiscate $15,000 worth of illegal fireworks
Santa Ana Police Department officers confiscated $15,000 worth of illegal fireworks, including rockets, roman candles and firecrackers, officials said Friday. “We’ve seen people blowing off their...
View ArticleO.C. Democrats condemn ‘racist’ comments by John Wayne, call for airport to...
In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County’s Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name, statue and other likenesses...
View Article8-month pregnant woman loses baby in Santa Ana hit-and-run
A woman who was eight months pregnant lost her unborn child after a car crash in Santa Ana Friday morning, officials said Saturday. Police responded to a call of a traffic collision involving two...
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Man arrested in Santa Ana hit-and-run crash that resulted in 8-month pregnant...
A man was arrested as a suspect in the violent hit-and-run crash that killed a pregnant woman’s unborn child in Santa Ana, police said Thursday. The caught-on-video crash happened shortly before 10...
View ArticleSanta Ana Unified School District pivots to online instruction for upcoming...
A back to school date for students in the Santa Ana Unified School District is not on the books yet, but when instruction begins it will be in a virtual classroom. On Tuesday, the Santa Ana Unified...
View Article2 San Gabriel Valley men charged in violent $2 million kidnapping scheme;...
Two more men were charged Wednesday in a businessman’s violent kidnapping from a San Gabriel mall parking lot in 2018, part of a $2 million extortion plot that ended with the victim’s death, federal...
View Article9-year-old raises money for Santa Ana flower vendor after seeing him struggle...
A nine-year-old boy is raising money for a Santa Ana flower vendor after spotting the man struggle while on the job. Jeremiah Reyes was in the car with his older sister, Stephanie Reyes, on the way to...
View ArticleDriver found shot to death inside vehicle stopped in the middle of Santa Ana...
A man was found shot to death behind the wheel of a vehicle that was stopped in the middle of a Santa Ana street early Monday morning, police said. Officers arrived at the 500 block of South Flower...
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