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The death penalty will be sought against Yorba Linda 24-year-old Itzcoatl “Izzy” Ocampo, the accused serial killer of four homeless men and a mother and grown son fatally stabbed between October 25 and January 13, prosecutors announced today. Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas convened a panel of senior staff and veteran homicide prosecutors to …
UPDATE, MAY 18, 9:06 A.M.: Phoenix New Times, the big sistah paper of OC Weekly, includes coverage today of the Maricopa County case against San Clemente's Robert Douglas Fischer, who is accused of second-degree murder for allegedly staging what he called in as the “suicide” of Norman “Lee” Radder. Valley Fever blogger Matthew Hendley includes …
With the County of Orange having rejected the claim filed by the family of the late Manuel Levi “Manny” Loggins Jr., the Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant gunned down by Deputy Darren Sandberg on Feb. 7, the family has now filed a federal lawsuit against the county, the sheriff's department and Sandberg. Seeking an unspecified amount, …
What should I do if I get pulled over after one too many drinks? The first thing an officer looks for during a traffic stop, are objective signs of intoxication (OSI's), including bloodshot watery red eyes, the odor of alcohol, thick or slurred speech, flushed face, fumbling with a wallet to get the driver's license, …
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Ricardo Dagoberto Diaz-Nivarez, 27, of Santa Ana, was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison for plotting with his mother to murder an elderly jewelry salesman whose body was never found. The granddaughter of 78-year-old Mario Hernandez told the court today that his murder devastated the family, and that she wished she …
Do-it-yourself sous vide utilizing a beer cooler was all we had to read. Austin Lee takes a cooking method normally reserved for uppity establishments and brings it to a level that doesn't require an internet search. He leaves the pasta and cheese options up to the cook, because some of us are cheesier than others. …
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The California Supreme Court Wednesday denied serial killer Rodney Alcala's request to block his extradition to New York, where he is accused of murdering two young women in the 1970s. Prosecutors in New York City filed extradition papers after Alcala, who is sitting on California's death row, was convicted in Orange County in March 2010 …
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Tony Bushala first met Manuel Ramos more than 20 years ago when Bushala played drums with Teatro Cometa, a theater group that performed bilingual one-act plays in Fullerton in the late 1980s and early '90s. Ramos, who was about 10, was the son of one of the actresses; his uncle, Bushala's best friend at the …
Nearly a year ago, I pitched the KCRW-FM 89.9 brass with a bold idea: give me an hour to turn my then-rough Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, into a one-hour special about the history of Mexican food in the United States. They not only liked the idea, they one-upped me: they allowed me …
DEAR MEXICAN: I am a 20-year-old, tall, slender, blond Jewish Russian-American. He is a 24-year-old, short, muscular Mexican. At face value, you would never think we would work well, but we do. I've started to love him. He's the most unique person I have ever met. He is never down, always smiling and positive while …
UPDATE, APRIL 30, 10:01 A.M.: About 100 people marched to the gate of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Sunday to demand the facility be shut down. They were led by Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, who said nuclear power is an unsafe option for communities surrounding such plants. Video from the rally follows after the …
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Timothy Norris Drum roll, please… Individual results may vary. We've just rolled out a new and improved calendar of Orange County concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue and price. We've also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the righthand side of that …
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