The Orange County Independent News from Orange County California
A man was shot shortly after 3 AM Sunday morning when he confronted two males reportedly tagging his home in unincorporated Anaheim. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were called to a house in the 8300 block of Augusta Drive in unincorporated Anaheim. The man was transported to UCI Medical Center suffering …
Read More »O.C.’S POTREPRENUERS HEAD TO CANNABIS CUP
The scale of the booming medical marijuana industry is apparent as Orange County’s ‘potreprenuers’ display their crops and wares at the High Times Cannabis Cup being held this weekend in San Bernardino. The show is a mix of seasoned businesses and new comers hoping to cash in on the explosive …
Read More »TRUCK FIRE SNARLS TRAFFIC ON 5 FREEWAY IN TUSTIN
A fire in a truck carrying mattresses caused traffic headaches on several Orange County freeways this afternoon. OCFA got the call around 1:30 PM this afternoon. Firefighters had to pull the burning mattresses off the truck to put the fire out. Several lanes were closed and traffic slowed as people …
Read More »CAR CRASHES INTO IRVINE ICE CREAM STORE
Three people were injured shortly after 9 PM when a car slammed through the doors of the Afters Ice Cream Shop in the 2700 block of Alton Parkway in Irvine. The Orange County Fire Authority transported the injured to local hospitals. None of the injuries appeared life threatening. The car drove …
Read More »DUCKLINGS RESCUED IN COSTA MESA
Costa Mesa Firefighters rescued 9 ducklings from a storm drain near the 405 on Harbor Blvd. this afternoon. The ducklings became separated from their mother while crossing the street. The ducklings were all returned to their mother. .
Read More »2 STABBED AT CORONA DEL MAR MAIN BEACH
Area residents near Corona del Mar main beach heard calls for help coming from the beach around 11 PM and called 911. Police found 2 men on the sand that had been stabbed. Newport Beach Fire Department responded with extra manpower and got the men off the beach into waiting ambulances. …
Read More »DRONE STUCK IN HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES ABOVE TRAIN TRACKS
Southern California Edison crews tried for hours to dislodge a drone that became stuck in 12,000 volt wires above the Orange train station. Orange Firefighters responded to the station shortly after 8 PM and spotted he dangling drone. While the owner did not make him or herself known, it was …
Read More »MAJOR ACCIDENT CLOSES PCH
A man driving a Jeep Cherokee crashed into a light pole causing it to fall into the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway at Reef Point in Newport Beach. Traffic was closed in all directions as Firefighters freed the trapped driver. The seriously injured man was transported by ambulance to a …
Read More »BODY FOUND NEXT TO 73 TOLL ROAD
The CHP and Newport Beach Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the dead body of a man found next to the on ramp to the southbound 73 toll road from MacArthur Bl. The body was reported to 911 around 2:30 to the CHP. An Officer responded to the area and …
Read More »CAR TO CAR SHOOTING IN SANTA ANA
A man is in critical condition after being shot twice in the area of Bristol St. and Wilshire Ave. in Santa Ana. Police received the call around 6:30 and found a man in his 30s had been shot in his car. Police are investigating and are looking for witnesses.
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