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Anthony Barajas was described by two of his closest mentors as a student leader who was not only fun-loving but deeply committed to the service of others. The 19-year-old was fatally shot inside a movie theater in Corona during a showing of "The Forever Purge."

Officials in Santa Ana on Wednesday issued a requirement for all city employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face regular testing as the Delta variant fuels a surge that has hospitalizations continuing to climb.

Firefighters Tuesday were able to free a naked woman who somehow got stuck between two buildings in Santa Ana.

Two Southern California call centers that facilitated illegal drug deliveries distributed at least $2 million worth of heroin before a federal grand jury indicted 19 people in connection with the scheme, authorities said Tuesday. The conspiracy allegedly involved couriers to sneak the drug from Mexico to Orange County.

Days after 6-year-old Aiden Leos was shot and killed on the 55 Freeway in Orange County, the couple charged in the deadly incident got involved in another traffic altercation, prosecutors said in court papers filed this week.

Aiden Leos, the 6-year-old boy killed in a road rage shooting on the 55 Freeway in May, will soon have a plaque dedicated in his name at OC Parks' new Large Mammal Project, which is currently underway, it was announced Friday.

Spectators knowingly standing within 200 feet of races or dangerous street events would get warnings, but eventually could be fined or end up with a six month jail sentence.

Eddy Reyes was indicted on federal charges that he allegedly kidnapped his wife, Claudia, five years ago in an incident that resulted in her death.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has submitted a case to the DA’s office after a deputy is accused of assaulting an inmate earlier this month after they allegedly threw hot water on him, it was announced Wednesday. 

Police are searching for a man who is wanted for attempted murder and may be with three minors, Santa Ana police announced Wednesday.

An immigration services officer, who previously lived in Aliso Viejo and worked in Los Angeles, was arrested Wednesday in Maryland on federal charges that he used a false name to gain U.S. citizenship.

Santa Ana police sought the public’s help locating a 26-year-old man experiencing homelessness wanted for questioning in an ongoing criminal investigation, authorities said. 

Detectives with the Santa Ana Police Department were investigating after a man suffering from a gunshot wound outside the Cozy Corner Drive-In on Harbor Boulevard died on Tuesday night. 

While games are still called off, student-athletes are thrilled they're back and working out with their teammates.

The SoCal teen has worked hard toward this goal for years. Getting here, however, wasn’t simple.