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Laguna Niguel’s Mayor Pro Tem Resigns

Laguna Niguel Mayor Pro Tem Rischi Paul Sharma abruptly resigned from the city council April 6. “It has been a distinct honor and pleasure to have served the people of Laguna Niguel and to have worked alongside our city staff. I wish you [City Manager Tamara Letourneau] and the team all the best and am…


Huntington Beach Seeks to Dismiss State Lawsuit

The City of Huntington Beach filed new court documents April 3 asking an Orange County Superior Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the state, saying the state’s charges in the suit, relative to housing, have been remediated. The action comes after the Huntington Beach City Council voted 6–1 March 21 to…


Huntington Beach Seeks to Dismiss State Housing Lawsuit

The City of Huntington Beach filed new court documents April 3 asking an Orange County Superior Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the state, saying the state’s charges in the suit, relative to housing, have been remediated. The action comes after the Huntington Beach City Council voted 6–1 March 21 to…


Balboa Island Ferry May Close Due to California’s Zero-Emission Regulation

A California regulation requiring the historic Balboa Island Ferry in Newport Beach to install electric engines might put them out of business. The California Air Resources Board, or CARB, is requiring the 104-year-old company to meet zero-emission standards and use electric engines by the end of 2025. “It’s probably not going to happen. It’s probably…


2 Trump Rallies Pop up in Orange County After Indictment

Trump supporters carrying signs and waving flags in Huntington Beach and Laguna Hills during a rally April 4 were chanting in support of the former president as he appeared in a New York courtroom after being indicted on charges of falsifying business records related to his 2016 campaign. “What he’s being charged of is ridiculous,”…


Trump Rallies Pop Up in Orange County After Indictment

Trump supporters carrying signs and waving flags in Huntington Beach and Laguna Hills, California, during a rally April 4 were chanting in support of the former president as he appeared in a New York courtroom after being indicted on charges of falsifying business records related to his 2016 campaign. “What he’s being charged of is…


California Woman Indicted for Allegedly Poisoning Husband’s Tea With Drano

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Mission Viejo dermatologist has been charged with allegedly poisoning her husband, also a physician, by putting Drano in his tea, according to an indictment unsealed April 5. Yue “Emily” Yu is charged with three counts of poisoning and a count of corporal injury on a spouse, all felonies, according to court records….


K9 Uncovers Over 5 Pounds of Heroin and Fentanyl During Traffic Stop, Driver Arrested

Authorities seized over 5 pounds of suspected heroin and fentanyl from a vehicle during a regular traffic stop on March 25 in Lake Forest, California. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking activity. A deputy from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle—that was missing its front license—at…


Man Gets 26 to Life for Killing Stepmother in Lake Forest

FULLERTON, Calif.—A 30-year-old man was sentenced April 3 to 26 years to life in prison for killing his stepmother with a pick axe in Lake Forest nearly a decade ago. Oscar Luis Morlett III was convicted March 2, but because he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, jurors had to determine whether he was…


Infant Killed, Parents Injured in Suspected DUI Crash in Orange County

A suspected DUI driver allegedly rammed into a couple pushing their infant in a stroller, killing the baby, April 2 in Los Flores, an unincorporated neighborhood bordering Mission Viejo, California, police said. Daniel Lenihan, 54, of San Clemente, was driving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata on the east sidewalk of Antonio Parkway, south of Oaktree Lane…