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Ethics Probe Critical Of OC DA's Handling Of Shooting Witness
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has denied he acted unethically in a case involving a witness to a mass shooting in Orange.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has denied he acted unethically in a case involving a witness to a mass shooting in Orange.

The Honda Center hosted the memorial service of the Huntington Beach Police Officer who died in a helicopter crash in Newport Beach.
Orange County health officials said Monday that hospitalizations in the area related to COVID-19 continue to trend downward.
Jose Balmaceda was involved in the scandal at the clinic involving the switching of frozen embryos of multiple women without their consent.
Golfers will descend on Newport Beach starting Friday to participate in the PGA Tour Champions tournament.
Azael Yovani Gonzales Mendoza was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 71-year-old Richard Manuel Lopez.
Anthony Philip Bruccoliere, 49, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls beginning when they were 4- and 5-years-old.
Gerardo Reyeslopez, 35, was convicted in October for sexually assaulting a girl when she was 8.
The American Civil Liberties Union said Black people were targeted by "discretionary charging practices" in Orange County.
The Orange County District Attorney's Office denied there was a coverup to hide any allegedly racist comments made by Spitzer.
The Olympic gold medalist will drop the ceremonial puck before a game between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings.
Former Orange County Sheriff's Department Deputy Steve Hortz admitted he stole the credit cards of dead victims he encountered on the job.
More than 80 percent of people who remain hospitalized in Orange County because of COVID-19 are unvaccinated, health officials said.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has come under fire recently for his use of racial slurs, including the n-word.
Officer Nicholas Vella died Saturday when a Huntington Beach Police Department helicopter he was in crashed in Newport Beach.
The crash happened Sunday morning on the southbound 405 Freeway just north of the 605 Freeway, the California Highway Patrol said.
Health officials at the UC Irvine Family Health Center urge residents to remain vigilant when it comes to COVID-19 in Orange County.
John Salgado is charged with shooting a gun at Jorge Lopez and his son in the 1900 block of West Myrtle Street in Santa Ana.
A Congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol had subpoenaed John Eastman to release his emails.
Orange County bus drivers with Teamsters Local 952 approved to go on strike as soon as Tuesday if talks with OCTA breakdown.