New DNA technology helps solve Santa Ana child rape case

For the first time in Orange County, and the second time in the state, improved DNA technology has led to an arrest of a suspect in a cold case, authorities said Tuesday in detailing how they linked a defendant accused of raping a 6-year-old girl to the 2012 crime.

Cyclist gravely injured by hit-and-run driver in Santa Ana

Authorities on Monday sought public help to find a hit-and-run motorist responsible for gravely injuring a bicyclist in Santa Ana.

Fire crews work to knock down commercial fire in Santa Ana

More than 50 firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority worked to knock down a three-alarm commercial fire in Santa Ana Wednesday morning.

Armed suspect barricaded in Santa Ana store arrested
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A rifle-toting suspect barricaded himself in an auto-parts store in Santa Ana on Tuesday for hours before he was taken into custody, police said.

Police investigate deadly shooting near Santa Ana College

School officials canceled classes at Santa Ana College Monday after police launched a homicide investigation near campus.  

Federal lawsuit details numerous abuses in Orange County Jail

(CNS) - A federal class-action lawsuit refiled today on behalf of Orange County jail inmates alleges a number of abuses, including the improper monitoring of inmate-attorney phone calls, the use of disciplinary isolation and claims that two pregnant women in labor were ignored and later lost their babies.

Ex-boyfriend wanted for attempted murder in slashing attack

Santa Ana police asked for the public's help on Wednesday in tracking down a man charged with slashing the face of his ex-girlfriend.

Santa Ana man pleads not guilty to beating infant son

A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to badly beating his 2-week-old son, who also had methamphetamine in his system.

Murder, mayhem charges filed against suspect in deadly O.C. stabbing rampage

A 33-year-old Garden Grove man suspected in a violent two-city spree of stabbings and robberies that left four people dead and two others injured was charged Friday with four counts of murder and other felonies that could land him on death row.

Suspect in Garden Grove, Santa Ana stabbing spree that left 4 dead due in court

A 33-year-old Garden Grove man suspected in a violent two-city crime spree that left four people dead and two others injured was scheduled to be in court Friday.

3 of 4 victims in deadly OC stabbing rampage identified

Authorities in Orange County have identified three of the victims in Wednesday's deadly stabbing rampage in Garden Grove and Santa Ana.

Thousands still in the dark in Irvine as SoCal Edison works to restore power

While John Wayne Airport resumed all commercial flights Saturday, ending a full operational stop due to a power outage, almost 12,000 Southern California Edison customers awaited efforts to restore theirelectricity after almost 24 hours in the dark.

Cisneros joins Congressional delegation at Mexico border

SANTA ANA (CNS) - Rep. Gilbert Cisneros Jr., D-Fullerton, said after joining a delegation of nearly two dozen lawmakers visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, today that he is more committed than ever to "comprehensive immigration reform."

Patrol Car Sex
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Video has surfaced allegedly showing a police officer in Santa Ana involved in a sex act in his patrol vehicle.

Teens girls sexually assaulted
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Two teen girls were sexually assaulted by homeless men in two separate attacks. Both happened near the train tracks in Santa Ana.