5 Worst Orange County Places Based on State Pollution and Demographic Data

Daniel Weintraub, editor of the California Health Report, compared the census zip codes 92707 (Santa Ana) and 92657 (Newport Beach) on the online state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment tool and found stark contrasts. Despite those places being relatively close to each other, one is among the cleanest in California, the other is one …

Revolver Golden Gods Awards – Club Nokia – May 2, 2013

Golden Gods Awards Club Nokia May 2, 2013 The Fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards show celebrating the heavy metal and hard rock community had some unplanned extra heaviness with the untimely passing of legendary Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. At the opening of this star filled extravaganza, heavy metal DJ Jose Mangin dedicated the show …

[UPDATED with Intent Proven:] Catherine Kieu Guilty of Torturing Husband by Slicing Off Penis

See Update Nos. 1 and 2 at the end of this post on the jury finding the wife guilty. A verdict has been reached in the trial of Catherine Kieu Becker, the Garden Grove wife accused of dosing her husband's tofu dinner, tying his arms and legs to bed posts, slicing off his penis, throwing …

[UPDATED with “Break From Reality?”] Catherine Kieu Becker Tried for Dosing Husband's Dinner and Slicing Off His Penis

See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about the wife suffering “a break from reality,” according to her attorney. See Update No. 1 on the next page about the prosecutor claiming in his opening that the wife yelled “You deserve it!” before slicing off her husband's penis with a 10-inch kitchen knife. …

Kathia Maria Davis, Hockey Mom Accused of Sex Acts with 13 y.o. Boy, Gets 3rd Legal Faceoff

Kathia Maria Davis, the Laguna Niguel hockey mom accused of sexually assaulting her son's 13-year-old teammate, will be tried a third time, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. Juries have twice deadlocked on verdicts in the case, although the 45-year-old was convicted Aug. 9 of sexually assaulting another friend of her son's, the …

Itzcoatl “Izzy” Ocampo, Alleged Serial Killer of 6, Has Death-Penalty Trial Pushed to May 2014

The trial of suspected serial killer Itzcoatl “Izzy” Ocampo likely will not begin until May 2014. While the 25-year-old Yorba Linda man accused of fatally stabbing a mother, her adult son and four homeless men has a Nov. 1 court date, his attorneys asked an Orange County Superior Court judge today for more time to …

Board of Supervisors OK's Settlement with Family of Marine Sgt. Fatally Shot by Deputy

Despite the district attorney clearing sheriff's Deputy Darren Sandberg of wrongdoing in the February 2012 shooting death of Manuel Loggins at San Clemente High School, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved a settlement with the popular Marine sergeant's family. It's unclear if the family will accept the deal to end their federal civil …

Board of Supervisors OK's Settlement with Family of Marine Sgt. Fatally Shot by Deputy

Despite the district attorney clearing sheriff's Deputy Darren Sandberg of wrongdoing in the February 2012 shooting death of Manuel Loggins at San Clemente High School, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved a settlement with the popular Marine sergeant's family. It's unclear if the family will accept the deal to end their federal civil …