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Brothers arrested in separate kidnappings months apart in Santa Ana
Two brothers were arrested in separate kidnappings that occurred months apart in Santa Ana, officials said Friday. Jaime Magaña Arechiga, 37, and Sergio Magaña Arechiga, 50, both allegedly kidnapped...
View ArticleGirl born on 10/10/10 celebrates 10th birthday in Santa Ana
Ema Macias, a girl born at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2010 weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces, celebrated her tenth birthday in Santa Ana on Saturday. KTLA was there when she was born at St. Joseph Hospital in...
View ArticlePolice seek man who allegedly sexually assaulted 15-year-old girl in Santa Ana
Police in Santa Ana are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl on Monday, officials said. The victim was walking in the downtown area of the city when the assailant...
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More victims sought after 73-year-old patient accuses nurse of sex crimes in...
Gabriel Arce is seen in an undated booking photo released Oct. 14, 2020, by the Santa Ana Police Department. Detectives say there may be additional victims after a nurse was arrested on suspicion of...
View ArticleThousands of Trump supporters descend on O.C. ahead of his arrival for...
Thousands of American-flag-waving Trump supporters descended upon Newport Beach on Sunday in anticipation of the president’s arrival for a fundraiser to bolster his reelection bid on Nov. 3. Red MAGA...
View ArticleHuman bones found beneath sidewalk in Santa Ana; homicide detectives...
Authorities are investigating after human bones were found buried beneath a sidewalk in Santa Ana Tuesday morning. Public Works staff were digging to repair a sidewalk in the 1600 block of West...
View ArticleAmazon buys former O.C. Register printing plant in Santa Ana
Amazon has plans to demolish a former Orange County Register printing plant it bought in Santa Ana to turn the facility into a delivery station that will employ 135 people, city officials said...
View ArticleNative American remains found at Santa Ana construction site will receive...
Two sets of remains of Native Americans found at a construction site in a Santa Ana neighborhood will receive a ceremonial burial, officials said. Bones discovered in late October by city workers in...
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Video shows woman accused of assaulting O.C. veteran who said he was trying...
Police on Wednesday asked for help finding a woman who they say was seen on video assaulting a veteran outside his apartment complex in Santa Ana. The incident took place just after 8 p.m. on Oct. 21...
View ArticleHomicide detectives investigate partially burned body found after fire in...
A partially burned body was discovered after firefighters extinguished a blaze along the Santa Ana riverbed trail early Thursday, prompting a response from homicide detectives. Orange County Fire...
View Article1 dead after suspected drunk driver slams into Santa Ana police vehicle
A passenger died after a suspected drunk driver slammed a vehicle into a parked Santa Ana police cruiser late Friday night, officials said. Two Santa Ana police officers were sitting in their parked...
View ArticlePolice seek 2 women caught on video defacing statues at Buddhist temple in...
Investigators are asking the public’s help in identifying two women caught on video earlier this week as they vandalized statues at a Santa Ana Buddhist temple that has repeatedly been the site of...
View Article6 Buddhist temples vandalized across O.C.'s Little Saigon in November
Thai Viet Phan, who was recently elected to the Santa Ana City Council, was stunned when she received the advisory notice from the Buddhist temple she attended growing up. Huong Tich Temple had been...
View ArticleUC Irvine researchers launch study to find out who's been infected with...
Researchers at UC Irvine are performing an antibody study to identify people in Santa Ana who have already been infected with the coronavirus. The study is looking to collect blood samples through...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally struck in Santa Ana; police say driver remained at scene
A man who was crossing a street in Santa Ana was fatally hit by a car on Sunday evening, police said. About 7:15 p.m., Santa Ana police responded to a report of a man suffering from major injuries on...
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Santa Ana man sentenced to death in 1995 torture slaying of 18-year-old woman...
This prison identification photo dated Aug. 10, 2018 from the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation shows condemned inmate Noel Jesse Plata.(CDCR via AP) A man sentenced to death for...
View ArticleSanta Ana police officer charged with accepting $128,000 in bribes from...
Federal prosecutors charged a Southern California police officer Tuesday with accepting $128,000 in bribes and expect he will plead guilty in the next few weeks, officials said. Steven Lopez, 28, of...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally struck while crossing Santa Ana street
A woman crossing a Santa Ana street was killed Sunday after getting struck by a vehicle, authorities announced Tuesday. Police received multiple calls of a vehicle-pedestrian traffic collision in the...
View ArticleEmotional video shows Santa Ana student finding out she was accepted into...
Video captured the emotional moment a student and her family found out she was accepted into Harvard University — only the fourth Santa Ana High School student to get in. The room erupted with screams...
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Mountain lion captured in Santa Ana neighborhood
A mountain lion was captured in a residential area in Santa Ana Saturday morning. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers, a helicopter and sheriff's deputies responded to the 17300 block...
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