Transient Kelly Thomas died five days after his 2011 arrest.
Nadya Suleman faces over five years in prison if convicted.
High winds and low humidity are making for dangerous fire weather in coastal Orange County, the National Weather Service says.
The state's AMBER Alert system has been activated in 216 times, resulting in the rescue or safe finding of 254 children.
Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
The closure was caused by a large boulder that landed on the highway near the intersection with Beach Road.
Babak "Bobby" Azadgilani, 26, is accused of raping two women, including an acquaintance in Laguna Beach.
The two people on board the small airplane were rescued by a Catalina Express ferry. No fatalities were reported.
People party, as usual, but the cops come away from the evening pleased nothing serious occurred.
You're exempt if wood is your only source of heat. Chances are, it's not.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
This week a Texas judge sentenced Ethan Couch, 16, to 10 years probation and in-patient treatment at a Newport Beach rehab facility for a DUI crash that killed four people and seriously injured two others.
Five friends went to OC Tavern, enjoying karaoke and pool the night before a crash claimed the lives of four of them.
Martin Junior Nieto, 26, of Laguna Niguel, was one of four victims to die in the crash in San Clemente on Saturday morning.
Officer Manuel Anthony Ramos is charged with murdering homeless Kelly Thomas at Fullerton Transportation Center.
An independent coroner is still likely to get an answer, though.
Accused serial killer is believed to have ingested Ajax cleanser.
An official cause of death has not been released, but a prosecutor suggested Itzcoatl Ocampo died from ingesting the cleanser.
Itzcoatl Ocampo, accused of preying on the Orange County homeless in 2011, died 18 hours after being discovered sick in his jail cell.
A woman died after leading deputies on an I-5 chase that started at Doheny Beach.
Martha Zura has been missing since Nov. 13.
Find out what calls police responded to this month in Laguna Niguel and Dana Point.