Behind the Badge
Behind the Badge stories score again in press competition
0A grateful recovering addict in Santa Ana, first responders riding waves in Manhattan Beach, and efforts to hire women for the Santa Ana Police Department gained Behind the Badge recognition from the Orange County Press Club for stories covered in the past year. On June 18, Behind the Badge won three awards — two first place and one second — at the Orange County Press Club’s 2025 Excellence in Journalism Contest, in another year of strong recognition of the work that appeared in the online publication. This year’s results boost the total number of OC Press Club awards to 66…
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As the wave gathered behind him, Donovan Torres, perched on a surfboard for the first time in his life, began…
Happy Medina didn’t set out to become one of the foremost experts on human trafficking in Orange County, or the…
In a bit of reporting tenacity that is hard to envision, much less execute, former journalist turned true-crime author Larry…