The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved funding for a variety of approaches intended to reduce fentanyl abuse.
A 42-year-old Fountain Valley man was sentenced Monday to life in federal prison for killing a friend on a lobster fishing boat in 2021.
The crash was reported injured at least one person in San Clemente and apparently involved a FedEx truck, UPS truck and a BMW.
The car fire was reported at 9:40 a.m. on the Interstate 5 Freeway traveling southbound through Orange County, authorities say.
As of Wednesday morning, the fire that burned in a ravine in south Orange County was completely contained and monitored by authorities.
Orange County firefighters reported that the vegetation fire that ignited in Laguna Niguel Tuesday was 80 percent contained by 8:27 p.m.
The train service has been halted since early June due to debris and dirt falling on the tracks from an unstable hillside above.
The photo is fuzzy, but it tells the story of someone in the area after the San Juan Capistrano fatal stabbing from January.
Volunteers set out July 5 armed with gloves and garbage bags to clean up the countless pieces of litter and trash on Orange County's shores.
Two Dana Point beaches were closed this week due to reports of aggressive sea lions attacking people, reports say.
Three of the four people killed in a single-vehicle crash on the 5 Freeway were Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton, authorities said.
The fire was reported at around noon Friday in San Juan Capistrano, authorities said.
Three San Clemente Varrio Chico gang members were arrested in the North Beach area Sunday night, authorities said.
The action follows the May 26 assault of two Marines in San Clemente by a group of at least 20 local teens.
Another landslide in the San Clemente area forced a renewed halt in rail service through south Orange County Monday.
A 44-year-old Laguna Niguel man was arrested Thursday on federal charges of bilking at least $1.8 million from 11 investors.
Roughly 200 Marines will be sent to work with Customs and Border Protection in response to a surge of migrants arriving at the border.
A south Orange County elementary school was sheltering in place Thursday as sheriff's deputies investigated a threat.
The house fire was reported on Monday, May 8 at around 2 p.m. in the area of Albergar and Optiman in San Clemente.
Dana Point city officials reported the closure at noon and said it was likely to last roughly two hours.
The land movement prompted officials to immediately close parts of La Paz Road in Laguna Niguel.
The crash was reported at 5:16 a.m. on the freeway traveling southbound through San Juan Capistrano, the California Highway Patrol said.
The man was committed to a state mental health facility after he killed his father on a Laguna Niguel trail on Thanksgiving in 2018.
The landslide was originally reported around 1 p.m. Thursday and prompted officials to evacuate threatened homes and disrupt train service.
The landslide was reported near Casa Romantica in San Clemente shortly Thursday afternoon, officials said.
A 21-year-old Aliso Viejo man had several weapons and drug-related arrests leading up to Saturday's Laguna Hills shooting of two teens.
San Clemente officials will discuss a growing crack reported near the rear of a historic building on the coast at a special meeting Monday.
The San Juan Capistrano resident was convicted of lying to investigators when questioned about the shooting that took place on her boat.
The 48-year-old Dana Point woman was sentenced to 63 months in prison and ordered to pay $4,192,470 in restitution.
Laguna Niguel residents will see an increased presence of sheriff's deputies Thursday, April 13 as a part of a new enforcement operation.
The crash was reported at 9:22 p.m. Monday night on the 5 Freeway and involved a motorcycle and a sedan.
Laguna Niguel residents can learn about how to protect their family from fentanyl at this April 12 discussion.
A woman who went missing in the Laguna Niguel or Dana Point area was found early Friday, Orange County Sheriff's Department reported.
The city reported that storm-related closures were lifted on a stretch of the highway that is vulnerable to landslides.
The man was convicted Tuesday of killing his father on a Laguna Niguel trail a day after Thanksgiving in 2018.
The fire was reported at around 3:20 a.m. in the 26400 block of Evergreen Road in San Juan Capistrano.
The spill was reported Wednesday evening and immediately prompted officials to close the Dana Point beach until further notice.
Border Patrol agents at the San Clemente checkpoint rescued the infant, whom they believe was a victim of human trafficking.
Orange County authorities responded to a report of a suspicious package at the Federal Building in Laguna Niguel Monday afternoon.
Capt. Todd Hylton was selected to head the department after almost 20 years of serving the Orange County Sheriff's Department.