BAT FOUND IN IRVINE TESTS POSITIVE FOR RABIES
(Santa Ana, CA) – A bat found outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building #1 on Alton Parkway in Irvine, on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at has tested positive for…
Investigators seek information in Laguna Niguel homicide
Laguna Niguel, Ca. (October 17, 2022) – On Oct.15, 2022, at 12:02 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 28000 block of Camino Capistrano in the city of Laguna Niguel for an…
Orange County Sheriffs Department Awarded DUID Testing and Training Grant
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 18, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – OC Crime Lab has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for training and enhanced…
Join Orange Countys annual regional mass notification test by signing up for AlertOC
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 19, 2022) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will test its emergency mass notification system, AlertOC, on Oct. 20 with a test emergency alert that will be sent to…
COVID19 Update New Bivalent Booster Vaccine Now Available for Kids as Young as Age 5
(Santa Ana, CA) – New COVID-19 (bivalent) boosters for children ages 5 and older are now authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control…
OC WASTE RECYCLING OFFERS FREE COMPOST TO ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS ON NOVEMBER 5TH
SANTA ANA, CA (October 24, 2022) – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) announces a county-wide Compost Giveaway at Bee Canyon Greenery (Frank R. Bowerman Landfill), Valencia Greenery (Olinda Alpha…
Maintenance Alert Peters Canyon Channel Sediment Removal Oct 31 Jan 13 2023
MAINTENANCE ALERT Peters Canyon Channel Sediment Removal Bike Trail Closure Due to Flood Control Maintenance Project PROJECT SUMMARY OC Public Works will remove accumulated sediment within…
County Health Officer issues Declaration of Health Emergency and Proclamation of Local Emergency
(Santa Ana, CA) – The County Health Officer today issued a Declaration of Health Emergency in Orange County due to rapidly spreading virus infections causing record numbers of pediatric…
CD HEALTH ALERT Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Associated with Contamination of Dental Waterlines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Health Advisory (HAN) linked here about a number of outbreaks of nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) among children who received…
OCSD to hold DUI checkpoint in Aliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo, Ca. (Nov. 1, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the…