Deadly Road Rage Arrests + Best Place To Live + Necklace Snatcher

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County residents had a busy weekend of ocean cleanups and visits to new restaurants.

Here are some of the stories we're looking at on Tuesday.

A man and woman were arrested in Costa Mesa Sunday, on suspicion of the fatal road rage shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, and are expected to be arraigned, Tuesday. On May 21, the couple inside a white Volkswagon were traveling on the 55 Freeway when they fired at least one shot at Aiden's mother's car after she exited the express lanes. A $500,000 reward is at stake. (More on Patch).

In other news...

Tuesday's Orange County Weather and Surf Report:

Tuesday, expect a high temperature of 72 degrees and a low of 60 degrees. The weather will be mostly sunny.

High tide in Orange County is at 9:39 a.m., at 3.41 feet. Low tide is at 2:19 p.m. at 1.97 feet.

Sunrise Tuesday will be at 5:41 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:01 p.m.

Here are 5 of Orange County's top news stories of the day:

1. Irvine graduating seniors meet the CEO who promised them $1000 scholarships if they wrote him a letter a year until graduation. Yes, he kept his word. (OC Register).
2. We've heard of clutch pearls, but this is ridiculous. A Fountain Valley woman was the target of a vicious robbery when a thief stole the necklace from her throat. One man is in custody for the crime. (ABC7).
3. Shots were fired on a car in Anaheim overnight, officials say. This was one of four freeway shootings across southern California freeways, according to this NBCLA report. (NBCLA)
4. Southland homes are at an all-time market high. So how are new transplants and homeowners winning the bidding war? OC Register investigates. (OC Register).
5. Who is killing it in CIF SS sports? San Clemente High School Boys Wrestling won its second Dual Meet Championship in a row, Zach Cavanaugh reports. (SC Times).

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~Ashley

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