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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Bisecting a wide sandy beach, the Huntington Beach pier beckons tourists and surfers alike, creating a break in the waves that helps gives the city its nickname: Surf City, USA. It is a scene as laidback as the name would suggest - and a stark contrast to the political hostility spilling out of City Hall just a short drive inland.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Nearly 100 purported gang members have been arrested, along with weapons, cash and drugs, in what law enforcement officials are calling a devastating blow on local gangs and leaders of the notorious Mexican Mafia. Among those named in one of several indictments unsealed Wednesday was Peter Ojeda, a Santa Ana native indicted in 2005 and currently in federal prison. But despite his incarceration, Ojeda is accused of continuing to hold a grip in Orange County's Latino street gangs, ordering punishment on local gangs that refused to follow his commands and giving the "green light" on rivals...

A California male nanny smirked as he was jailed for 707 years for molesting more than a dozen young boys in his care. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski was convicted of sexually assaulting 16 boys aged two to 14, as well as showing another child pornography last month. The 34-year-old babysitter carried out the sordid campaign of abuse from 2014 until his arrest in May 2019. Many of his crimes were filmed and played in court. 'We watched you turn molestation into a game,' Orange County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Menninger told him on Friday. During his sentencing, the grandmother of one...

Even before the New York State Thruway was built, there was the Red Apple Rest on Route 17 in the Hamlet of Southfields in the Town of Tuxedo. People who remember the iconic restaurant in its heyday stopped by the iconic site to watch the symbolic end of an era, as a portion of the old 1930's restaurant was torn down. "Every time we'd be out doing our thing back in the day, this was our stopping hole to eat," says Morgan Grant, from Suffern. The Orange County landmark was once a thriving business that put the hamlet on the...

A woman is suing Chick-Fil-A for $50,000 after eating a black chicken nugget that left her vomiting until she had 'no strength left to do so'. Shi'terra Sharp, 29, from Orange County, Florida, ordered a portion of chicken nuggets from a Chick-Fil-A in Brooksville. She had already tucked in to her food when she realized that the chicken was 'black in color', according to court documents. After consuming the suspicious meat, Sharp 'became violently ill, was nauseated, vomited until (she) had no strength left to do so, suffered from cramping, nausea and diarrhea, and sustained great injury to her mouth,...

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, claiming that she reportedly suffered an "injurious wedgie" while riding an attraction at the theme park destination's Typhoon Lagoon water park years ago. According to the complaint obtained by PEOPLE, the lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Orange County, Florida, by Emma and Edward McGuinness. The couple is seeking $50,000 in damages after Emma, 33, allegedly suffered injuries during the couple’s visit to the water park in October 2019. Emma alleges that her injuries occurred on Humunga Kowabunga, a slide that is approximately 214 feet above a...

VIDEOThe Orange County (CA) School District just voted to give parents notification if their kids were talked by teachers into obsessing over their pronouns which is a sign they are being propagandized into the Transgender ideology. This triggered a self-admitted Commie to go BERSERK as you can see. The funny thing is that the self-admitted Commie doesn't sound much different than most Democrats.

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BAY LAKE, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly stole car keys from a baby stroller parked at a Walt Disney World park and rummaged through the owner's car, according to an arrest affidavit. Ahmed Snina of Orlando was charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and burglary to a conveyance, the affidavit states. The incident happened July 21. An Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a call at Disney's Hollywood Studios where security personnel said they had a suspect detained by deputies in the security office, according to court records. Surveillance video showed Snina...

Homicide detectives have arrested Orange County Superior Court Jeffrey Ferguson, 72-year-old, for the murder of his wife in Anaheim Hills. According to the Anaheim Police Department, officers were called around 8 p.m. for a reported shooting. When police arrived at the 8500 block of Canyon Vista Drive they found Sheryl Ferguson, age 65, with at least one gun shot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said Ferguson was arrested and booked into the Anaheim Police Department's Detention Facility on a $1 million bail. Detectives have not released any additional details because the investigation is ongoing.

ORLANDO, FL- On Saturday, May 8th, a woman was shot dead in her own driveway, in what police are calling a “senseless” botched carjacking. According to a tweet from the Orange County Sheriffs, 36-year-old Roxana Sanchez was returning home from a night of shopping and dinner with a friend, when the pair were followed into Sanchez’s neighborhood by a light colored sedan. On Tuesday, May 11th, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference, which was later posted on Twitter, saying that when the pair pulled into Sanchez’s driveway, the men in the car got out and confronted her....

Wanna get away? With federal and congressional investigations hanging over his head, first son Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen escaped Los Angeles by spending the weekend at a $50 million vineyard owned by medical device company executive Joe Kiani — a major donor to Democrats and Biden. Hunter, Melissa and their Secret Service protectors arrived at Kiani Preserve, about three hours north of LA in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country, in a four-car motorcade Friday evening — one week after the 53-year-old returned to the US from accompanying his father and aunt on a state visit...

A Florida man who said he was a registered nurse threatened Orange County sheriff’s deputies after he was arrested following a drunken scene at Disney Springs. Edward Stephenson, 30, of Brandon, pleaded not guilty in March to trespass, according to Orange Circuit Court records. “It took three deputies to place his arms behind his back and secure him,” Orange County Sheriff’s arrest report said. “Once secured, he continued to tell deputies he was going to sue deputies. Mr. Stephenson also advised he was a Registered Nurse and told deputies we better hope he is never our nurse in an Emergency...

President Donald Trump eviscerated Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in his ongoing battle against Disney and its Magic Kingdom in Orlando. “Ron DeSanctimonious totally caved in his public relations inspired battle with Disney,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. “That’s the only reason he went after them in the first place, to show Mr. Tough Guy. Disney maintained complete exemption from property & sales tax, tax-free bonds, and their incredible fast track permitting.”As reported by RSBN, Gov. DeSantis recently signed legislation in February (HB 9B) that ended Walt Disney World’s self-governing status by terminating the corporate kingdom’s special privileges in...

This meeting drew fiery public response especially from Civil Rights Attorney Leigh Dundas. Dundas compares the Orange County board of supervisors to Nazi Germany's Joseph Goebbels and Adolph Hitler, even calling them the "Fourth Reich". The special meeting was to adopt a resolution ratifying declaration of local emergency by the County's Health Officer and adopt resolution ratifying proclamation by Chair of Emergency Management Council. They ended up adopting the resolution regardless of public outrage.

PINE HILLS, Fla. — A suspect was taken into custody after an Orlando TV journalist and a 9-year-old were killed, and two others were shot in Pine Hills, Florida, Wednesday afternoon. According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, deputies received reports of two shootings around 4:05 p.m. Advertisement One of the shootings happened on Hialeah Street where deputies had been investigating a separate homicide earlier in the day. A woman in her 20s was shot and killed there at about 11 a.m. At that scene, deputies found the two Spectrum News 13 employees shot. One of them died and the...

A Florida woman who was allegedly shooting at random vehicles driving past her in Orange County earlier this month, resulting in the death of a 27-year-old wife and mother, has been arrested. The Orange County Sheriff's Office announced Friday Angila Baxter, 56, was arrested by homicide detectives for the Jan. 12 death of Nekaybaw Collier. She is charged with second-degree murder with a firearm. The sheriff's office said Baxter claimed she was being followed by multiple people when she recklessly began firing shots at a handful of vehicles and people, striking Collier and killing her. "We extend our deepest condolences...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Four people accused of breaking into a Florida woman’s home in December while wearing clown masks have been arrested, authorities said Friday. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Melissa Martinez, 23, who was a caregiver for the victim’s husband, was arrested. Also jailed were Shakira Rivera Colon, 26; Jaydie Cintron-Mayoral, 24; and Nelson David Cruz-Medina 42. The quartet was charged with home invasion, robbery and grand theft. According to an arrest affidavit, Orange County deputies responded to the burglary call in the Cypress Springs neighborhood of Orlando. Deputies said that around 3 a.m. on Dec....

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — An Orlando man was arrested this past Wednesday after being connected to a pair of robberies, according to police. NBC affiliate WESH reported that Orlando police first began their investigation when a TD Bank was robbed by a man wearing a hat that said “police” and a pair of sunglasses. Detectives said the teller told them the robber handed the teller a note with the words “assault” and ” money” on it before running off after getting the cash. Two days later, a Circle K was robbed. This time, a store clerk was handed a note...

An intoxicated Florida man chugged two beers in less than 30 seconds at the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. It would not take long for the rest of his visit to Disney World to unravel. Chase Holderby sounded friendly at first as he offered handshakes and high-fives to everyone in line at one of the stands in EPCOT on September 10, according to a newly released Orange County Sheriff’s report. The 30-year-old Merritt Island man had already caught the attention of authorities because he appeared to be intoxicated. He was “stumbling, being excessively loud, swearing, and appearing unsteady on...