A woman was decapitated by a garbage truck when she was crossing the street Wednesday in Orange County, according to authorities.

The 69-year-old woman was crossing the street when she was struck by a garbage truck early Wednesday morning, police said.

When it opens its doors to patients on Dec. 1, City of Hope will be the first cancer specialty hospital in the county and the second of it’s kind in California.

The initiative comes in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that struck Jamaica in late October, leaving significant damage in its wake.

Orange County’s redistricting is luring a former state Senator and two others so far to run for the County Commission in the new District 8. Victor “Vic” Torres, who has served in both the House and Senate, filed last week to run for the November 2026 election.

Santa Ana overwhelmingly supported Proposition 50. Villa Park led the opposition to the measure, which changed congressional boundaries in California to favor more Democrats.

According to a report, the driver may have suffered a medical episode, leading to the loss of control of the vehicle before striking a tree.

The County of Orange, Calif., is greatly expanding its office presence at a complex in Santa Ana, slowly taking over an entire building for at least the next 17 years.

Orange County police are sharing new details about the measures being taken by car thieves across Southern California.