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Sean Emery

Sean Emery is a crime and public safety reporter for the Register who covers state and federal courts and criminal justice issues. He has worked for the Register since 2006, previously covering breaking news, the city of Irvine, the Orange County Great Park, and the city of San Juan Capistrano.

Water is sprayed on a 34,000-gallon tank that overheated at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Roughly 40,000 evacuated in Southern California as crews try to head off possible chemical tank explosion

May 23, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

A roughly one-mile buffer has been set up around the tank, where the trouble began on Thursday.

Angels’ Mike Trout heads up the first-base line after connecting for a double off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Angels’ Mike Trout testifies about Eric Kay’s behavior, clubhouse bets and warning from staffer before Tyler Skaggs’ death

October 22, 2025 at 10:52 a.m.

Trout acknowledged that he was uncomfortable testifying in court. His answers were generally brief and to the point.

Crime scene tape outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., after a shooting on Sunday, May 15, 2022. At least one person was killed and at least four others were critically injured after a gunman opened fire inside the Southern California church on Sunday, the authorities said.

Alguacil: El tiroteo en iglesia de California fue motivado por odio a la gente de Taiwán

May 16, 2022 at 9:18 p.m.

El hombre acusado de atacar a los feligreses dentro de una iglesia de Laguna Woods el domingo 15 de mayo, donde se reunía un grupo presbiteriano taiwanés, fue motivado por...

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