Santa Ana kicked off the holiday season this weekend with Plaza Navideña — the city’s Christmas festival and tree-lighting ceremony.

Volunteers at hundreds of pantries across Orange County are helping feed people like Ernesto Trejo, a Tustin resident who worked as a waiter at many hotels in OC, and their families.

Valerie Boey joined WFTV in March of 2025, as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor, but has been covering news for more than three decades. This veteran journalist has experience covering ...