The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.

Answer: The Santa Ana winds have everything to do with weather. It starts with a high-pressure area over the Great Basin. That’s a huge area, spanning much of Nevada, Utah and parts of California, Idaho,

An accused street racer on Tuesday, Jan. 28, became the second driver to go on trial for the Santa Ana crash that killed an Orange County Register editor more than four years ago.

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A motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving three other vehicles in Santa Ana on Friday night, Jan. 24, the California Highway Patrol said. Around 11:40 p.m., CHP officers received a call about a solo vehicle crash on the southbound 55 Freeway near Edinger Avenue. A Honda sedan had crashed into a median, Sgt. Sergio Rivera said.

SANTA ANA — A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to six years in prison for an alcohol-related collision that killed a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana.

Mike Harrah, president of Caribou Industries, said construction is expected to begin by the second quarter. The 3rd and Broadway Promenade development could be completed within the next 24 to 28 months,

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A 30-year-old man was pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to six years in prison for an alcohol-related collision that killed a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana. Mario Celestino Torres pleaded guilty to killing 44-year-old Flor Mecon Granados of Santa Ana in a collision just before 3 a.

The Santa Ana winds, which occur most often in the fall and winter, push dry air from over the inland deserts of California and the Southwest toward the coast, the National Weather Service said.

A dog died in a fire early Sunday evening as SoCal got battered by a winter storm. The blaze was first reported shortly after 5 p.m. in the 5300 block of West 1st Street, an Orange County Fire Authority spokesperson said.

Steven Soliz pleaded guilty to assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and inflicting injury on an elder adult, both felonies