The weekend brought another series of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. In the West Orange County area, […]
More Westminster, HB protests
Peaceful protest at park, city hall
A peaceful crowd of about 200 people brought anger over the George Floyd incident to Westminster on Friday afternoon. The crowd gathered in Liberty Park, a block north of the Civic Center […]
New charges filed in Floyd’s death
The four police officers at the scene of the controversial death of a black man in Minneapolis on May 25 saw their legal troubles deepen on Wednesday. Prosecutors upgraded the charges […]
Thousands protest Floyd’s death
A crowd estimated as large as several thousand people rallied in downtown Garden Grove and marched along city streets Wednesday afternoon, protesting the controversial death of George Floyd, a black man, while […]
Retorts: Some lessons to be learned
Homelessness crisis. Coronavirus pandemic. Racial tensions and disturbances. What’s next, earthquakes? The typical Orange County person might be forgiven a certain degree of shakiness. We’re not used to seeing loud, angry rallies, […]
Peaceful rallies across the county
Orange County continues to be the scene for numerous protests – most of them peaceful – over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis on May […]
Trump hits ‘lowlifes’; protests go on
The protests over the death of George Floyd that have dominated the news for a week continued on Tuesday, Initially the marches and rallies today have resulted in little violence and damage, […]
Protesters move through Anaheim
Protest groups rallied in Anaheim on Monday, and property owners and business operators on Main Street in downtown Garden Grove were busy Monday evening boarding up windows in anticipation of possible violence […]
Trump wants tougher “law and order”
President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself “the president of law and order” even as protestors clashed with military and civilian police not far from the White House. The protestors – who, […]
Protests over Floyd’s death hit home
Will Sunday, the day of rest, finally bring peace? Will the new week show people showing restraint, or giving in to their baser instincts? Orange County joined the rest of the nation […]
