Orange County middle school assistant principal takes own life on campus
School officials confirm Moises Plascencia, the assistant principal at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, died by suicide on campus on Monday.
Travis Ranch School quarantines all sixth grade students because of COVID close contacts
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will quarantine the entire sixth-grade class at Travis Ranch School this week because the majority of COVID cases have been isolated to that grade.
8-year-old girl trying to stop mother from driving drunk dragged 300 feet, police say
Police say an 8-year-old girl allegedly attempting to stop her mother from driving while intoxicated was dragged by the vehicle approximately 300 feet.
Placentia woman arrested after allegedly dragging daughter, assaulting an officer
A woman is in custody after allegedly dragging her 8-year-old daughter with her vehicle and assaulting a peace officer in Placentia, police said.
Father dead, 2 children killed in apparent murder-suicide
More than 12 hours after they were brutally murdered the bodies of nine-year-old twins were wheeled away from their home in Placentia on Wednesday.
Father, 9-year-old twin girls killed in apparent Placentia murder-suicide
A father and two young girls are dead after what investigators suspect was a murder-suicide in Placentia, officials said on Wednesday morning.
Missing person's case now believed to be unsolved murder
It's been 10 years since a Placentia millionaire disappeared. Investigators now believe it's not a missing person's case but an unsolved murder. Now, they're asking for the public's help.
Coyote attacks 3-year-old girl in Placentia
Police in Placentia shoot and kill a coyote after it attacked a 3-year old girl in a park this afternoon. Locals say it's all part of a bigger problem with coyotes in the area.
Child attacked near elementary school in Placentia, police say
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a third grade student as he was walking home from his Placentia elementary school Thursday afternoon. FOX 11's Victoria Spilabotte reports.
Child attacked near elementary school in Placentia, police say
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a third grade student as he was walking home from his Placentia elementary school Thursday afternoon. FOX 11's Victoria Spilabotte reports.
Illegal marijuana grow operation found after fire in Placentia
Placentia police on Monday were investigating an illegal marijuana growing operation in an industrial building discovered when it caused a utility pole to catch fire, authorities said. FOX 11's Matt Johnson reports.