A 26-year-old man died when his car swerved off the freeway in San Juan Capistrano, hitting a tree.
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.
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.
A 14-year-old boy was killed, and his cousin was injured in a 3-car collision caused by a suspected drunk driver.
Dry lightning, strong winds and an already parched landscape have prompted an increase in fire staffing this weekend.
Families are mourning the loss of three young men who were killed instantly in a high speed head-on collision on Camino Capistrano.
Three people died and two others were traumatically injured in a head-on crash on Camino Capistrano Thursday night.
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.
A 31-year-old man died when he lost control of his motorcycle, hitting the guardrail for the 5 Freeway onramp.
A 57-year-old high school coach was arrested after he allegedly left an ipad containing child pornography in a returned rental car.
Police and the family of an 85-year-old retired marine missing since Sunday are asking for help finding him.
A Rancho Santa Margarita woman, who struck and killed a cyclist while driving under the influence, has been sentenced to prison.
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.
Authorities are still looking for a burglary suspect who escaped from custody Monday morning.
A recreational diver found a man 100 feet down, and homicide investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward.
A cuffed burglary suspect who escaped the custody of park rangers Monday was reportedly spotted in the afternoon, rekindling the search.
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.
Named for his advanced age, the 'snowbird bandit' has robbed three South County banks.
Eddie Allen Clark Sr. AND jr. pleaded guilty in the botched 2011 San Juan Capistrano jewelry store robbery that left two robbers dead.
A 60-year-old man fell down a 60-foot ravine during a carjacking in Silverado Canyon.
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.
Deputies call off search for alleged Dana Point kidnapper after kids recant.
An attorney due to be sentenced for killing a bicyclist in Mission Viejo, faces charges of possessing drugs in jail.
The district attorney's office concludes the latest shooting by an officer who shot three people in less than three years, is justified.
It happened about 10 p.m. Friday just past the San Clemente Border Checkpoint, north of Camp Pendleton.
Deputies have identified the mother of a boy found running toward the freeway in the early morning hours.
A child, who may be autistic, was found early this morning in Mission Viejo.
An Irvine family's German Shepherd tried to pull their nine-month baby from the pool.
Firefighters saved several RVs after welders installing a vault triggered a blaze.
Two High School English teachers admitted to providing alcohol and cocaine to students and having sex with them at a San Clemente beach.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department DUI Taskforce will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Laguna Niguel Friday night.
Two Orange County men are accused of allegedly attempting to help the terrorist group ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
The dog was left unattended and chained up for a week last November.
Authorities released the identity of a 66-year-old woman killed in Laguna Hills.
A woman in her 60s died at the scene when she was hit by a car on Paseo de Valencia.