What to Know “Dino Quest” opens at the Discovery Cube OC on May 25 Memorial Day events are happening throughout the weekend; look for special Fleet Week ceremonies, too, on May 27 The Los Angeles Fair is twinkling through May 27 in Pomona Los Angeles Fleet Week: Ship tours, brassy concerts, stirring speeches, and lots to do around town are hallmarks of this annual happening, which is centered at the LA Waterfront. That said, some events will take place miles from the water, like the U.S. Navy’s walk across the 6th Street Bridge on Memorial Day, which is May 27. If you’d like to join a Battl ..read more

What to Know Dino Quest at Discovery Cube OC in Santa Ana The new experience-centered exhibition opens at the educational museum on May 25, 2024 An interactive fossil excavation site is one of the features of the new exhibit Springtime delivers so many spectacular sights when you’re out and about in nature, but we’ll never encounter a Brontosaurus peeking over the blooming treetops or come across the colossal footprint created by a Tyrannosaurus on the roam. We can, however, enjoy an outing this spring that will bring us closer to these titans of the Jurassic era as well as a host of educat ..read more

The two victims of an murder suicide attempt in Santa Ana were identified Friday as more information was revealed about the possible circumstances surrounding the violent attacks.  Authorities identified the victims as 25-year-old Jordan Block and 64-year-old Brian Martin. The niece and uncle, who investigators believe were shot and killed by the woman’s boyfriend, were found in a unit of a business complex in Santa Ana.  Police said Block was visiting Martin, her uncle, Thursday when her boyfriend also showed up. Anaheim Hills Apr 9 Burned body of man found near 91 Freeway in An ..read more

Two people were found dead and another person was injured in an altercation at storage center Thursday in Santa Ana. The case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, police said. A man and woman died at the scene. A second man was hospitalized in critical condition. Details about their identities were not immediately available, but police said the woman called authorities to report that her boyfriend stabbed her and her uncle. All three suffered gunshot wounds to their upper bodies, police said. They suffered both stab and gunshot wounds, police said. A spear with blood on it was found at t ..read more

Brandy Figueroa, a Santa Ana high school senior, was accepted not only into her dream school but 14 others, among them: Harvard University, Columbia University, Stanford, Duke, and several UC’s. The 17-year-old will be graduating with a GPA of 4.7, which puts her in the top one percent of her class at Segerstrom High School. Figueroa said she doesn’t believe just her academics got her into so many colleges, she’s involved in nearly a dozen clubs, ranging from Latino leadership groups to environmental clubs. The Santa Ana native also tutors, plays tennis, and is involved in student government ..read more

A man convicted of killing his mother when he was 13 who walked away from a halfway house in Santa Ana is once again in custody, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.  Ike Souzer, 20, was arrested in Rosarito, Mexico by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  The Orange County District Attorney issued an alert in the search for 20-year-old Ike Souzer, described by prosecutors as “extremely dangerous and violent.: According to prosecutors, Souzer left the halfway house last week and failed to tell his probation officer where he was. Souzer was released from custody o ..read more

What to Know Bubblefest at Discovery Cube OC in Santa Ana The daily happening is bubbling at the learning museum through April 7; an adult non-member ticket is $38; a child non-member ticket is $33 There are two special after-hour “Family Nights” on March 29 and April 5; $70 general admission, $60 member admission (per person per night) We often associate radiant iridescence with sunlight, for sunlight has succeeded in the rainbow-making business, with breath-taking results, for eons. But iridescent experiences can ethereally occur at night, a fact that anyone who has ever scrubbed a stack ..read more

Authorities are looking for a man convicted of killing his mother at age 13 and other crimes who walked away from a halfway house in Santa Ana. The Orange County District Attorney issued an alert in the search for 20-year-old Ike Souzer, described by prosecutors as “extremely dangerous and violent.” Souzer’s most recent criminal case involved a guilty plea to felon vandalism for painting graffiti under a freeway overpass. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and probation, but released due to credit for time served on March 20 and checked into Project Kinship in Santa Ana. He left the halfway h ..read more

What to Know The Wicked of Oz is presented by Witches Brew Saturday, March 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. (all ages) and 8 to 10 p.m. (21+) at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana $10-$25; “spooky” shopping, photo opportunities, characters, and more Green is the scene as the middle of March casts a verdant veil over the world; the early part of spring is beginning to burst forth and St. Patrick’s Day is in full frolic, giving green lovers the lucky opportunity to don their favorite shade. And at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana? An emerald enchantment is also shimmering ..read more

What to Know Bubblefest at Discovery Cube OC in Santa Ana March 22 through April 7 $36 adult pre-sale general admission; $31 child pre-sale general admission; $33 senior pre-sale general admission; children under age 2 admitted free (“if they lap sit during the Mega Bubblefest Laser Show”) Magic wands can be pretty darn useful throughout the year, at least if you attended fairy school or have plans to pursue the study of becoming a wand-waving wizard or witch. But there’s another kind of magic-making wand that so many of us enthusiastically turn to during the diaphanous days of early spring ..read more