Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Yorba Linda, Orange and San Clemente all ranked among the 20 safest large cities in California in 2012.
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today on the body of a transient found on a street in Orange, according to authorities.
A buckling oil derrick forced people from their homes and caused a power outage in neighboring Huntington Beach.
Reina Guadalupe Soloria, 59, was fatally struck by a sport utility vehicle in Fountain Valley.
The student was not seriously injured, school officials said.
Critical fire conditions exist in Orange County and the rest of Southern California.
Conditions prime for fire are forecast in Orange County and much of Southern California through Sunday.
The Costa Mesa company raised more than $11 million from more than 200 investors by offering shares in five unregistered securities, a federal indictment alleges.
At least two former Fullerton police will be on trail in the beating death of the homeless man.
Joshua Allen Robey was convicted Aug. 19 of attempted murder, torture and child abuse.
Fountain Valley police say the teen was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange for traumatic life threatening injuries.
Police say the man pictured here-- who they are hoping someone may be able to recognize-- took off with cash after robbing a Mobil gas station in Santa Ana.
A multi-jurisdictional task force Tuesday arrested 51 suspects and sought 23 other fugitives as part of "Operation Smokin' Aces," Santa Ana police said.
A Saudi princess living in Irvine was accused of keeping a housekeeper against her, but charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.
Now, police are trying to determine if the men may have been part of a larger burglary ring.
According to law enforcement authorities, the man was caught when he tried to sell the Omega timepiece in Tustin.
42-year-old Marilyn Edge is accused in the deaths of her son, 13, and daughter, 10.
A man accused of drunken driving his truck apparently broadsided the Fountain Valley local, causing fatal injuries, according to authorities.
Marilyn Edge is accused of killing her son and daughter, and then trying to take her own life.
Jesse Taylor Shockey was just 16 when he stabbed a man at a local park in 2011.
The report found that deaths from prescription drug overdoses now outnumber those from illegal drug use three-to-one.
The "coffee with a cop" meeting is an opportunity for community members to discuss issues of concern they may have with their law enforcement officers, according to police.