Andy Nguyen is a Field Editor based out of California who covers several Orange County communities including Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Newport Beach, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point. He previously worked at Times Community News covering public safety in the cities of Burbank and Glendale. Nguyen also wrote for the Thousand Oaks Acorn and the Orange County Register. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Media Studies.
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City officials assumed the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) under its wing at the May 17, 2022, City Council meeting.
The tribute to fallen United States servicemembers features 1,776 American flags arranged on the pathways at Castaways Park.
The Dana Point Harbor restaurant will close its doors at the end of May after being in business for nearly eight years.
The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa, according to a Sigalert.
The 62nd annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival will be at Village Green Park during Memorial Day weekend.
The fire broke out in a building belonging to an e-commerce storage and shipping business, the Orange County Fire Authority said.
The pandemic has put a crunch on the national blood supply, but Lake Forest residents can do their part before the end of May to donate.
The Los Alamitos City Council recently recognized longtime resident Nancy Fagen for her 101st birthday.
The Anaheim City Council called for Mayor Harry Sidhu's resignation following news that the FBI is investigating him for corruption.
The free summer trolley will take visitors to Newport Beach across the Balboa Peninsula.
Melahat Rafiei is resigning from leadership roles in the Democratic Party after news came out that she was arrested in 2019 by the FBI.
Authorities believe the mountain lion was the same one spotted in Laguna Beach earlier this month and around Irvine in late March.
The Santa Ana Police Department arrested Peter Morales, 69, on May 6 on suspicion of child molestation.
Several road closures will impact traffic in Lake Forest Sunday during the Orange County Triathlon and Duathlon.
Etching the catalytic converter helps make it easier to track down the part's original owner if it gets stolen, Los Alamitos officials said.
Irvine police said the specially equipped car was seized Tuesday in connection with a series of burglaries in the city.
Newport Beach's evening concert series will be at the Civic Center and held once a month for five months.
The Memorial Day ceremony in Seal Beach will be free to the public, and reservations are not required.
Federal officials are looking into if a Tesla car carrying three people was operating on its Autopilot system when it crashed on May 12.
The calls for the Anaheim mayor's resignation follow news that he is the subject of a federal corruption investigation.
