A shirtless man, allegedly on drugs, identified himself as Tarzan and tried to break into the Santa Ana Zoo's monkey exhibit, police say.
Tuesday is National Night Out, a chance to meet local police officers and neighbors to collaborate on community safety.
A boy, 6, died in a crash near Fountain Valley where both drivers were allegedly drunk.
As the governor declares of a state of emergency, local firefighters are helping to contain the 18 wildfires currently plaguing California.
Photos from residents, firefighters and local photographers document the devastation caused by our most recent wildfires.
One firefighter has been killed, homes and outbuildings burned, thousands of acres blackened--with new evacuations ordered Saturday night.
Do you recognize the man in these surveillance photos?
Victims ranging in age from 22 to 90 were tied up during the robberies.
The attorney and reality star was found dead Wednesday when police responded to a call at their home.
Family members turned him in, according to the sheriff's department.
Her body was found near San Juan Capistrano, but her car was in Aliso Viejo.
“If you don’t have to go, don’t go,” said a Caltrans spokeswoman. Alternate routes are listed.
Tickets for texting while driving increased 35 percent this year during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
The Freeway connecting Southern California to Las Vegas was scorched but is now reopened.
A dramatic scene unfolded as a wildfire ripped across the 15 Freeway, burning cars and shutting down the freeway connecting OC to Vegas.
An audacious bank robber who carjacked a taxi in a wild police chase ending in a crash, has been sentenced to prison.
The drones are endangering lives and homes, according to fire managers frustrated by the unauthorized flights.
A kidnapping that police were quick to declare a hoax when the victim was dropped off at her mom's Huntington Beach home was real, says FBI.
A 214-acre brush fire near Santiago Canyon is now 90 percent contained.
A Disney hotel employee was arrested during an undercover operation after allegedly advertising a ticket for sex-trade on Craigslist.
An oil shortage forces gas prices to spike. Patch has your cheapest prices around town.
An early morning multi-car collision left one person hospitalized.
An incident that left 17 sea lions sickened after chlorine was dumped into their rescue pool turned out to be an employee accident.
It's a scam, the FTC explains.
A wildfire, an attic fire and a tree fire were all caused by illegal fireworks, authorities believe.
A volunteer Sunday school teacher from Fountain Valley faces 135 years in prison for sexually assaulting five boys.
The nation's highest court has agreed to hear a local case challenging a union's right to charge fair share fees for collective bargaining.
Damian Newhart, the “rolled- sleeves bandit,’ became addicted to drugs as a dentist and started robbing banks to support his habit.
Humidity continues to build this week, bring a chance of heavy rain to the mountains and valleys, say forecasters.
Dry lightning, strong winds and an already parched landscape have prompted an increase in fire staffing this weekend.
Alec Scott Abraham, 20, had a record for dangerous driving, including speeding in Fountain Valley, leading up the deadly crash.
A person of interest in the murders of a woman and her baby led police on a chase to Mile Square Park where he jumped in a lake.
The runway was closed as firefighters deal with a fuel leak caused by a forced landing at John Wayne Airport Tuesday night.
A ten-year-old girl found unconscious at the end of a roller coaster ride at Magic Mountain died of natural causes, authorities say.
An investigation, the presence of FBI Agents, and hearings into long closed cases trigger speculation of a brewing ticket-fixing scandal.
A 20-year-old man accused of causing a hit and run crash in Irvine killing a woman and her two-year-old granddaughter, may have been racing.
A man was injured when his vehicle crashed into a pole Saturday night in Fountain Valley.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Costa Mesa in connection with a hit and run crash that killed a woman and seriously hurt three others.
Authorities are using bloodhounds to find a driver who fled the scene of a crash that killed a woman and critically injured 3 others.
Christopher McKenzie asked a child who resisted him, "Are you ashamed of the body God gave you," a prosecutor said in opening arguments.