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Reward offered for driver who killed 3-year-old
Orange County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver responsible for the death of Miranda Palacios, 3. The California Highway Patrol is posting reward fliers in their search for the driver of the stolen Nissan Maxima who struck and killed three-year-old Miranda Palacios.
O.C. cities take a stand against water rates
Cypress and Stanton have joined with other Southern California cities seeking a special status with the state to try to fend off higher water rates for their residents and businesses.
3-year-old girl killed in hit-and-run accident
A 3-year-old girl was killed and her mother was seriously injured when the driver of a stolen car struck them as they crossed a street in an unincorporated portion of Anaheim and then drove away from the scene, authorities said.
Two sought in a Latimer home invasion
Authorities have one man in custody and are searching for two others in connection with a home invasion Wednesday morning on Seaman Road in Latimer, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.
Stanton poised to put tax increase on ballot
STANTON The City Council is poised to declare a fiscal emergency and place a tax increase onto the June ballot during a special Thursday meeting.
Garden Grove listings: Half are distressed homes
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale.
Girl testifies about man who broke into house
Prosecutors have accused Ozro Lee of breaking into the Stanton home and masturbating in front of the girls and their grandmother A 9-year-old girl testified in the trial of a man accused of masturbating in front of her, her younger sister and their grandmother that he got into their Stanton home and exposed himself in the restroom.
2 shot in attempted carjacking near Garden Grove
Two people inside a parked car were shot and wounded in what they say was an attempted car-jacking in an unincorporated area bordering Garden Grove, authorities said today.
Homebuying in Laguna Hills runs 29% faster
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale.
Stanton to push on with buying blighted area
STANTON Though state law shut down redevelopment agencies across California, including Stanton's, the city plans to continue buying up properties in the blighted Tina Way and Pacific Avenue neighborhood.
Judge declares mistrial in baby-dumping case
Prosecutors accused Juana Valencia, 21, of suffocating and then dumping her newborn in a trash can.
Mistrial declared in OC baby-dumping case
A mistrial has been declared in the case of an Anaheim woman charged with suffocating her newborn baby and throwing the body in a trash bin.
Homebuying in Mission Viejo speeds up 9%
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale.
Barstow partners with other cities to fight water rate increases
BARSTOW The City of Barstow has joined forces with four California cities to oppose the more than 25 percent water rate increase proposed by Barstow's primary water service.
Man who killed bar patron faces deportation to Mexico
A Huntington Beach man was sentenced Friday to 10 months in jail and three years of informal probation after pleading guilty to punching and killing a 24-year-old bar patron, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
Pet Shop Won't Pursue Puppy Nappers
A man and a woman stole a chow from a Pet City in Stanton, Calif., on Thursday, Jan.
Criminal probe of O.C. puppy thieves dropped after second apology
An Orange County pet store has accepted the apology and restitution paid from two suspected puppy thieves, and the store owner has asked authorities to drop criminal charges, a sheriff's spokesman said Saturday night.
Stanton Puppy Snatchers Offer Apology, Payment, but no Puppy
The persons who stole a puppy from a Stanton pet store sent an apology and $600 in cash into the business, but are still wanted for theft, a sheriff's spokesman said Saturday.
Puppy stolen from OC pet store, suspects caught on tape
A search is under way for two people who stole a 2-month-old puppy worth about $600 from a Pet City store in Stanton last Tuesday afternoon.
Aliso Viejo homebuying speeds up 32%
Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com publishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale.