![Behind the Badge takes three first-place OC Press Club awards](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/COVID-Deputy-Memorial-702x474.jpg)
Behind the Badge takes three first-place OC Press Club awards
0As the Olympic Games were getting underway in Tokyo, Japan, Behind the Badge was bringing home the gold in the Orange County Press Club’s 2021 Excellence in Journalism Contest, winning three first-place awards: one for news coverage, and two for photography. BTB also won second place for its COVID-19 coverage. The four awards bring Behind the Badge’s total to 49 since it began entering the contest seven years ago. For the second straight year, the Orange County Press Club awards ceremony was held virtually and hosted by Kedric Francis, long-time emcee of the awards presentations, and introduced by Hannah Fry,…
![Behind the Badge in 60 Seconds: Anaheim’s oldest resident turns 106](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/200419-APD-AFR-106th-Birthday-12-SJG-351x185.jpg)
On this week’s Behind the Badge in 60 Seconds, Anaheim celebrates as their oldest resident turns 106-years-old and the family…
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As Californians complete week five of a state-mandated stay-at-home order, it’s understandable that frustration and anxiety is running high. The…
![Family says goodbye to Riverside Deputy Terrell Young, who died of COVID-19](https://behindthebadge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/200420-RSA-Dep-Young-Memorial-06-SJG-351x185.jpg)
Editor’s note: The Riverside Sheriffs’ Association has set up a website so people can support the Young family. Terrell Young…
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On this week’s Behind the Badge in 60 Seconds: La Habra PD says goodbye to their 91-year- old volunteer, Westminster…