Authorities did not make news of the arrest public for a month.
Prosecutors report that Uber’s background check process fails to uncover many categories of sex offenders.
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Lake Forest has been awarded grant money to retrofit catch basins throughout the city, which will help control flooding and runoff.
A rarely-seen oarfish, the world's largest bony fish, washed ashore in Catalina this week.
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Sen. Patricia Bates is proposing to make flying a drone over wildfires a crime punishable by jail time and steep fines.
This year's El Niño could be the strongest ever recorded.
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Sales are up by 15.5 percent and prices by 4.7 percent while affordability is down to 21 percent, which amounts to the historical "normal."
Remember--kids can trade or toss stuff they don't like, so make sure your children actually like the food you're sending to school.
The governor said he signed the bill to bring the proceedings into the public eye.
Here's what you ate and saw at this year's 125 OC Fair.
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Three wildfires circling the region are affecting air quality in the region.
Temperatures are expected to begin creeping down today, following a weekend of record-setting temperatures.
A fifty-two-year-old woman drowned in Mission Viejo Sunday.
Participants discuss animal care, police costs, traffic, and Whispering Hills.
Children are heading back-to-school across California, so in your own neighborhood and where you commute to work--be safe!
Under California law, children must be fully immunized before starting school.
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Three of the family members, including a teenager and four-year-old boy, suffered traumatic injuries.
With Star Wars cast members on hand, Disneyland announced its largest ever single-themed expansion, a "Star Wars" themed kingdom.
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Combine the suave suits from 'Mad Men' with the swagger of James Bond--and you end up with Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in their spy film.
Researchers say getting more sleep improves academic performance. But is it feasible to push back middle and high school start times?
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The northwest grocery chain gambled on a massive West Coast expansion this year, but now it will close 22 of its newly opened stores.
Orange County sheriff's deputies will deploy DUI saturation patrols in three south county cities.
Criticizing the state's new mandatory vaccination law, Carly Fiorina is quoted, saying, “California is wrong on most everything, honestly."
Local gas prices spiked by nearly 10 cents in two days, but there may be relief if ExxonMobil's Torrance refinery gets approval to reopen.
Three people were hospitalized due to a chemical spill at a laboratory at the University of California, Irvine.
With temperatures climbing past 100 in many communities, authorities are advising precautions and conservation to avoid power outages.
The latest offering from Modjeska Playhouse takes a fun look at Shakespeare's plays.
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