Multiple beaches in Orange County were closed Monday afternoon due to the threat of lightning strikes in the area. Huntington Beach closed its beaches around 3:20 p.m., and officials said they would remain closed until "weather conditions are deemed safe." The Seal Beach Police Department also announced that beaches, as well as the pier, would be closed while a storm system moved through the coastal area. Additionally, Laguna Beach was also closed to foot traffic, according to Patch.com ..read more

Police are investigating after two people were found dead inside a Seal Beach home on Wednesday. Seal Beach police received a call from an out-of-state relative claiming their brother was “having issues with their elderly mother.” Officers responded to a home on the 600 block of Ocean Avenue at around 8:30 a.m. Authorities were not able to contact anyone inside the home at the time. Police found an unlocked door and entered the house to conduct a welfare check. Two deceased adults were discovered inside, police said. Their identities were not released as the events leading up to their death re ..read more

Crews battling a fire in Seal Beach found two dogs who perished in the blaze Sunday night. Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were called to a structure fire in the 300 block of Welcome Lane around 9:30 p.m. “We found a mobile home that was fully involved in fire,” OCFA Captain Greg Barta said. Fire crews respond to a blaze in Seal Beach on Sept. 17, 2023. (OnScene.TV) Firefighters simultaneously attacked the fire and conducted a search of the structure. “Sadly, we did find two dogs that did perish as a result of the blaze,” Barta said. No other injuries were reported. Crews’ aggressive ..read more

One person was hospitalized after a vehicle slammed into a Seal Beach home on Friday night. Authorities responded to reports of a crash at a residence on the 300 block of College Park Drive around 9:31 p.m., according to Orange County Fire Authority. Sky5 video shows an older vehicle completely smashed through the home’s garage door. One person was hospitalized after a vehicle slammed into a Seal Beach home on July 7, 2023. (KTLA) One person was hospitalized after a vehicle slammed into a Seal Beach home on July 7, 2023. (KTLA) One person was hospitalized after a vehicle slammed into a Seal ..read more

True to predictions from the National Weather Service, large surf and high tide combined to bring coastal flooding to Orange County Wednesday night. The flooding was not severe, only about a foot or foot-and-a-half of water, but it did affect a parking lot, bikeways and some structures. The flooding near Seal Beach Pier may have been just a prelude. The tide is expected to be highest at about 9 p.m. Thursday night, according to the Orange County Register, meaning more flooding could be on the way. Warnings have been issued for south-facing beaches in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. At high t ..read more

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify two people believed to be responsible for an alleged armed robbery at a T-Mobile in Seal Beach. Around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, police received a call of a robbery at a T-Mobile located at 12800 Seal Beach Boulevard #B, the the Seal Beach Police Department said in a news release. When officers arrived, they learned that that two people had entered the store and allegedly attempted to steal "high-end" cell phones by cutting the security cables affixed to the display, according to police. Video shows the employee at the store attempted to stop one of th ..read more

A 52-year-old man has been arrested and faces multiple felony charges after he was caught sexually assaulting an 85-year-old fellow resident of a Seal Beach nursing home, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Louie Alonso Alberto, a felon who had already served a prison sentence for corporal injury on a spouse, was caught sexually assaulting the victim, who suffers from dementia, at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, the OCDA announced in a press release. Nursing home staff had to break through a wheelchair that was barricading the door after they heard a woman screaming in the room ..read more

Two people were killed in a six-vehicle crash on the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach early Sunday morning. The Orange County Fire Authority and California Highway Patrol responded to the crash around 1:30 a.m. Fire officials said six vehicles were involved in the crash. Two people were pronounced dead on scene and a third person suffered "critical injuries" and had to be cut from a vehicle by firefighters using heavy equipment. That person's condition is unclear at this time. Two other people were treated on scene, OCFA said. The cause of the crash is under investigation. CHP said it is investigatin ..read more

A small plane with two occupants made an emergency landing on a Seal Beach shore Tuesday afternoon. Police got a call just before 12:40 p.m. regarding a plane on the sand, a Seal Beach Police Department spokesperson told KTLA. When officers arrived, they found that a Cessna 152 had landed on the shore at Seal Beach near Eighth Street. The plane was experiencing engine trouble and so the pilot conducted an emergency landing, police said. There were two occupants on the plane. No one was injured in the plane or on the ground, police said. Sky5 was above the scene around 1 p.m. as the small plane ..read more

Three people were arrested after allegedly robbing an Ulta Beauty store in Seal Beach on Tuesday, officials said. Around 4:40 p.m., officers received a call of a robbery at the store located at 12339 Seal Beach Blvd., according to a news release from the Seal Beach Police Department. Witnesses reported seeing three people in the store stealing high-end merchandise, police said. As the three individuals were leaving the store, Ulta's uniformed security guard attempted to stop them. The suspected robbers then physically assaulted him, according to the department, but he was not injured. They lef ..read more