Category: ANAHEIM

‘Kitten Tsunami’ Could be Headed for Northern Orange County, Warns Advocate

Garden Grove has a cat problem, and it could cost taxpayers $70,000 this year. The city reported a nearly threefold increase in the amount of feral cats captured last year, prompting a call for more resources to contain the free-roaming felines. “Each year, the number of kittens that are born in feral colonies have been increasing,” the…


Disneyland Vaccination Site to Become a Drive-Thru Inoculation Hub

Disneyland will transition into a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination hub with the reopening of a second super point of distribution (POD) in Anaheim, an Orange County supervisor says. “It is my understanding that the Disney super POD site would be going into a drive-thru only operation,” Supervisor Lisa Bartlett told The Epoch Times Feb. 18. “We…


Santa Ana Police Probe Year’s Third Gambling-Related Homicide

Detectives in Santa Ana are investigating the city’s sixth homicide of the year—and the third related to illegal gambling. The latest killing happened as police throughout the county combat a rise in under-the-table betting. “We’re seeing a lot more of it,” Santa Ana Cpl. Anthony Bertanga told The Epoch Times. “It’s a big problem everywhere—a…


Shooting Leaves One Anaheim Teen Dead, Another in Jail

A fatal shooting inside an Anaheim apartment complex led to the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect, police said Feb. 17. The homicide happened Feb. 5, shortly before 6 p.m., in the 3000 block of East Jackson Avenue, the Anaheim Police Department said in a release. Responding officers discovered a teen suffering from at least one…


Anaheim Considers Rental Forgiveness Program for Tenants and Landlords 

The City of Anaheim is proposing a local rental assistance program for landlords to receive 80 percent of unpaid rent for up to a year, if they agree to waive the remaining 20 percent and not pursue evictions. The rental assistance will provide coverage from April 2020 through March. The rent subsidy program was created for landlords who “are having a hard…


Deadly Crash on Freeway On-Ramp in Anaheim

ANAHEIM—One person was killed Feb. 12 in a crash on an on- ramp to the westbound Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim. The crash was reported about 5 a.m. on the Lakeview Avenue on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Details of the crash were not immediately available. The age, gender and name of the victim…


Fans Rejoice as Downtown Disneyland Restaurants Emerge From Lockdown

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Downtown Disney has begun reopening its restaurants for outdoor dining, much to the delight of theme park fanatics. “It feels great,” Marilyn Botzenhardt, a Disneyland annual pass holder in her 70s, told The Epoch Times Feb. 1. “Just to be able to walk in here, even though it’s just on Main Street, is great because we bought our annual passes last…


Anaheim Therapist Helps Families Cope With Anxiety Amid Lockdowns

“Right now, you’re okay—even if you’re not okay.” This is a constant refrain Dr. Dorothy O’Neill shares with her clients these days. As the pandemic and lockdowns continue, O’Neill, a family therapist in Anaheim Hills, California, has noticed an uptick in similar problems her clients experience. Teens are cutting themselves more. Parents and children are…


European Visitor Suspected of Anaheim Homicide

A Romanian native is being sought by Anaheim homicide detectives in connection with a fatal shooting in the northern Orange County city. The Anaheim Police Department on Jan. 27 announced a $1 million arrest warrant ]for Florin Raducanu, 37, related to the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man. Both the suspect and victim are from…


Anaheim Police Probe Shooting Death

Anaheim homicide detectives are looking for the driver of a newer-model minivan in connection with a fatal shooting in the city. The investigation began Jan. 24 after a man was shot at least once at 7:37 p.m. at Abby’s Anaheimer Inn at 1201 W. Katella Ave. He was transferred to a nearby hospital, where he…