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Irvine, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2017) – The Irvine Police Department has worked with the Orange County Coroner’s Office to confirm the identities of the victims in yesterday’s double homicide on Crystal Circle in Irvine. The victims have been identified as Gloria Pillay, 58, and Arlyn Pillay, 35. The…

Irvine, Calif. – The Irvine Police Department and the Orange County Fire Authority responded Tuesday to a report of a shooting on Crystal Circle in Irvine. Upon arrival, officers discovered two deceased victims. The suspect, Nolan Pascal Pillay, 37, was taken into custody at the scene without…

The City of Irvine is accepting applications to fill two community member-at-large vacancies on the Irvine Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee (ICYFAC). Comprised of 15 members, the ICYFAC is an advisory body to the Community Services Commission, and provides ongoing review and…

Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) -- The Irvine Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Jeronimo Road and Alton Parkway. Irvine Police Department officers and members of the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the scene of a traffic…

A special community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, will provide an update on the nation’s largest parkland project of 688 acres including the 194-acre Sports Park; the state’s largest Community Ice Facility; and ask those who attend to provide input about still-to-be-built segments of…

A final Special Community Meeting on the future of the Orange County Great Park will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 2, at the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center. The April 2 presentation will be delivered in both English and Mandarin. Community Meetings throughout Orange County this year have…

Sunset Magazine’s Cover Story for February ranked Irvine as one of the “Best Places to Live 2017” in highlighting its “20 Western Dream Towns.” Irvine received high marks from the editors for its bike lanes and trails, low crime rate, robust economy, a multicultural population and the emerging…

Marc Joffe, Director for the California Policy Center, which oversees the California Transparency Project, has released a nationwide study that places Irvine No. 1 among major cities in fiscal strength.   The Fiscal Health Index, published in The Fiscal Times, ranks 116 American cities with a…

IPD Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2017) -- The Irvine Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred Saturday, January 14 at the intersection of Lake Forest and Romano in Irvine. Police responded to Hoag hospital in Irvine around 5:15 p.m…

Irvine, Calif. – The Irvine Police Department on Wednesday arrested Megan Ann Hoechstetter on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to crimes against animals. Hoechstetter was arrested after selling a sick puppy that died a week after it was purchased by an Irvine family. Nineteen puppies…

The City of Irvine will co-host the groundbreaking of a Community Ice Facility at the Orange County Great Park. When open in 2018, the facility will be the largest in California and one of the largest in the U.S. Co-host H&S Ventures, an affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, will have visual…

The public is invited to a community ice facility groundbreaking at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Orange County Great Park. An Anaheim Ducks affiliate and the City of Irvine will co-host the ceremony to begin construction of one of the largest public ice facilities in the U.S. The grand opening…

The City of Irvine is seeking community input to update its Senior Strategic Plan, which will help shape the direction of senior programs and services over the next five years. Community meetings will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lakeview Senior Center and Thursday, Jan. 26…

Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2017) – The Irvine Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a scam in which two elderly victims were defrauded of more than $12,000. The person of interest is described as a male, 20 to 30 years old, 5’7” and 150 pounds, who…

Irvine, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2016) –  The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint as part of the department’s continued commitment to reducing injury and deaths caused by impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted Saturday, December 17, 2016, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m…

Irvine, Calif. – Two suspects have been arrested in connection with package and mail theft in a gated community in Irvine.   On Friday, December 16, Irvine Police Department officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in the Lexington neighborhood, located at Arborwood at Winthrop…

SoCalGas has developed a voluntary call to consumers called a SoCalGas Advisory. Every winter the demand for natural gas increases as we heat our homes and businesses. This winter, we are facing limited availability of natural gas locally. That's why SoCalGas is asking all Southern…

Irvine, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2016) – The Irvine Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with three residential burglaries in the Woodbury neighborhood. Derek Tucker, 28, of Irvine was taken into custody on December 13 following a string of burglaries that occurred in the area over the…

Waste Management (Open in new window) will collect and recycle Christmas trees for three weeks after Christmas on your regular collection day. Trees taller than 4 feet must be cut in half and all decorations (tinsel, lights, ornaments and tree stands) must be removed. Place the tree curbside.…

Newly elected Mayor Donald P. Wagner., along with incumbent Councilwoman Christina L. Shea and newly elected Councilmember Melissa Fox were sworn in to office today in front of a capacity audience during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting at the Irvine Civic Center. Mayor Wagner was sworn…