A transgender woman with an extensive record of speeding tickets was charged with second degree murder, among other charges.
The man was convicted Monday of attempting to sexually assault a woman cleaning offices in Irvine after hours and brandishing a replica gun.
The crash was reported at 5:46 a.m. on the freeway heading south through Irvine.
The suspect, a 21-year-old man, pointed a firearm at a family member during an argument in Lake Forest, authorities say.
A 36-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of breaking the neck of a Chihuahua who bit his finger while he was dog-sitting.
The man was arrested Monday on mail and wire fraud after he reportedly submitted bogus invoices from 2012 through 2022.
Jonathan Cunha was last seen Saturday, Nov. 5 and has never gone missing before, Orange County sheriff deputies said.
The suspect was seen lighting at least seven trees on fire in Lake Forest, Orange County sheriff deputies say.
Crews worked to extinguish a fire in a creek bed in Lake Forest on Sunday. Authorities believe it was intentionally set.
A 20-year-old man suspected of robbing a jewelry store in Irvine was in custody Wednesday.
Firefighters had to use hydraulic tools to free the passengers trapped inside of one of the vehicles involved.
A baby girl riding her scooter on a sidewalk south on Creek Road was struck by a Honda Odyssey, police say.
An Irvine man was behind bars Wednesday on charges of beating a service dog to death for defecating in his car, authorities said.
Residents were asked to steer clear of Santiago Oaks Regional Park while OC Sheriff deputies searched for two suspects Wednesday.
The body of a woman was found inside of a Lake Forest home that was on fire late Saturday, Orange County firefighters said.
Orange County Fire Authority firefighters stayed at the scene until well after midnight to extinguish a house fire on Midcrest Drive.
Two men were arrested Friday in connection with the explosion of a car last month in Lake Forest.
Two adults were treated for smoke inhalation as a result of the fire Saturday, authorities said.
The decision to determine whether or not Samuel Woodward is competent to stand trial was delayed Thursday.
An electronic threat prompted Orange County sheriff deputies to evacuate Saddleback Church in Lake Forest Friday.
Irvine police identified a 69-year-old bicyclist who they say was killed in a crash involving a stopped truck.
A 69-year-old bicyclist was killed Tuesday after crashing into a stopped truck in Irvine, police said.
A toddler was killed by an Amazon delivery van in Irvine on Tuesday, authorities said.
The fatality was reported in Irvine on Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A 22-year-old Lake Forest resident was reported missing after last being seen on Saturday.
The Mission Viejo Dermatologist was caught on camera poisoning her husband in their Irvine home, police say.
If you smell smoke in Lake Forest, chances are it's coming from a fire burning in Camp Pendleton Thursday.
A small vegetation fire was reported just off the Southbound 241 and the 133 on Monday.
Advances in genetic genealogy cracked two cold cases ranging from the 1980s leaving OCDA Todd Spitzer to proclaim "every case is solvable."
At least one person was killed and one was injured in a crash in the gated community of Northpark in Irvine, authorities said Monday.
A former UC Irvine student was arrested this week and faces new extortion charges after he was released from prison.
An Orange County chiropractor was arrested in Virginia on suspicion of sexually assaulting seven Irvine women.
A Trabuco Canyon man pleaded guilty to a long-running campaign to sexually harass and threaten a professional gamer.
A 59-year-old Lake Forest resident died Thursday morning while riding his motorcycle down Live Oak Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon.
A man was found dead in an Irvine apartment after police received reports of yelling and gunfire in the apartment Monday.
A 62-year-old man was convicted Thursday of gunning down his wife in front of a Lake Forest hotel two years ago.
A man pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for his part in the kidnapping of a woman.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department said an SUV crashed into a semi-truck parked on a Lake Forest street Thursday morning.
Reddy Budamala, 35, faces up to 40 years in federal prison for obtaining more than $5 million in COVID relief loans under false pretenses.
Peter Navarro is charged with failing to comply with a subpoena related to a Congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.