July 10 marks the 10 year anniversary of the death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man who lived with schizophrenia. Thomas was brutally beaten by Fullerton police, reporting to a call made by a local bar manager in Downtown Fullerton. The Kelly Thomas incident is an example of why Fullerton Police developed new department procedures to modify police encounters with...

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Cypress College silenced an adjunct instructor after a student broke policy to upload a three-minute Zoom recording of a heated controversial debate that took place between the instructor and student in the class. A communications instructor engaged in a debate with 19-year-old student Braden Ellis after he claimed that cops were heroes in a class presentation. The instructor questioned Ellis...

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The Fullerton Hornets baseball team shocked the Cypress College Chargers with a come-from-behind victory 5-4 on Thursday. The victory ended Fullerton's season-long nine-game home losing streak. The Cypress Chargers came into Thursday's game as the number two team in the Orange Empire Conference standings and coming off a 13-4 win over Fullerton College on Tuesday. Fullerton College came into the...

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Over 80 companies held digital booths at the OC 4th District Virtual Job Fair Wednesday. Job seekers could speak with a company representative, explore career opportunities and upload resumes for potential employers to overview. The virtual event, which District 4 Supervisor Doug Chaffee organized, included the FBI, Amazon, Tesla, T-Mobile and the California Army National Coast Guard. Registration for the...

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While Cinco de Mayo is a popular time to celebrate, two professors provide the real reason why this historical day is acknowledged. "At this point, I think only 22% of Americans actually know the history and the origin of Cinco de Mayo, yet we see a large variety of people engaging in celebrating," said Ruth Calcanas, an Ethnic Studies professor...

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The Fullerton Community Center will be hosting the Orange County Healthcare Agency's fourth vaccine POD April 30 for Fullerton residents to receive their free COVID-19 vaccination. FCC will be distributing the Pfizer vaccine through this event, with the first dose given April 30 and the second dose given May 21. The event is for Fullerton residents only. All those who...

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California counties have dropped their Purple Tier status as the state saw a steady decline in positive cases and hospitals ceased to overflow with COVID-infected patients. Governor Gavin Newsom announced his plan in early March to move California into the Green Tier by June 15, which would allow all businesses to fully re-open with minimal restrictions. The full details of...

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Hundreds of Black Lives Matter supporters assembled in protest of a White Lives Matter rally Sunday at Huntington Beach Pier Plaza after KKK and white supremacist flyers were found in a nearby neighborhood. The flyers that appeared in Huntington Beach Easter weekend preceded an announcement of a White Lives Matter rally scheduled to take place Sunday at 1 p.m. Tory...

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The five victims of the mass shooting at Unified Homes have been revealed by the Orange Police Department. Two of the victims, Luis Tovar and Jenevieve Raygoza attended Fullerton College. Luis TovarLuis A. Tovar, 50, is an Orange County local and the business owner of Unified Homes, a real estate and manufactured home brokerage, located on the second floor of...

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Lt. Jennifer Amat provided further details at a briefing Thursday afternoon on Wednesday's deadly shooting which left four victims dead, including a 9-year-old boy, and one person injured. The Orange County coroner is in the process of identifying the deceased. The names of the four victims will be released in a written statement as soon as they are available. The...

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