Kelly Puente
L.A. Daily News
Santa Ana, CA, United States
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Residents, firefighters hold vigil for fallen Long Beach firefighter Capt. David Rosa
A friend said: “He would walk into a room and just light up a room.” → Read More
Should 2 ex-Fullerton cops fired over Kelly Thomas case get their jobs back? Judge to decide
Nearly seven years after transient Kelly Thomas was killed in an encounter with police, two former officers involved in the incident are waging an ongoing legal battle to get their jobs back with t… → Read More
Five injured in 2-car crash in Fullerton
Five people were injured Monday when two cars crashed near a Fullerton intersection, police said.The accident occurred around 2:15 p.m. when an Infiniti Q50 and Toyota Camry collided on North Eucli… → Read More
Fire ravages Belmont Shore restaurant that was preparing to reopen after long closure
Smoke filled the Belmont Shore neighborhood as firefighters battled the blaze. → Read More
Baby daughter of Olympic gold medal skier Bode Miller drowns in Cota de Caza swimming pool
The 19-month-old died Saturday. → Read More
Man surrenders after 9-hour standoff with police, SWAT in Anaheim neighborhood
Residents in an Anaheim neighborhood were evacuated Monday after police officers, including SWAT members, responded to a robbery suspect who barricaded himself in a home for roughly nine hours befo… → Read More
One person killed in accident on 57 freeway in Anaheim
The wreck happened about 7:30 p.m. on the freeway near the Chapman Avenue on-ramp. → Read More
Seal Beach man sentenced to 10 years in prison for DUI crash that killed German tourist
The man was driving while high on methamphetamine in 2016 when he crashed head-on into the other car. → Read More
Deputies rescue pet pig ‘Ramone’ from hot car in unincorporated Tustin – Orange County Register
It was unclear if the owner was cited. → Read More
Aliso Fire has burned 175 acres; at 85 percent containment
More than 350 firefighters were expected to continue battling the blaze into Wednesday. → Read More
The future of O.C. Sheriff’s Dept could be set by this election – Orange County Register
In this political year of the woman, the race for Orange County Sheriff features a twist — three men competing to replace retiring Sheriff Sandra Hutchens.How the embattled department fares g… → Read More
DA election laydown
The race for Orange County District Attorney is likely to be decided in November.Neither of the two leading candidates for the job, current District Attorney Tony Rackauckas or County Supervisor To… → Read More
Shooting suspect possibly barricaded in Westminster home
Westminster Boulevard was closed in both directions between College and University streets east of Bolsa Chica. → Read More
O.C. firefighters battling brush fire in Trabuco Canyon area
No structures were immediately threatened. → Read More
LA man sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening shooting at Soka University
He sent threatening emails to a woman he used to work for on the Aliso Viejo campus and also made threats in a number of YouTube videos. → Read More
Garden Grove man charged with vandalizing Santa Ana mural honoring Mexican-American war veterans
The artwork, on the wall of a local market at Washington Avenue and North Custer Street, took more than five years to complete and contains nearly 200 portraits of local men and women who served in… → Read More
Aliso Viejo explosion: Charge dropped against man arrested on suspicion of having ‘explosive device’
Stephen William Beal, who builds model rockets as a hobby, had been charged with possessing an unregistered explosive device. → Read More
Man arrested in fatal Ontario shooting
Police said the suspect was arrested on Thursday on a murder warrant when he tried to re-enter California at the San Diego border. → Read More
Man arrested in fatal Ontario shooting
Police said the suspect was arrested on Thursday on a murder warrant when he tried to re-enter California at the San Diego border. → Read More
Man arrested in fatal Ontario shooting
Police said the suspect was arrested on Thursday on a murder warrant when he tried to re-enter California at the San Diego border. → Read More