Memorial continues to grow for Huntington Beach police officer killed in crash
Hundreds, possibly thousands of flowers are placed all over the impromptu memorial as investigators continue to seek answers in the horrific police helicopter crash that killed a Huntington Beach police officer.
Mechanical issues reported before fatal Huntington Beach police helicopter crash
Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department, was killed when a police helicopter crashed into the water in Newport Beach. A second officer was critically injured.
Memorial grows for HBPD Officer Nicholas Vella killed in helicopter crash
Investigators say the pilot reported having mechanical difficulties before the crash that killed an officer and injured another.
SoCal man gets life for killing 2 women with meat cleaver as wife, son waited in car
Christopher Ken Ireland killed two women with a meat cleaver after a New Year’s Eve party in 2017 while his wife and son waited in a car outside. He was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
15-year-old from Huntington Beach graduates college with degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jack Rico, of Huntington Beach, earned his college degree at 15 years old. Administrators believe he’s the youngest person to earn a diploma from the university.
Officials say pipeline the source of oil sheen off Bolsa Chica State Beach
DCOR LLC, an oil and gas producer based in Oxnard, has been identified as the source of an oil sheen spotted off Bolsa Chica State Beach that appeared to be heading north toward the Long Beach area.
Anaheim, Huntington Beach reach tentative agreement with striking sanitation workers
The city of Anaheim has reached a tentative agreement with striking sanitation workers. Huntington Beach has not yet reached an agreement, but officials are hopeful a deal can be reached this week.
Oil sheen detected off coast of Huntington Beach
An oil sheen has been spotted about two nautical miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, two months after a large oil spill.
Oil sheen spotted off Huntington Beach coast near October oil spill site
Officials began receiving several reports of oil sheens spotted in the water as well as reports of oil smell. The area is near the site of the Oct. 1 oil spill that dumped about 25,000 gallons of crude oil in the ocean.
OC spill: 3 companies charged after thousands of gallons of oil leaked into ocean
The DOJ claims the companies' negligence caused about 25,000 gallons of crude oil to spill into the ocean.
Trash collection services may be disrupted in several OC communities during labor strike
More than 400 sanitation workers employed by Republic Services facilities in Anaheim and Huntington Beach went on strike threatening trash services in several Orange County cities.
Fishing resumes Tuesday along stretch of Orange County coast near oil spill
Seafood was tested for chemicals from oil from Oct. 14 to Nov. 3 with authorities on Monday alerting the California Department of Fish and Wildlife that the seafood was OK to resume eating.
Authorities monitoring light sheen spotted off Huntington Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday it was unable to locate a reported "light sheen" spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach -- in the same region as the October leak that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean.
Investigators identify another ship possibly connected to OC oil leak
U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB investigators have identified a cargo ship named "Beijing" as a vessel involved in an "anchor-dragging incident" in January that may have contributed to the October oil leak off the coast of Huntington Beach.
Nearly $1,000,000 worth of drugs seized in Huntington Beach
Nearly $1,000,000 worth of drugs were seized on Wednesday by the Huntington Beach Police Department, including 317 pounds of methamphetamine and 17 kilos of cocaine and fentanyl.
Huntington Beach oil spill cleanup improves, fisheries to stay closed longer
Five weeks after a ruptured underwater pipeline spilled crude in the waters off Huntington Beach, cleanup crews have cleared about a third of the shoreline and the amount of oily waste collected is tapering, an official said Friday.
After California oil spill, environmentalists plan to sue US
A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates said Tuesday that they plan to sue the federal government over the failure to review and update plans for platforms off the coast.
Huntington Beach oil spill victims can apply to federal disaster loans
The federal government will offer disaster loans to businesses harmed by an oil spill that shut down Southern California shorelines earlier this month. The deadline to apply for the loans is July 27, 2022.
Oil spill: Data shows ship crossed over oil pipeline that ruptured off coast of Huntington Beach
A massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor was buffeted by high winds during a January storm and repeatedly crossed over an undersea oil pipeline that later ruptured off the coast of Huntington Beach, according to vessel monitoring data.
Huntington Beach oil spill: 1,200-foot ship dragged oil pipeline, Coast Guard says
The Coast Guard designated the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. -- the operator of the vessel involved in an anchor-dragging incident that may have caused the oil spill in Huntington Beach -- and Dordellas Finance Corporation -- the owner of the vessel -- as parties in interest in the marine casualty event.