The Orange City Council at their September 23rd meeting discussed further measures to attempt to decrease the number of car crashes into the park at the center of the Orange Circle. At the suggestion of the Mayor, the Honorable Dan Slater, the council voted to have city staff install additional …
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The California Highway Patrol began receiving 911 calls reporting a man walking in traffic lanes on the southbound 57 freeway in Anaheim near Katella around 10:15 pm Saturday night. Within minutes callers were reporting that man had been struck by multiple cars as he walked in traffic lanes. Arriving Anaheim …
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A 62-year-old woman from Costa Mesa, California, has been charged with five felony counts after allegedly registering her dog to vote and submitting mail-in ballots in the animal’s name during two elections. Laura Lee Yourex faces accusations of perjury, filing a false or forged document, casting ballots without eligibility, and …
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A suspected intoxicated driver was arrested after he crashed his car into the orange circle at high speed shortly after 2 am Sunday morning. Two Orange Police Cars were in the circle when the crash happened. Those Officers ran to the crashed car and helped the driver out of the …
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, will deliver an average tax cut of $3,752 to American taxpayers in 2026, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Described as the largest middle-class tax relief in history, the legislation builds on …
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California Penal Code Section 185 is an almost completely forgotten law buried among the thousands contained in the dozens of California Codes. Section 185 states: CHAPTER 8. Conspiracy [182 – [185.]] ( Chapter 8 enacted 1872. ) [185.] Section One Hundred and Eighty-five. It shall be unlawful for any person …
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A cement truck traveling southbound on the 57 freeway near the Big A at Katella Ave. lost control and overturned landing on the center divider and partially into the northbound car pool lane. A car going northbound on the freeway was unable to avoid the truck and collided with it. …
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Orange County is well positioned to view a Blood Moon created by a total lunar eclipse late Thursday March 13, and into the early morning hours on Friday. Beginning around 11:26 p.m. local time, viewers will see a total lunar eclipse if the skies are clear. The eclipse will create …
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The National Park Service offers free admission on certain days of the year to the more than 400 National Parks and other designated sites. Free admission is designed to encourage people to get out and explore the country’s 63 National Parks and 360 designated sites. “On designated days throughout the …
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Firefighters from the City of Orange and the Orange County Fire Authority were dispatched to a reported house fire at 704 W. Palmyra Avenue around 1 pm Wednesday. Orange Police Officers arrived quickly and began searching for residents that were reported to possibly still be inside the house with flames …
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The Orange County Independent News from Orange County California