Deputies evacuated Dije Beach and Metrolink service was interrupted when a homemade cell phone charger that looked like a bomb.
The shootings took place after a domestic dispute.
Police suspect a pair of women of burglarizing several South County homes while posing as burglars.
Ezekial co-founder was convicted today of bilking more than 12 people in a clothing sales Ponzi scheme.
They were found in a car near Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley near Warner Springs, Dianna was airlifted to an Escondido hospital.
A 41-year-old man died Sunday night when he was struck by a car while walking on Pacific Coast Highway.
Police believe a coyote that clamped down on a child's neck poses an ongoing threat because it is desensitized to humans.
A three-year-old girl suffered superficial wounds when she was bitten by a coyote at an Irvine neighborhood park.
An armed robber made off with cash from a Rancho Santa Margarita bank Friday afternoon.
FBI court filings paint a picture of two Cypress college students gleeful about the prospect of terror attacks against the United States.
Authorities believe there may be more victims of Ezequiel Barragan, a Dana Hills High teacher suspected of molestation.
A fire that caused extensive damage at ASI Market and Deli in Mission Viejo was caused by an exhaust fan left on inside a bathroom.
Adam Jay Boskovich of Laguna Niguel got his charge reduced to a misdemeanor for his role in a $150 million Ponzi scheme.
The CHP will ramp up enforcement efforts of all types of violations on the 405 Freeway because of the high rate of motorcyclist deaths.
Ortega Highway near Antonio Parkway in San Juan Capistrano could be closed for several hours as crews clean trash spilled onto the road.
A man claiming to have a gun got away with an undisclosed amount of money after robbing a San Juan bank at closing time.
The lookout and getaway driver in a botched robbery that killed two of their gang were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.
The Merryhill elementary school fire that caused $200,000 in damage had the hallmarks of an intentional blaze.
A rising star once dubbed America's sheriff, Michael Carona is being allowed to serve the remainder of his prison term at home in OC.
Police warned Southlanders today that a man has been selling fake Disneyland tickets on Craigslist.
A defense attorney is alleging prosecutorial misconduct in the case of a Mission Viejo man charged with throwing wife from a cruise ship.
Authorities believe someone saw or knows who hit and killed a young Aliso Viejo woman on the 5 freeway outside Camp Pendleton.
Prosecutors allege a Mission Viejo attorney charged with throwing his ex-wife off a cruise ship in Italy tried to hire killers from jail.
Investigators say Craig Stevens duped investors into spending $4.27 to open In-N-Out Burger franchises in the Middle East.
An 86-year-old man died in the hospital after a Laguna Canyon crash that killed a woman whose two children survived the crash.
A woman, 31, was killed in a head-on wreck that her two children survived. The other driver, an 80-year-old man, is in grave condition.
A woman was struck and killed by a train in San Clemente Wednesday, briefly affecting the evening commute.
Ezequiel Barragan, 48, was charged with molesting a 13-year-old boy he met as a volunteer helping foster children in the OC court system.
Someone dumped a large amount of chlorine into a saltwater rescue tank, seriously injuring 17 sea lions at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
If Adam Jay Boskovich can repay $17 million to his bilked investors, he could get his charges reduced to a misdemeanor.
Beachgoers are warned to stay off the rocks due to the threat of large waves and rip currents.
A 2 1/2-year-old girl drowned in her family's swimming pool Monday night.
Ezequiel Barragan, a teacher at Dana Hills, a youth league coach and court-appointed child advocate is a child molester, police say.
A pair of near drownings involving toddlers has prompted OC Fire officials to plead with parents to take pool safety precautions.
South County DUI saturation patrols netted seven citations or arrests.
Authorities are asking for witnesses to come forward who may have seen anything suspicious surrounding the fire at Merryhill Elementary.
Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s DUI Task Force will be out in force in Aliso Viejo and surrounding cities Friday.
California ACLU released an app that would protect recordings of police interaction by instantly sharing the video with the ACLU.
The cause of an early morning fire at a vacant Coto de Caza elementary school is under investigation.
Friends and family are hoping for answers to explain how the 27-year-old died and why her body was found in the forest miles from her car.