Two people have been arrested and an estimated $3.5 million worth of drugs seized by Huntington Beach police as part of an ongoing investigation into a large narcotics trafficking organization based out […]
Busts net drugs worth $3.5m
Rainbow flag display is rejected
A proposal to begin flying the “rainbow” flag of the LGBTQ community on city property during the “Pride Month” of June was voted down at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. […]
Council agenda policy reversed
By Jim Tortolano The policy change that helped spark an expensive and emotional recall campaign in Westminster last year was reversed at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council. On a 3-2 vote, […]
“Cursing cheerleader” wins case
Can a public school student be punished for profane comments made off campus? On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in one case that it was a violation of that student’s constitutional […]
New cases down by about half
According to the OCHCA, new cases fell from 36 on Tuesday to 19. Deaths remained at two, while hospitalizations rose from 51 to 55 and the number of patients being treated for […]
COVID financial shadow passing
The first post-COVID-19 budgets for Garden Grove were passed by the city council Tuesday night as the economy – and the municipal treasury – recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Parking lot heist is foiled
An alert Westminster police officer is credited with foiling an attempt to steal a catalytic converter from a parked automobile on Saturday. According to the WPD, the officer was driving through Westminster […]
Bomb threat used in bank robbery
A bomb threat was used to hold up a bank Monday afternoon in Westminster. According to the WPD, the incident took place around 2:30 p.m. at the Chase Bank at 15512 Brookhurst […]
Budget, “virtual” teacher to board
Approval of the 2021-2022 budget and the creation of a new teaching classification top the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Westminster School District Board of Trustees. Total expenditures for the new […]
Elections, voting bill is blocked
UPDATE: As expected, the elections and voting bill before the U.S. Senate Tuesday night was blocked when the upper house split 50-50 – along party lines – on a procedural motion. Sixty […]
