🌱 Early Wildfire Detection + Burglar Shoots Teen + Troubling Arrows

Good morning, everybody! It's Paula Constance, back with your copy of the Orange County Daily, fresh off the presses. Here are the most important things to know about what's happening in town today. Today you'll read about:

• Convicted burglar charged with attempted murder for shooting teen.
• Teen invention attracts wildfire detection partners.
• O.C. repeat speeder sentenced for running down a woman in 2017.
• Mystery arrows in Huntington Beach.

But first, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy. High: 64 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. A convicted burglar was charged with attempted murder after shooting an Orange County teen on Thursday. Angel Perez, 21, shot the teenage boy in Buena Park on Monday, and was charged "with attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, both felonies." (Patch)
2. Repeat O.C. speeder Afiff Kevin Doaifi, 28, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for killing a woman he hit driving nearly 100 m.p.h. Doaifi, of Mission Viejo, killed a 33-year-old woman just before midnight on Saturday, March 25, 2017, after he gunned his Camaro eastbound on Alicia Parkway in Mission Viejo. (New Santa Ana)
3. SensoRy AI, a new climate solution by a teen inventor, found partners in Irvine Ranch Conservancy and the Orange County Fire Authority. Newport teen Ryan Honary developed a low-cost early wildfire detection system using a network of wireless sensors and AI to determine how wildfires spread. Honary "worked with IRC Chief Conservation Officer Nathan Gregory, Ph.D. in 2021 to develop field applications for his concept." (Yahoo Finance)
4. Orange County firefighters demonstrated how a Christmas tree can be consumed by fire in only 3 to 5 seconds, generating over 2,000 degrees of heat, and can quickly engulf a room with flames and plumes of heavy smoke. The synthetic materials often found in home furniture "burns quickly" and the chemicals release toxic fumes, fire officials added. Avoid the most common causes of Christmas tree fires, including faulty electrical wiring, lights, and heat sources like candles or space heaters that are too close to the tree. (KTLA Los Angeles)

Today in Orange County:

• Letters to Santa - City of Laguna Niguel Parks and Recreation (8 a.m.)
• Cozy Family Winter Read - Cypress Library (10 a.m.)
• 3-D Printing workshop at the Sunkist Branch - Anaheim (4 p.m.)
• Easy Acrylic Painting Workshop - Fountain Valley Library (4 p.m.)
• Homework Help - Rancho Santa Margarita Library (4 p.m.)
• Cookies and Magic - Stanton Library - Stanton Branch Library (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Seabreeze Management named 'Top Workplace': "The Orange County Register Names Seabreeze Management Company a Winner of the Orange County Top Workplaces 2022." (Benzinga)
• Rocco recovering from a broken heart: "AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 8 year old Rocco is recovering from a broken heart. When his owners divorced, Rocco wasn't sure what would happen to him. His owner remarried and more children were added to the family. Rocco tried his best." (German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County via Facebook)
• Fire at vacant home: "Firefighters were called shortly after 10 p.m. for a fire at a vacant home undergoing renovations on Terrace View in unincorporated Tustin. They knocked down the fully-involved house fire in just 39 minutes." (Orange County Fire Authority via Facebook)
• Reindeer relative in O.C. parks: "🦌 You won't find this deer up on the housetop but you may see him strolling Mary's Trail at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 🛷 While Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen are pretty busy this time of year, see their distant relative, the mule deer." (OC Parks via Instagram)
• Sharp-tipped arrows a mystery in Huntington Beach: "Arrows that have mysteriously landed on homes, in yards and along nearby streets, are troubling residents of a southeast Huntington Beach neighborhood. Police are investigating." (Orange County Register via Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a contributing writer, author, and award-winning media producer. She is committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place. When she's not writing, you can find her hiking or watching fireflies in the sultry moments before sunset. You can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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