A 17-year-old Costa Mesa boy died after being pulled from a burning garage apartment, according to a news report. Luke Upton died in a fire that officials believe began in a garage that had been turned into an apartment. Four other people escaped unharmed; an 18-year-old and a two-year-old were taken to a local hospital…
A Cypress doctor who came out of a five-year retirement to perform plastic surgery at an unaccredited outpatient center has agreed to 35 months of probation by the California Medical Board. Dr. Lawrence Hansen performed a vaginal reconstruction surgery on Maria Garcia, 39, in March 2008 at Hills Surgical Institute in Anaheim Hills, which was…
The family of Andres Ramirez, who was shot and killed by Santa Ana police in December, has filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit claiming that Ramirez was shot in the back of the head by police, who then fabricated a story about the victim brandishing a knife. Ramirez, 21, was visiting relatives in Santa…
