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  • A 20-year-old man with autism was home with his grandmother Sunday night when a fire started.
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fire, orange county news, eileen frere
  • A damaged police vehicle is loaded onto a tow truck in Santa Ana on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
  • A police officer and two other people were hurt after their vehicles collided in a Santa Ana intersection Monday.
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accident, orange county news
  • Students are seen at a vigil held for Mitchell Cook on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Cook, 14, died during football practice at Canyon High School.
  • Loved ones remembered the life of a 14-year-old boy who died during high school football practice in Anaheim.
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school, orange county news
  • A pursuit following a deputy-involved shooting ended on the eastbound 91 Freeway at Coal Canyon on Saturday, August 10, 2013.
  • An investigation is underway following a deputy-involved shooting and pursuit that snarled traffic on the 91 Freeway.
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deputy-involved shooting, orange county news, leanne suter
  • Linda Stephens of Huntington Beach holds up a check for $289,341, her winning portion of the Powerball jackpot.
  • A Huntington Beach woman, who's been out of work for two years, won part of the $428 million Powerball jackpot.
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orange county news
  • Authorities investigate after a womans body was found in Lake Forest on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013.
  • Orange County sheriff deputies found the body of a woman while answering a disturbance call in Lake Forest on Friday.
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body found, orange county news
  • An autopsy is planned to determine why a local high school football player died after collapsing at practice.
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school, orange county news
  • Jace Remington was arrested for possession of marijuana for sales and possession of cocaine for sales on Tuesday, August 6, 2013.
  • Fountain Valley Police seized 115 pounds of marijuana and 1.5 pounds of cocaine during residential searches Tuesday.
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arrest, orange county news
  • Rudolph Juarez (L), Gabriel Garcia (R)
  • Two former parks and recreation managers are accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from Buena Park.
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orange county news, eileen frere
  • West Coast Detox in Huntington Beach is seen in this undated photo.
  • A Huntington Beach detox facility where a young man died is shutting down following an Eyewitness News investigation.
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orange county news, eileen frere
  • Mosquitoes are shown magnified in this file photo.
  • A Cypress woman has tested positive for West Nile Virus, marking the first human infection in Orange County in 2013.
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health, orange county news
  • Firefighters and police respond to a fire at a home on the 11500 block of Panay Street in Cypress on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
  • Authorities have confirmed that the body found in a burned home in Cypress is that of a suspect they were chasing.
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fire, body found, orange county news
  • Onlookers mourn following a fatal officer-involved shooting at Glencoe Drive and Silver Lane in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
  • An investigation is underway after a suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Huntington Beach on Saturday.
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shooting, officer-involved shooting, orange county news
  • A mans body was found inside a burned home in the 11000 block of Panay Street in Cypress, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
  • A man's body was found inside a burned home in Cypress. Police are investigating if the body is of a wanted suspect.
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fire, body found, orange county news, amy powell
  • Police investigate a shooting at an apartment complex in the 800 block of North Loara Street on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
  • A man in Anaheim was killed in a shooting that started with a verbal altercation at a Circle K store on Saturday.
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shooting, homicide investigation, orange county news
  • Fiatala Manu, 46, is accused of embezzling more than $110,000 as the treasurer of the First Samoan Christian Congregational Church in Santa Ana.
  • A treasurer at an Orange County church is accused of embezzling more than $110,000, authorities said.
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orange county news, eileen frere
  • A photo of Kevin Arellano is seen at a candlelight vigil in Santa Ana on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.
  • A candlelight vigil was held Thursday night for a young man who was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer.
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shooting, officer-involved shooting, orange county news, sid garcia
  • Jaylin Juwan Marshall, a 20-year-old Sacramento resident, and Michael Wayne Greer, a 24-year-old Sacramento, were arrested for human trafficking on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2013.
  • Two men have been arrested in Orange County for holding underage girls against their will and using them as prostitutes.
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sex crimes, orange county news, eileen frere
  • Illario Niko Johnson from Chino is seen in this mugshot provided by the Huntington Beach Police Department.
  • With the help of the public and social media, police made two additional arrests in connection to the Huntington Beach riot.
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vandalism, arrest, orange county news
  • Jennifer Renee Colwell was charged with felony arson of property for allegedly trying to set a Dana Point lingerie store on fire.
  • A woman who tried to set fire to a Dana Point lingerie store after a breakup last year will serve six months in jail.
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fire, legal, orange county news
  • Hans Arellano, known to friends and family as Kevin, is seen in this photo provided by family.
  • Police say the man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon was not armed.
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shooting, officer-involved shooting, orange county news, eileen frere
  • A home in Irvine is seen on fire Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The family and their dog (seen right) escaped.
  • An Irvine family and their beloved pet are safe after escaping a fire at their home on Tuesday night.
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fire, orange county news
  • The OC Sheriffs Department is offering a series designed to give citizens an inside look at their daily operations.
  • The OC Sheriff's Department is offering a series designed to give citizens an inside look at their daily operations.
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orange county news, amy powell
  • Michael John Lytle, 30, of Anaheim was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest following the Huntington Beach riots after the U.S. Surf Open on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Lytle was hired as a firefighter by the city of Fullerton on Feb. 11, 2008.
  • A firefighter was one of seven people arrested following the Huntington Beach riots that erupted after the U.S. Surf Open.
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vandalism, orange county news, elex michaelson
  • Andre, a French Bulldog, was stolen from a home in Huntington Beach on Thursday, July 26, 2013.
  • A suspect took off with electronics, jewelry and a family dog following a burglary in Huntington Beach Thursday.
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burglary, pet, orange county news
  • Security camera captured a bright light around the time of a large boom in Orange County on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • A loud boom rattled windows and nerves in Orange County. What was it? Investigators spent the day combing for clues.
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orange county news, eileen frere
  • Police investigate following a fatal officer-involved shooting in Santa Ana on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • A suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday following a foot pursuit in Santa Ana, police said.
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shooting, officer-involved shooting, orange county news, eileen frere