A 23-year-old man is standing trial tomorrow in Santa Ana. He is accused of felony false imprisonment and brandishing an imitation fire arm.
A pool cleaner's truck was rear ended, causing chlorine and acid to spill creating a vapor cloud. Orange County Fire Authority responded
A Laguna Hills woman admitted to lying to police after planting false evidence in another woman's car. She pleaded guilty to two felonies.
The man, whose mom tossed out his passport in 2013 fearing he may go to Syria, faced 25 years. Abusive childhood, mental health considered.
A Hesperia man arrested Sat. appeared in court yesterday. He received multiple felony charges, sexually assaulting two children in Fullerton
Dana Point was the next to final stop for the humpback whale "Wally" who has been drifting off of the Orange County and San Diego Coastline
A 45-ft humpback whale carcass has become a royal nuisance to the Orange County coastline to the bane of Lifeguards and Sheriff's officers.
Shark sighting signs were taken down on Dana Point beaches as of 8 a.m. today. There have been no additional shark sightings in the area.
A specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation will be in place across Orange County on July 2 for driver and rider violations.
A small brush fire at the Laguna Niguel La Paz Sports Park was quickly brought to a close by the OCFA, just 30-feet from area homes.
The juvenile reported missing today in Laguna Niguel Thursday morning by the Orange County Sheriff's Department was found.
OCFA responded to multiple heat related rescues this weekend--Emerald Bay and Top of the World in Laguna Beach both mentioned in reports.
A massage therapist working in Laguna Niguel & Irvine was arrested on allegations of sexual assault. OC Sheriff seeks additional victims.
The FBI is offering $50,000 to bring one of California's most notorious serial killers' to justice while there is a chance he's still alive.
A Mission Viejo couple is lucky to have escaped major injury after driving through a gate and straight to the bottom of a community pool.
Is your family ready, Laguna Niguel-Dana Point? Clear brush, dead trees; make evacuation plan. "The time to prepare is now," official said.
The sentence was handed down today for the case involving an acquaintance from a local restaurant and an ex-girlfriend.
The 32-year-old woman hit a light pole in Dana Point, authorities said.
Nearby homes briefly threatened. Cause of fire is unknown.
The fire was threatening structures, the Orange County Emergency Operations Center reported via Twitter.
A 68-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing La Paz Road in Laguna Niguel Saturday.
Thieves broke into nine restaurants in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano in a single night.
Four former business partners face prison for allegedly collecting money for a park projects and then spending it on themselves.
A judge ruled in favor of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens in a lawsuit brought by top officials she laid off when she was hired.
A man accused of killing his Laguna Niguel grandmother and trying to have a witness killed will appear in court Wednesday.
A 50-year-old man is suspected of dressing like an old man and robbing 11 banks.
An Orange County Sheriff's deputy received a medal for saving the life of a woman who shot herself repeatedly.
Two tree trimmers, who cut down a tree with the nest of a protected species over the protests of neighbors, will pay stiff fines.
The Chet Holifield Federal Building was evacuated due to a suspicious packaged Tuesday for the second time in a month.
A 31-year-old Capistrano Beach man died after his truck hit the center median on the 5 Freeway, spinning out of control and ejecting him.
A man convicted of defrauding an elderly Laguna Niguel couple will get a retrial for allegedly trying to have the judge in his case killed.
Someone broke into two Laguna Niguel homes Thursday stealing weapons from one house and a law-enforcement tactical vest from another.
A Laguna Niguel man, who stabbed to death an eight-year-old girl, allegedly snuck up behind a guard and struck him and an intervening guard.
Police are asking for help finding a person who stabbed another man in the back during a fight behind a Dana Point bar.
Alexa Curtin, the daughter of a 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star, alleges an OC Sheriff's Deputy pulled her over and raped her.
Twice this week, a trio of burglars has broke into South County businesses to steal entire cash registers.
A young boy is expected to survive after nearly drowning when his water wings slipped off in the Laguna Cliff Marriott pool.
At least one person died in a crash between a jeep and a car on the I-5 Freeway at Crown Valley Parkway.
A man who inexplicably plowed into a Laguna Niguel couple on Golden Lantern Street has been sentenced to prison following a plea deal.
Police are investigating whether four men arrested in a Tustin Rite-Aid breakin are responsible for similar thefts around the county.