Dodgers, Mets to Reflect Jackie Robinson’s Legacy During Pre-Game
The Dodgers will join the rest of Major League Baseball in marking Wednesday’s 79th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color line, including gathering with the New York Mets at the statue of Robinson in Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza to discuss his continued influence on the sport. The Dodgers have been gathering at the statue…
Educator Pleads Guilty to Sex Assault on 16-Year-Old Girl
A former Tustin Unified School District employee has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 32 months in prison for sexually assaulting a girl in Santa Ana, according to court records obtained Wednesday. Mariano Hernandez, 31, pleaded guilty Monday to two felony counts of sexual penetration of a child. As part of the plea deal, two…
One Injured in Shooting Near North Hills Middle School
One person was injured in a shooting near a North Hills middle school Wednesday that prompted a brief lockdown. The injured person was not a student at Sepulveda Middle School, according to a Los Angeles Unified School District spokesperson. A juvenile victim was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, according to media reports from…
Man Pleads Guilty in Vehicle Attack in Garden Grove
A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 10 years in prison for deliberately running a victim over with a vehicle in Garden Grove. Thuan Cong Duong ran over a 32-year-old woman in the 12200 block of Brookhurst Street, north of Bixby Avenue, just before 3 a.m. Dec. 10, 2024, according to…
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45-Year-Old Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Sky Valley
A 45-year-old man driving a small all-terrain utility vehicle was killed in a crash with a mid-size car in the unincorporated Sky Valley area Wednesday.. The crash was reported shortly before 4:40 p.m. Wednesday on 22nd Avenue and Marshall Road,…
Blaze Injures Three, Threatens Homes in South Jurupa Valley
A brush fire that erupted Wednesday on the south end of Jurupa Valley injured three people and threatened multiple homes, charring about 35 acres before Cal Fire aircraft slowed its advance, enabling crews to begin establishing containment lines. The blaze…
Man Pleads Guilty in Santa Ana Fight
A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kicking a man in the head multiple times in a Santa Ana brawl nearly two years ago. Anthony Perez pleaded guilty to assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and battery…
Man Gets More Than 93 Years to Life for Molesting Girls
A 60-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 93 years to life in prison for molesting two girls and attempting to molest another one in a sting operation in a Huntington Beach hotel. Jason V. Esparza would get women…