Passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport plunged nearly 65 percent last year, but despite the pandemic-induced turbulence, the flight hub managed to retain all its employees. “John Wayne Airport is focusing on our budget and making cuts as necessary as our passenger numbers continue to remain low,” airport spokesperson Tricia Landquist told The Epoch Times…
John Wayne Airport Hopes for Smoother Skies Ahead as it Reports Plunging Traffic
Santa Ana Set to Award Contracts for South Main Street Corridor Project
Santa Ana’s vision of a safer and more dynamic South Main Street could move forward Jan. 19 as council prepares to vote on about $13 million worth of infrastructure improvements for the thoroughfare. The investment is being proposed as part of the city’s South Main Street Corridor project, which encompasses about four blocks of South…
Santa Ana Airport Offers Rapid COVID-19 for Passengers and Public
Rapid testing for the COVID-19 virus is now available at the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, Hoag officials said Jan. 18. “As cases continue to rise here in Orange County and across the nation, it’s important that our community has access to COVID-19 testing,” Robert T. Braithwaite, Hoag president and chief executive, said…
Street Racing Enforcement Ramps Up in Orange County
Orange County officers are cracking down on street racing events. Santa Ana police issued 27 citations, 25 impounds, four street racing-related arrests and 40 spectator arrests Jan. 9 after several cars were caught street racing in the city. Police said the bust came after they discovered several cars racing and doing donuts at the intersection of Fourth…
Santa Ana Police Probe Shooting Death
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man fatally shot in Santa Ana. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) discovered the victim Jan. 10 at 5:43 a.m. He suffered gunshot wounds to his upper torso, and was found at the 800 south block of Townsend Street. Orange County Fire Authority employees pronounced the man…
Community Meeting in Santa Ana Held to Curb Virus Spread
As Santa Ana continues to be Orange County’s hotspot for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, local officials are urging its residents to help control the spread. Santa Ana held a virtual town hall meeting to address how city residents can protect themselves from the CCP virus, commonly called the novel coronavirus, in the wake…
Santa Ana School Bus Driver Charged With Assaulting Two Girls
SANTA ANA (CNS)—Felony charges were filed today against a 39-year-old school bus driver in Santa Ana who’s accused of sexually assaulting two young girls over a period of several years, starting when they were seven and eight years old. Nery Rodriguez Gonzalez of Upland is facing two counts each of continuous sexual abuse of a…
Santa Ana Police Investigating Homicide
Homicide detectives in Santa Ana, California, are investigating their first homicide of the year. Police said a man, whose name and age have not been released, was found dead about 6:45 p.m. Jan. 2. The victim was discovered in the living room of a home in the 1800 block of W. 18th Street, and suffered…
Police Arrest Suspect for Kidnapping Woman From Santa Ana Hotel
Police arrested a 35-year-old convicted felon Dec. 29 after he allegedly kidnapped an 18-year-old woman at gunpoint from a hotel in Santa Ana, California. Santa Ana Police Department detectives tracked down the suspect—using hotel surveillance footage and witness descriptions—to his residence in Victorville. “They staked his residence out and then when he left, they pulled…
Pedestrian in Wheelchair Killed in Santa Ana Collision
A 75-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair was killed Dec. 29 after he was hit by a car while crossing the street in Santa Ana, California. The driver of a silver Toyota Prius was traveling northbound on Euclid Street, and approaching Second Street, when he collided with the man in the wheelchair at around 7:24…
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