OxyContin

Louis Richard Wood, Heroin Dealer, to be Arraigned for Murder in Woman's O.D. Death

An drug dealer is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of murdering a 21-year-old user by providing her with lethal doses of heroin and methadone and refusing to take her to the hospital when she was unconscious and in need of medical care. Louis Richard Wood, 35, of Mission Viejo, could ... More >>

Dr. Alvin Yee, Who Saw Young "Patients" at Starbucks, Prescribed Drugs and Had One Die from O.D., to Plead Guilty to Federal Counts

Dr. Alvin Ming-Czech Yee, who lived in a Mission Viejo residence but used Starbucks locations as his office, will plead guilty April 17 to charges brought by federal authorities who first accused him in October 2011 of using the coffee lounge as "a front for drug dealing."A 21-year-old patient from ... More >>

[UPDATED with Appeal Withdrawn:] Dr. Lisa Tseng's Over-Prescription Cloud Hangs Over Surf City's Now-Closed Pacifica Pharmacy

See the update at the end of this post about the former Pacifica Pharmacy owner withdrawing his appeal of his pharmacy license revocation.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 25, 7:30 A.M.: As you've probably seen or read, former Rowland Heights physician Lisa Tseng has pleaded not guilty to three counts of second- ... More >>

Elizabeth Jane Barrett Gets 3 Years Probation After Copping to Aiding WWII Vet's Suicide

A Laguna Woods woman was sentenced to three years of probation today after pleading guilty to helping an 86-year-old World War II veteran commit suicide in 2011 by serving him yogurt spiked with Oxycontin.Elizabeth Jane Barrett, 66, took part in the assisted suicide despite Jack Koency not being ter ... More >>

Patient Med-Aid: For Those Sick Enough to Smoke

A peek inside Orange County's most exclusive medical-marijuana club, one no one wants to join

5 Best Jenna Jameson-Tito Ortiz Twitter Wars

If two crazy kids--an ex-MMA fighter and ex-porn star--can't make it, what chance is there for the rest of us? Yes, it's tissue time as the onoffonoffonoffonoffonoffonoff relationship between UFC Hall of Fame "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" Tito Ortiz and his Club Jenna baby mama Jenna Jameson is off. ... More >>

Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall's Arrest Extends Orange County's MMA Crime Wave

Are octagon-shaped jail cells in Orange County's future?It's worth asking as the local crime wave tied to mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters continues with Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall's recent arrest in Irvine for outstanding warrants.

Jenna Jameson Formally Charged With DUI

Jenna Jameson has been officially charged for her Seal Beach pole slamming incident, and in doing so reaches a level of media-headline frequency generally reserved for one of the mothers on The Real Housewives of Orange County--but not yet to level of the Octomom.For those un-hep to the pole slammin ... More >>

[UPDATED with Booking Photo, 9-1-1 Call, Best Head:] Jenna Jameson Arrested for DUI Crash as Patrols Heightened for Boozy Ex-Porn Stars

UPDATE, MAY 25, 3:11 P.M.: At right is the booking "money shot" Jenna Jameson took after being hauled in for allegedly being drunk when she plowed her Range Rover into a Westminster pole early today. All things considered, the ex-porn star out of Huntington Beach looks so good we should consider run ... More >>

'Behind the Orange Curtain' and the OC OD Tsunami

Natalie Costa's documentary describes a prescription-drug 'epidemic' killing local kids

DA's Office Files Charges Over Oxycontin-Laced Yogurt Suicide

​The Orange County Sheriff's Department arrested a 65-year-old woman today after alleging that she spiked a World War II veteran's yogurt with Oxycontin so he could commit suicide in Laguna Niguel.Elizabeth Jane Barrett remains in custody inside the Orange County Jail and faces one felony count of ... More >>

Dr. Alvin Yee Met 'Patients' At OC Starbucks, Allegedly Wrote Prescriptions For $600

flickr user Yosuke Hasegawa​​An Irvine-based doctor who allegedly did his shady business transactions at Starbucks was arrested last night after a year-long investigation.Alvin Ming-Czech Yee, 43, allegedly met with more than 10 "patients" a night -- usually at a Starbucks -- and wrote them pres ... More >>

[UPDATED with Bail Increase and More Details About the Robbery] Coheed and Cambria Bassist (From Anaheim!) Arrested for Robbing a Walgreens

​UPDATE, July 13, 11:45 a.m.: According to the Register, a judge increased bail on Monday for Coheed and Cambria bassist Michael Todd, who is accused of making a bomb threat and stealing prescription painkillers from a pharmacy.At a bail hearing Monday, Attleboro District Court Judge Daniel O'S ... More >>

[UPDATED with Stiffer Sentence:] Ex-Deputy Allan James Waters Guilty of Causing Crashes While Hopped Up on Pills

​UPDATE, JULY 1, 1:18 P.M.: After his first sentencing hearing was postponed because Allan James Waters showed up to court drunk, the former Orange County sheriff's deputy finally learned his fate today: two years and eight months in state prison.The 37-year-old Laguna Niguel resident had bee ... More >>

[UPDATED with DA Report:] Brea Cop Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Julian "Jules" Collender

​UPDATE, JUNE 29, 4:56 P.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) today released an 11-page letter based on its investigation of last year's police shooting of the late Julian "Jules" Collender, but it is the final two paragraphs that say it all: "Based on all the evidence presented ... More >>

[UPDATED with No New Boozing Counts:] Ex-Deputy Allan James Waters Guilty of Causing Crashes While Hopped Up on Pills

​UPDATE, JUNE 14, 1:18 P.M.: Former Orange County sheriff's deputy Allan James Waters will not face additional counts after authorities suspected him of being drunk at his scheduled sentencing on charges of causing an injury accident while driving under the influence of prescription drugs.Thou ... More >>

Steele Smith: Prophet of Pot?

C3 Patient Association's head fancies himself a truth-teller in OC's medicinal-marijuana communtiy. And because of that, he just might be its most hated member

[UPDATED with Guilty Plea:] Allan James Waters, OC Sheriff's Deputy, Tried for Causing Crashes While Hopped Up on Pills

​UPDATE, APRIL 7, 3:15 P.M.: Orange County sheriff's deputy Allan James Waters, 37, of Laguna Niguel, pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of prescription drugs while off-duty and crashing into and injuring a 78-year-old woman.Waters, who collected a mountain of medication by f ... More >>

Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz Engage in Twitter Spat Before Getting All Lovey-Dovey Again

​The relationship between Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz has gone up and down more often than a porn star on a sweaty mattress or a fading MMA fighter on a stinky mat.The latest evidence: Tweets between Vivid Entertainment's greatest-ever star and "the Bad Boy of Huntington Beach"--with side blasts ... More >>

A Year of Navel Gazing: The Virtual Orange County

Looking back at 2010 on our news blog, one Top 10 List at a time

Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife

But not your WiFi! In 2010, the Internet was the medium by which we all went what the fuck?

The Best and Worst Best of 2010 Comic Lists

​Over the course of a year I read a lot of comic books. I'm talking about a lot of fucking comic books. That's not a boast. If anything, it's an admission of guilt or a cry for help. At the very least, it should be a sign that I should mix in a magazine, a Blu-ray player instruction manual or ... More >>

Ten Most WTF Music Stories of 2010

​We twittered, shared and reposted all these stories ad nauseum in 2010--for a good reason. This year, trashy viral videos made more of an impact than the Grammys, and Antoine Dodson was more memorable than Beatles songs finally getting on iTunes. So the line  blurring of talent and fame is m ... More >>

'Next' to Nothing

Paul Haggis shows no improvement in this prison-break yarn

Shock the Junkie

A hallucinogen called ibogaine has helped addicts kick heroin, meth and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

Allan James Waters, Deputy in Hot Water Over Drugged-Up Crashes, Faces New Charges

​Additional charges have been filed against an Orange County sheriff's deputy who was off-duty and allegedly drugged-up when he crashed his Mercedes into a Toyota in Laguna Niguel, injuring a 78-year-old woman--just a half hour after he plowed into a Lexus outside Dana Point City Hall.Allan Jam ... More >>

OC's Scariest People

Crypt from the headlines, here are our annual 31 flavors of fiendishness

Ben Affleck: Townie Made Good

In his bank-robber role in 'The Town,' he's caught between redemption, action and hometown

Allan James Waters, Deputy Arrested for Being Drugged-Up in Crash That Hurt Elderly Lady AND Selling Fake Cocaine for Prescription Pills

​We told you in March about Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Allan James Waters, who was off-duty and allegedly drugged-up when he crashed his Mercedes into a Toyota in Laguna Niguel, injuring a 78-year-old woman--just a half hour after Waters plowed into a Lexus outside Dana Point City Hall.In ann ... More >>

Growing Pains at Otherside Farms

Chadd McKeen helps medical-pot patients grow their own, while openly bashing some weed dispensaries

Jenna Jameson-Tito Ortiz Fight Ruled a Draw

​The referee in the bout between Mixed Martial Arts fighter Tito Ortiz and former porn star Jenna Jameson has declared a draw.In other words, the Orange County District Attorney's Office will not charge the "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" with domestic violence in connection with last month's smackd ... More >>

Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz Recant Allegations That Led to Fighter's Arrest

​Since Monday's arrest of MMA fighter Tito Ortiz, back and forth allegations from "the Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" --popped for felony domestic violence--and Jenna Jameson had been flying like scissor kicks.He threw his former porn star baby momma down into a bathtub, claimed she.She is addicted ... More >>

Girls Front Man Christopher Owens Talks Candidly (and Clearheadedly) About His Reputation as a Druggie

Forecast Scares Up Record-Breaking Halloween Sales

​Shitty economy? Schmitty schmeconomy. Halloween sales are forecast to reach a record-breaking $6 billion in 2009, up 4.2 percent from the $5.77 billion retailers generated last year.

Crime Time: Boozy Mom, Asshole Cop, Thieving Aliens, Fast-Acting Pharmacist and Lotsa Stabbers

It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more boozy moms, asshole cops, fast-acting pharmacists, apartments full of thieving aliens and loads of stabbings!Courtesy of Costa Mesa Police DepartmentCraig Anthony McVay, 48, of Garden Grove, was in the midst of three years probat ... More >>

Taking the High Road With One of OC's Burgeoning Medical-Marijuana Delivery Services

Adderall Treats ADHD But Can Lead to Addiction. One Clinic Tries to Help OC Kick 'College Crack'

Rage Against Irrelevancy

Does RATMs left hook still have punch?

Show Me the Mommy

Cuba Gooding Jr. spars with Helen Mirren in Shadowboxer

Letters

'Im over 40 and I look pretty damn good. Ill dress the way I want to. Bite me.'

Timothy Leary Meets the Muppets

Wonder Showzen is back. Be afraid. Be very afraid

What Can We Do About Kansas?

Thomas Franks Unanswered Heartland Question

Eating Republican

Stephen Lemons downs dunkel at San Juan Capistranos Cafe Mozart

What a Rush!

A Commie in the Limbaugh Club

Just Regular Folks

Look, Ma! Were Calvinists!

Letters

Confessions of a Border-Jumping Drug Smuggler

Diary of a Mad County

Letters

The Really Annoying Guy