Seal Beach Shooter to Get Death Penalty if Convicted Accused of carrying out the deadliest shooting in Orange County’s history and charged with eight counts of murder, Scott Dekraai pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the courtroom. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has said since the week of the Seal Beach salon shooting last October that his … Read more

Hollywood Hills Reveal Murdered Body, In Parts Hollywood has, over its long and storied life as America’s home of film and TV production, presented us with hundreds of scenarios like the one that actually happened on Tuesday. What episode of CSI, Hawaii 5-0 or other crime drama doesn’t start with a person walking around, minding … Read more

New Immigration Rules for Orange County: The Debate Continues Immigration is not an easy problem to solve, with undocumented workers from many countries (not just Mexico) working illegally, and some allegedly committing crimes. And now with new immigration rules issued by the Obama administration, it can be confusing to understand how an undocumented immigrant should … Read more

More Guns at Orange County Schools If it’s not one thing it’s another with teenagers. Now it seems that they feel that guns are an acceptable way to deal with problems among their fellow students. On Sunday, a Ladera Ranch mother reported that her 15-year-old son had been threatened by another San Juan Hills High … Read more

Cannabis and Cancer: What Are the Benefits? The etymology of the noun “patient” is found in the Latin patiens, or “to suffer”. People take on the title of “patient” in varying scenarios; perhaps the most applicable use of the term is in the case of cancer patients. They suffer at the hands of cancer, both … Read more

Marijuana Murder: Under the Influence? While there is growing support for the legalization of cannabis, especially for medical uses, there are many U.S. citizens and lawmakers who strongly oppose legalizing the drug. The Colorado case of Richard Kirk may give fuel to the opposition, even though he hasn’t even been tried yet. In April, 2014, … Read more

Terminated San Clemente Coach May Get Retirement Bonus We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Our country is built on the foundation of justice, also known as “innocent until proven guilty”. So when people are up in arms about a San Clemente High School head coach being eligible for a retirement bonus even … Read more

Santa Margarita School Fires Two Coaches Involved in Marijuana Case The facts in this case seem slim, but we are very concerned with the recent spate of schools overreacting with their staff. Again, we know that the Penn State scenario has made many school administrators very anxious, but now they’re going overboard. Take the Santa … Read more

Are You in an Abusive Relationship? When someone in an intimate relationship tries to dominate and manipulate their partner, they are engaging in domestic abuse. Also known as spousal abuse, domestic abuse can be frightening and lonely and can happen to anyone of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, genders, and economic levels. Physical injury may be … Read more

Costa Mesa Love Triangle Ends in Machete Fight We don’t know about most people in Costa Mesa, or even Orange County, but who has a machete lying around? Apparently, at least one man in Orange County does, and he’s not afraid to use it. He was, in all fairness, trying to defend himself. He probably … Read more