Tag: Tustin

Equestrian Therapy Helps Formerly Homeless and Veterans With PTSD in Orange County

The Double R Ranch is relocating from northern San Diego County to a new 30-acre home in Silverado Canyon, in the mountains east of Tustin, where veterans and the formerly homeless can live with their families and rehabilitate from drug usage and homelessness, thanks to the Christian-based nonprofit Orange County Rescue Mission. The ranch is…


Ex-Tustin Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Drugs

LOS ANGELES—A former physician from Orange County was sentenced June 9 to 151 months behind bars for conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills over a six-year span without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash and insurance payments. Dzung Anh Pham, 61, of Tustin, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Josephine…


Orange County Veterans Rehabilitate Thanks to Faith-Based Nonprofit

Veterans struggling with addiction, homelessness, and past trauma can qualify for a faith-based program in Tustin, California, where they will receive top-quality care, shelter, and resources for free. The Tustin Veterans Outpost, a facility run by the Christian-based nonprofit Orange County Rescue Mission, opened its doors in 2016. With housing for up to 71 veterans…


Wildflowers Blossom at Peters Canyon Regional Park

TUSTIN, Calif.—Hiking trails along Peters Canyon Regional Park are filled with colorful arrays of wildflowers brought by intermittent rainstorms of California’s winter season. “The strong showing of wildflowers this year is due to the recent heavy rainfall, in which the rain triggers wildflower seeds to germinate,” OC Parks Resource Specialist Kelley Brugmann told The Epoch Times. “Peters…


Social Media Prank at Tustin Target Leads to Hospitalization of New Mother

A recent mother of twins was shopping for baby supplies at a Target in Tustin March 26 when she became the victim of a social media prank that led to her hospitalization. “I was looking at soap and I leaned down. The next thing I know my vision was obstructed like I had something over…


Tustin Man Gets 40 Years for Molesting 3 Boys

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 30-year-old Tustin man was sentenced Feb. 24 to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting three boys. Martin Tovar pleaded guilty July 29 to 21 felony counts of sexual assaults on the three boys dating from February 2012 through February 2015, according to court records. Tovar, who was ordered to register as…


Tustin Restaurant Uses Robot Waiters, One of First in California

A Korean barbecue restaurant in Tustin, California, unveiled its new robot waiters earlier this month—now one of the first in the state to do so, according to its owner. The restaurant, called I Can Barbecue Korean Grill, has three such robots serving customers in a process grill, which “greatly improves” customer service, co-owner Esat Karaaslan…


Tustin High School Student Stabbed in Fight on Campus

TUSTIN, Calif.—A Tustin High School student was stabbed in a fight Jan. 31 on campus and taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The fight between two students occurred about 12:15 p.m. on the campus at 1171 El Camino Real, according to Tustin police Lt. Andy Birozy. One of the boys was taken to a…


OC Animal Care Is Giving Away Small Pets Through Christmas Eve

The Orange County Animal Care shelter in Tustin, California, is waiving adoption fees for small pets through Christmas Eve, including cats, birds, bunnies, hamsters, and guinea pigs. Launching the program was Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who allocated $30,000 to the shelter from the county’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act, a federal program…


Man Punches 8-Months Pregnant Woman in Stomach in Tustin Crime Spree: Police

TUSTIN, Calif.—A 28-year-old man is in custody after allegedly carrying out a violent crime spree in Tustin that included punching the stomach of a woman eight months pregnant, attacking an elderly woman, and sexually assaulting another woman, police said Sunday. Sean Anthony Aguilera of Orange committed a total of five assaults within about two hours…