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OC NEWS
90-year old Laguna Woods man killed his wife and then shot himself in an attempted mercy murder-suicide. The couple’s caretaker called 911 and the retired doctor is expected to survive. Authorities plan to charge him with manslaughter, which can carry a 21-year sentence. WHOLE STORY
New report shows a wide disparity in Orange County insured. Cities such as Santa Ana (32.7%), Buena Park (25.1%) and Anaheim (22.5%) top the list of percentage least insured, while Mission Viejo (5.7%), Lake Forest (7.1%) and Newport Beach (7.3%) have the most insured. Public health officials raise concern that preventative measures are not being taken to keep the county’s poorest from getting sick, which will be a larger drain on funds later. WHOLE STORY
Fullerton fourth grader has a 3-carat smile now that he has been told he can keep the $30,000 engagement ring that he found on the playground last spring. According to the Fullerton Police Department, once an item has been held for 90-days and no one has claimed it, the “finder” gets to be the “keeper!” WHOLE STORY
Kherington Payne, 19-year old teen that attended the Orange County High School of the Arts, opens in remake of FAME on Friday. STORY and FAME TRAILER
OC SPORTS
New CIF rankings have Orange Lutheran moved up a spot into number 4, giving Orange County high schools the top four spots. MORE
Erin Saddler, led the Cal State Fullerton Volleyball team to their first-ever, defeat of a nationally ranked school. After this big win over UCLA and victory versus Fordham, Erin was awarded Big West Conference Player of the Week. WHOLE STORY
UCI Men’s Water Polo team moves into seventh place after defeating Pepperdine Sunday WHOLE STORY
CITY NEWS IN ORANGE COUNTY
PLACENTIA: City offers Community Emergency Response Team Training (C.E.R.T). Courses include disaster preparedness, fire suppression & safety assessment, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, care and shelter, psychological counseling, terrorism education, and a drill/course test. MORE INFORMATION
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA: Report shows city tops FBI’s list of cities with lowest crime. “It is always gratifying to see how well all the cities in the state are doing, and how well Rancho Santa Margarita ranks among the other cities,” said Lieutenant Chuck Wilmot, Chief of Police Services. ”Looking at crimes per capita data, this year we are number three overall out of 34 cities in the County and we are sixth out of 227 cities in California ….” WHOLE STORY
BUENA PARK: Knott’s Berry Farm ride, “Xcelerator” is still out of service while park officials determine the cause of a cable snap that injured a man and his son last week. WHOLE STORY
