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, 63, is scheduled for another arraignment today following his co-defendant's guilty plea in sexually assaulting a girl, 13.
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.
Someone dumped a large amount of chlorine into a saltwater rescue tank, seriously injuring 17 sea lions at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
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.
Eder Herrera was jailed for the murders of his mom and brother while the man police now believe responsible was off on an OC killing spree.
A CHP officer suffered a broken leg while helping at the scene of a freeway accident.
Though the threats originated Baltimore, police nationwide are on alert, including here in California.
Doug Cook and Bohdanna Witiuk-Cook joined the OC Victims Rights Rally to find out why their son's killer only served 2 and a half years.
Louis Richard Wood, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after allowing his girlfriend to die of an overdose without calling for help.
Erica Alonso, 27, disappeared after celebrating Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, and her car was later found in Aliso Viejo.
A gunman wearing a fisherman's hat and an Air Jordan T-shirt robbed a chase Bank in Mission Viejo Tuesday afternoon.
A 63-year-old Laguna Hills motorist was killed in a crash on the Pomona (60) Freeway.
“It burned up toward some homes, but, luckily, the wind was light,” a fire captain said.
A motorcyclist died today in Rancho Santa Margarita, closing the road for hours.
A 28-year-old man will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty. His 63-year-old co-defendant awaits trial.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is looking for nominations for the 33rd annual National Hero Dog Award.
An Aliso Viejo man who apologized his way through a year-long South County robbery spree was sentenced to prison today.
Two officers risked their lives to save a family from a burning SUV with just moments to spare.
Three people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and another was arrested for allegedly driving on drugs.
The state drought may be a contributing factor to last year’s spike in the virus, public health officials said.
Making it easier for police to prove DUI, the State Supreme Court ruled that an officer’s observations can show a driver is intoxicated.
The judge said the rapist didn’t “intend to harm” the child.