Category: Orange County

Woman Killed in Crash With Boyfriend’s Car in Orange Identified

ORANGE, Calif.—Coroner’s officials Sunday released the name of a 38- year-old woman who was killed when the car in which she was following her boyfriend collided with his vehicle after what police called a “domestic altercation.” The woman was identified as Didiana Lomeli of Anaheim, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. The fight occurred…


Judge Vacates Murder Convictions of 2 Men in Killing of San Clemente Boy

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Two men involved in the 1993 melee that killed a 17- year-old San Clemente boy had their murder convictions overturned May 5 by an Orange County Superior Court judge based on a new law prohibiting the convictions of defendants not directly involved in a murder. Rogelio Vasquez Solis, 45, and Saul Penuelas, 46,…


Orange County Education Board Celebrates 30 Years of Charter Schools

Orange County is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the state’s Charter School Act and continuing its commitment to support school choice as state and federal lawmakers push to put more restrictions on charter schools. The Orange County Board of Education this week unanimously approved a resolution (pdf) to recognize the state’s 1992 Charter School Act,…


Piano Teacher Sentenced to Life in Prison for Molesting 8 Girls

SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County piano instructor was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison for molesting eight girls over the course of 18 years. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was initially accused of molesting 11 girls, but one did not wish to participate in the non-jury bench trial before Orange County Superior Court…


San Clemente Looking to Cash in on EV Sales

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—After identifying a lack of tax revenue from vehicle sales, officials are looking at ways to be a city friendly to electric vehicle dealers, citing the predicted rise in such car sales and the ease consumers purchase cars these days with just a click online. “Electric vehicles are the wave of the future,”…


Mother Gets 25-to-Life for Killing 7-Month-Old Son in Orange

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old woman was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for dropping her 7-month-old son to his death from a Children’s Hospital of Orange County parking structure a decade ago. Sonia Hermosillo gave a tearful plea to Orange County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Menninger to be granted probation. Hermosillo pleaded…


Things to Do in Orange County This Weekend, May 6–8

Huntington Beach “Sound Burned” House Music Beach Party Featuring live house music from DJs Stellar, Silent Reign, D-Dub, and others, attendees of all ages can come to The Huntington Beach House for 10 continuous hours with some of California’s “hottest” house and EDM DJs, social media influencers, and music producers all in one spot. Visitors…


Orange County Hosts Workshop to Practice Against Real-World Cyber Security Threats

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Multiple local and federal agencies came together May 4 to train against cybersecurity threats in Orange County, including real-life scenarios of cyber incidents that could affect the county’s infrastructure and operations. Known as the Cyber Disruption Resiliency Workshop, the training brings together agencies such as the FBI’s OC Cyber Task Force, the Orange…


What Orange County Needs to Know About June Elections

Orange County residents’ chance to elect their leaders is just around the corner, with many impactful races in the mix, including Congress, the Orange County District Attorney, County Supervisors, judges, propositions, and more. The first major date coming up is May 9, when all registered voters in Orange County will receive their ballots by mail…


Personal Ambition in Politics Can Do More Harm Than Good

Commentary The demographics of Orange County are certainly changing. This once conservative stronghold is moving from a strong red to a shade of purple. So, when someone does something that can move it to blue and those individuals are in the Republican Party, others are bound to react or intervene. And in the past week…