A tutor paid to change student grades in Corona del Mar High School hacking has been sentenced to jail.
A Laguna Beach obstetrician and gynecologist diverted at least $8 million to an undeclared bank account in Luxembourg.
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.
She was arrested following a police chase.
A police chase went through Laguna Hills and Aliso Viejo.
Do you recognize the man in these surveillance photos?
Victims ranging in age from 22 to 90 were tied up during the robberies.
The collision happened near Lake Mission Viejo.
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.
Laguna Woods mandead in Laguna beach crash. Passenger sent to Mission Viejo hospital.
“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.
A Dana Point man who duped investors with a phony clothing company had turned down a five-year plea offer only to get 20 years in prison.
Two men who allegedly cut down a Newport Beach tree, killing protected species hatchlings, face jail time if convicted of animal cruelty.
The drones are endangering lives and homes, according to fire managers frustrated by the unauthorized flights.
A search and rescue effort was triggered when authorities found a listing sailboat, but its owner was never lost.
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.
The car chase ended in Lake Forest with one of two suspects arrested and the other last seen near the Sand Canyon Kaiser Permanente.
An oil shortage forces gas prices to spike. Patch has your cheapest prices around town.
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 10 to 15-Acre brush fire has been contained in the area of Laguna Canyon Road.
A volunteer Sunday school teacher faces 135 years in prison for sexually assaulting five boys and attempting to molest a sixth.
A driver led police through through Orange County at speeds well over 100 mph Tuesday.
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.
The road was closed Monday while crews attempted to repair the damage.
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.
Police now say a trucker who got a 1-year sentence for leaving a woman dead on the 5 Freeway is a match for a 2004 murder-rape.
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.