The following information was released by the Orange County District Attorney. A man was convicted and sentenced today for murdering his ex-girlfriend by beating her to death after she asked for money to care for their 8-year-old daughter. Arturo Tapia Salazar, 44, Garden Grove, pleaded guilty to one felony count of second degree murder and [...]

The Los Alamitos City Council maintained an eerie display of amiableness through most of the discussion of agenda item 9A at the Council’s regular meeting on Monday, April 2. That item proposed that the Council consider holding only one (1) Council meeting each month instead of the current two monthly meetings on the first and [...]

The following information was released by Steve Foley for Congress. Four little words. But they are filled with both history and potential. It matters that Carter was elected in 1976. It matters even more that Reagan was elected in 1980. It matters that Al Gore lost in 2000. It matters that Marco Rubio, Mike Lee [...]

Rossmoor residents Milt and Bev Houghton will host a meet-and-greet reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres to allow neighbors and friends to meet and speak with former Congressman Steve Kuykendall. Kuykendall is running for Congress in the new 47th Congressional District that includes Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, Cypress — and [...]

The following information was released by Los Alamitos Unified School District. The descriptions were written by Linda Stewart, principal of Hopkinson Elementary School, who presented the awards at the March 28, 2012, school board meeting. Theresa Blankenstein The Hero of the Heart award was established to recognize those dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours organizing [...]

The following information was released by the City of Seal Beach. This class teaches students to develop sketching techniques with the latest fashions using mixed media such as colored markers and watercolor while expressing creative thinking. Prerequisite: Fashion Sketching 1. $20 material fee is payable to the instructor at the first class meeting. “Fashion Sketching [...]

Norby cleared by FPPC: see update at bottom of this article. Today, the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will consider whether to accept the recommendation of an administrative hearing in regards to an incident five years ago, when Norby was still an Orange County Supervisor. The incident that formed the basis of not only [...]

The following information was released by the Lakewood Sheriff’s station. Kristine Holmstedt was murdered in front of her Cerritos home at Jeanette Avenue and Aclare Street on November 19, 2004, the night before her 62nd birthday. You may have information that could solve this crime.. Watch the Fox 11 News L.A.’s Most Wanted TV video [...]

The following information was released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A former chief finanancial officer for an Irvine-based company was ordered to be returned to California after being arrested for embezzling approximately $16 million from his employer, announced Steven Martinez, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office; and André Birotte, [...]