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MS-13 members convicted of barbaric machete slaying

Xiomara Berrios, left, and Jose Andrade-Membreno are seen in booking photos released Oct. 2, 2018, by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

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O.C. woman arrested for over $100K worth of stolen goods

Police provided a blurred photo of Ekaterina Zharkova, 40, of Lake Forest, who was arrested after officers found over $100,000 worth of stolen retail items in her Orange County home on Aug. 13, 2025. (Irvine Police Department)

Occupant found dead following second alarm fire in O.C.

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Suspect wanted for stealing $31,000 in O.C. bank robbery

Authorities are searching for an armed suspect who escaped with around $31,000 from a Lake Forest bank on Oct. 17, 2024. (Orange County Sheriff's Department)

Orange County COVID fraudster bought yacht, 2 Mercedes

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Man found guilty in hate crime killing of gay classmate

Samuel Woodward is shown in a booking photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Department on Jan. 12, 2018.

Hate crime murder trial begins in Orange County

Blaze Bernstein is seen in an image provided during a news conference on Jan. 10, 2018. (Credit: KTLA)

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Former O.C. youth pastor charged with molesting four …

Ruven Meulenberg is seen in a booking photo released on May 26, 2017, by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

Hundreds gather to honor victims of O.C. mass shooting

Hundreds attended a community gathering and prayer held in a Lake Forest church to honor the victims killed in a mass shooting at Cook’s Corner bar on Aug. 25, 2023. (KTLA)

SoCal man convicted of rape, molestation of children

Kevin Michael Konther, 58, in a photo from the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

Woman accused of fatally stabbing her mother in O.C.

Woman found dead after Lake Forest house fire

The Orange County Fire Authority provided this photo of a Sept. 1, 2022, house fire.

Firefighters battle blaze at Lake Forest apt complex

Firefighters were able to limit a blaze to one apartment in Lake Forest on Sept. 17, 2022. (Orange County Fire Authority)