Trees surrounding Newport Beach's Environmental Nature Center cut down
The Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach is supposed to be a place to enjoy the great outdoors, but part of the beauty is disappearing.
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The Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach is supposed to be a place to enjoy the great outdoors, but part of the beauty is disappearing.
Tito Rodriguez, affectionately known as the "Hood Santa" got an early Christmas surprise from the community after thieves stole half a truckload of the toys meant for kids in need.
The collision, which happened at the intersection of La Palma Avenue and Moody Street, left a woman in her 60s with fatal injuries, police said.
The thieves took off with half a truckload of toys meant for the children in need.
It happened just after 3 p.m. on Santiago Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department arrested a 49-year-old man on Friday for allegedly robbing a Chase Bank in Lake Forest.
Santa winds on Tuesday caused a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter to hit the ground during a training drill in Orange County.
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Cameras in front of a Long Beach photo studio captured a pair of grinches stealing its Christmas decorations Tuesday morning.
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With the holiday season quickly approaching, police warned residents to be wary of porch pirates after a brazen theft in front of an Irvine home.
The cat was scared up a tree by one of the neighborhood's small dogs before getting tranquilized and relocated by wildlife officials.
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