Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
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Public Safety

RV murder suspect to be arraigned
By Mona Shadia

Ean Keith Brown, 38, of Huntington Beach has been booked without bail. Autopsy results are pending to determine cause of death.

Trial set for former H.B. officer

A trial has been scheduled April 20 for a former Huntington Beach police officer charged with 19 felonies, including raping and sodomizing...

Police arrest man in Craigslist sting

Huntington Beach police arrested a Santa Ana man Wednesday after he allegedly tried to initiate a sexual relationship with a minor on...

'A happy ending' on oil spill

'A happy ending' on oil spill

By Mona Shadia

State and local officials are allowing nature to take its course and letting the sun evaporate the estimated five gallons of diesel fuel...

H.B. man convicted of hit-and-run

By Michael Miller

A Huntington Beach man was convicted Thursday of a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist dead.

Grant will help fund DUI checkpoints

By Mona Shadia

The Huntington Beach Police Department has received $174,209 in grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety, money that is...

Man rescues one swimmer; another dies

From the Los Angeles Times

A high-surf advisory is in effect along the Southern California coast through Saturday, and a dangerous riptide has taken the life of at...

Accused stabber to be tried as adult

Accused stabber to be tried as adult

By Michael Miller

The teenager charged with murdering a 19-year-old man during a fight in a Huntington Beach park will be tried as an adult, the Orange County...

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Police: Electrocuted man may have tried to steal copper wire

A man was found electrocuted outside a Huntington Beach business last week after he apparently tried to steal copper wire from the building'...

Taking aim at alcohol

Taking aim at alcohol

By Michael Miller

Huntington Beach's top newsmaker of 2011 wasn't a person or an organization, but rather a controlled substance.

Man arrested after vehicle chase

Huntington Beach police arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of stealing a car and burglarizing several vehicles over the previous night.

Homeless man convicted of hate crime

By Mona Shadia

A white homeless Huntington Beach man was convicted Thursday of committing a hate crime against a Hispanic woman and sentenced to three...

Police, fire associations await 9/11 memorial designs

Police, fire associations await 9/11 memorial designs

By Michael Miller

Three months ago, Huntington Beach's police and fire associations received a pair of steel girders from the World Trade Center and announced...

Man pleads not guilty to hit-and-run

By Mona Shadia

A Huntington Beach man pleaded not guilty last week to charges that he drove on a suspended license and hit another driver, causing him...

Man gets life in prison for beating death of veteran

A Huntington Beach man was sentenced Friday to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of a World War II...

Victims identified in apparent murder-suicide

By Michael Miller

The victims of an apparent murder-suicide Dec. 14 in Huntington Beach have been identified as a married couple who were going through a...

T-shirt sales to benefit Seal Beach victims' families

T-shirt sales to benefit Seal Beach victims' families

By Michael Miller

The new line at Affliction Clothing in Seal Beach features the most hopeful of designs for the most devastating of causes.

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Residents split on lifting fireworks sale ban

By Mona Shadia

Huntington Beach Mayor Don Hansen's proposal to lift the ban on safe and sane fireworks in the city on the Fourth of July has residents...

Residents evacuated during apartment building fire

One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries and two families were displaced Wednesday after a fire broke out on the...