Public Safety

City names Munoz public services director

Costa Mesa has promoted a city engineer to public services director.

Republican, Democrat named to Fair Board

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday appointed to the Orange County Fair Board an attorney who worked to stop the proposed sale of the fairgrounds...

Professor remembered as a legal ally

Friends of a Chapman University law professor who died after falling from a parking structure last week remembered her as a legal ally to...

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Man stabbed trying to intervene in fight

A man who tried to intervene in a fight between a man and woman outside Costa Mesa's Tiki Bar was stabbed multiple times, police said.

Woman struck by vehicle in Costa Mesa

A 22-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with major head trauma after she was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning, police said.

Irvine's PSA seeks to deter accidents

The scene opens on images of twisted metal, deflated airbags and glass on asphalt.

Woman who fell to death is identified

A woman who fell off a building near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road has died, authorities said.

Shots fired in Costa Mesa Denny's parking lot

Police received a disturbance call Saturday morning in a parking lot behind a Costa Mesa Denny's restaurant, and minutes later it was...

Remembering Iwo Jima

Remembering Iwo Jima

Although his memories of Iwo Jima are more than six decades old, Bruce Bender remembered the volcanic ash, the pungent smell of sulfur and...

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Man gets almost 3 years for hate-crime attack

A Costa Mesa man who shouted racial epithets in a hate-crime attack was sentenced Friday to two years and eight months in prison,...

Woman dies after fall from building

A woman who reportedly jumped or fell off a building near MacArthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road was declared dead Friday, authorities said.

Police arrest 'peeping Tom' suspect at OCC

Police arrested a Santa Ana man on suspicion of peering into an occupied restroom stall at Orange Coast College, police said Thursday.

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Man who sold computers to Iran pleads guilty

A business owner has pleaded guilty to illegally sending computers to Iran through the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Justice...

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Restaurant settles lawsuit involving racial slurs

A Corona del Mar man's federal lawsuit alleging that racial epithets were put on his restaurant receipts has been settled, court records...

Former Newport firefighter suing the city

A former Newport Beach firefighter has sued the city in Orange County Superior Court, alleging racial discrimination during his probationary...

City Life: Data drive move away from DUI checkpoints

Many of the most important decisions in our lives are made for emotional, not rational, reasons.