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2+ hour, 11+ min ago (387+ words) ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- The suspected DUI driver who plowed into eight students on the Anaheim High School track and field team while they were training has been identified. Anthony Alva-Palafox, 27, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of DUI and is being held on $100,000 bail. He's expected to appear in court Friday. "There was probable cause to believe Mr. Alva-Palafox was operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner due to his level of intoxication," said police in a statement released Wednesday. "He was arrested on suspicion of DUI for both alcohol and drugs." Police said the students were waiting at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and W. North Street just before 3 p.m. when they were hit by a Toyota Corolla. Eight students, all between 16 and 17 years old, were struck. Seven students were hospitalized, five of whom have since been released. The remaining two…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago (548+ words) Knott's Merry Farm is all done up for the holidays with decor, shows and lots of new food, including some extra-large shareable items at Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant. For one, there's the rather impressive Roofus sandwich that's big enough to feed four or five people. It's comprised of fried chicken patties, slaw and garlic aioli on a giant brioche bun. "We really wanted to wow people," said Executive Chef Tre Hardy. "We really wanted to have something that people don't see everywhere else. " This is an idea that one of our people came up with and we just built on it as a team. I think we were all wowed by it so we thought everybody else would be too." According to Hardy, the shareable offerings " including a turkey club "jumbowich" " at Mrs. Knott's restaurant range from $40 to $50 and…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (42+ words) Eight teenagers who are members of the Anaheim High School track and field team were injured on Wednesday when an alleged DUI suspect drove onto a sidewalk in Anaheim. Michele Gile reports. 8 teens injured after alleged DUI suspect crashed in Anaheim...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago (700+ words) For the past 70 years, Disneyland has anchored Anaheim as a tourist destination, one that now attracts more than 25 million visitors annually. Over the decades, Anaheim leaders have described the theme park as a "golden goose." The prevailing wisdom held by many local politicians is that whatever is good for Disneyland is good for Anaheim, with taxes from resort-area hotels pouring into the city's general fund for services. The mantra surfaced again last April, when former Anaheim Councilmember Stephen Faessel declared that "every time that there's been Disney investment, the city benefits" before he voted in support of DisneylandForward, a nearly $2-billion expansion plan. But Anaheim residents and elected officials haven't always seen eye-to-eye with the company. Political battles over corporate subsidies, campaign spending and minimum wage laws in recent years have cast Disneyland's influence over Anaheim's governance in a more…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (341+ words) A group of high school athletes was mowed down by a suspected drunk driver in broad daylight during a routine training run in California on Wednesday afternoon, cops said. Eight students with Anaheim High School's track and field team were injured in the harrowing midday collision, leaving parents at the school shocked at the horrifying wreck. "It's heartbreaking. The first thing I did was call both of my boys to make sure they were all right. I know most likely they are going to know some of the students," dad of of the students, Eddie Martinez told KTLA. The squad of runners was waiting near a crosswalk on a bustling street in Anaheim, Calif. when a car swerved onto the sidewalk and slammed into them, according to a news release from the Anaheim Police Department . The orange Toyota Corolla, was…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago (92+ words) Thursday, December 11, 2025 Icy winds ruining hair, freezing it that way A Disney superfan celebrated his 15,000th ride on the Cars-themed Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure, having documented every go-around since 2012. What do you think? "Pretty pathetic for a full-grown adult to have fun and enjoy his life." "Is there no limit to what man can achieve?" "He has to be pretty good at it by now." The stars appreciate your "whistle while you work" philosophy, but pallbearers are typically expected to be silent....

7+ hour, 2+ min ago (287+ words) Track & field athlete Alexa Anderson discusses her protest against a transgender opponent after an Oregon high school competition on "America's Newsroom.' A California man was arrested after allegedly hitting a group of high school track runners Wednesday afternoon, sending eight teenage student-athletes to the hospital. The crash happened just before 3 p.m., as eight Anaheim High School track runners were waiting at a red light during a practice run, according to a statement from APD. Alva-Palafox is accused of hitting all eight children with his sedan. Alva-Palafox is accused of hitting eight high school track runners with his sedan in California. SEE IT: SUSPECTED DRUNKEN DRIVER'S WRONG-WAY HEAD-ON CRASH CAUGHT ON DEPUTY'S DASHBOARD CAMERA APD said seven of the eight children, who were males and females ages 16 to 17, were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. They were accompanied by…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago (161+ words) Eight members of a high school track and field team were injured after they were hit by a vehicle being driven by a suspected drunk driver. According to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, the incident occurred at Harbor Boulevard and North Street in Anaheim just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The runners, boys and girls ages 16 and 17, were standing on the southwest corner with their coach when the driver of an orange Toyota Corolla veered off the roadway and hit them, Anaheim police told the TV station. They were taken to local hospitals with various injuries, but they are not considered life-threatening, KTLA reported. The driver, Anthony Alva-Palafox of Anaheim, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs. He was also hospitalized for injuries sustained in the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact Anaheim police…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago (354+ words) Eight students on a California high school's track team were injured in a crash Wednesday after the driver veered off the road in a suspected drunk driving incident, police said. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. near Harbor Boulevard and North Street in Anaheim, police said in a news release. The students, all ages 16 and 17, were on a training run and were waiting for the traffic light to change when they were struck. Seven of them were taken to the hospital with various non-life-threatening injuries, the release states. They were accompanied by an adult coach at the time of the crash. The driver, Anthony Alva-Palafox, 27, was traveling southbound on a green light when he veered off the road and struck the group, according to the release. Police said the crash is being investigated as a possible DUI and that Alva-Palafox "displayed objective…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago (253+ words) Anthony Alva-Palafox, a 27-year-old Anaheim man, has been identified as the suspect who crashed into several members of Anaheim High School's track team as they were standing on the sidewalk of an intersection, on Wednesday, just before 3 p.m. Alva-Palafox was allegedly drunk when the incident happened. Seven of the students, who were all 16-17 years old, had to be hospitalized, with a variety of injuries, according to the Anaheim Police. Their track coach was with the students at the time of the crash. Fortunately none of the athletes had life-threatening injuries. Alva-Palafox also had to be hospitalazied for treatment of accident-related injuries. Alva-Palafox was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs and his car was impounded. A search warrant is pending, so the police investigators can see if any evidence is available inside the vehicle....