A 41-year-old woman admitted to setting her daughter's room on fire to collect insurance, then doing it again and again and again.
For the eighth straight day, residents are prohibited from using the fireplace.
A youth pastor has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted five young boys at church events.
Firefighters in Orange County have their hands full helping residents through the first major storm of the year.
Sheriff's task force arrests nine of 36 who skip court appearance or violate probation, but another five turn themselves in afterward.
A Santa Ana man was taken into custody on suspicion of murdering a 23-year-old victim, an escort.
Federal officials say Enrique Marguez Jr. conspired with Syed Farook to commit acts of terrorism.
Several teens have accused an Aliso Viejo church pastor or inappropriate contact.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is well trained and evolving to meet the terror threat, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a video teaching how to survive a mass shooting.
The city's deputy of the year is known for his drive to keep the streets safe, arresting 28 drunken drivers in 2014.
A Downey police officer, executed while sitting in a parked car, graduated from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Academy.
Emergency responders are participating in a five-day emergency response drill simulating a terrorist attack in OC.
A 28-year-old Laguna Niguel man is accused of raping women in Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel.
A 24-year-old man was killed when he was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck after it rolled while off-roading in Trabuco Canyon.
A defense attorney pleaded guilty to submitting a fraudulent psychiatric evaluation to help a client who molested three girls.
Police suspect a youth pastor of raping several women at the church.
A pair of women who posed as housekeepers to break into South County homes unoticed pleaded guilty to several counts of burglary.
Two men suspected of robbing a Mission Viejo Jewelry Store and then throwing the loot onto the 405 have been arrested.
A former Taco Bell executive taped beating an Uber driver has apologized, but the driver is still suing the Newport Beach man.
Prosecutors allege a Fountain Valley man skirted campaign finance laws to help Janet Nguyen’s re-election to the Board of Supervisors.
An Orange County man seen beating an uber driver on camera has been fired from the Taco Bell marketing department.
An Uber driver said he fought back when an intoxicated passenger attacked him from the back seat.
A doctor's conviction of second-degree murder today in the overdose deaths of three patients sets a California precedent.
Orange County supervisors and officials from the district attorney and public defenders' offices grapple with oversight amid scandals.
Deputies will be out in force this weekend in Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods and Laguna Hills.
A motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash at a Paseo De Colinas intersection.
The former beauty queen with ties to churches in San Clemente and Irvine is accused of molesting a 4-year-old and making child porn.
The Irvine woman, 25, also belonged to Latter Day Saints churches in San Clemente and Irvine. Police are seeking additional victims.
Laguna Woods attack takes place after lawn mower disrupts hive; one golfer attacked first, the second when she tries to help.
Concerned he had a firearm, suspect was flushed out by authorities in Laguna Hills.
Two accidents are tying up local freeways heading into the afternoon rush hour.
Sheila Tubbs is one of hundreds countywide hoping to discover the fate of a lost loved one at the coroner's Identify the Missing Day.
Photographer Christopher A. Brown taught private tumbling lessons. He was arrested at a Newport Beach shopping center.
Would-be good Samaritans were repeatedly stung as they tried to rescue a driver who crashed into a light pole, disturbing a swarm of bees.
The family of an man allegedly slain by a white supremacist in a bar fight has asked that his killer be charged with a hate crime.
It took a jury about three hours to convict the repeat drunk driver in the San Clemente 4th of July fatality
A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempting to kidnap and sexually assault a jogger at Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park.
Orange County Sheriff's detectives are asking anyone to come forward who may have been victimized by a photographer accused of abuse.