The Secretary of State approved a signature gathering process for a measure that would tax homes worth more than $3 million.
Human Trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the United States.
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Police finally arrested the suspect using a pit maneuver near a construction zone.
The largest study of its kind, a new study on campus rape underscores the challenges facing American Universities.
The 'blood moon' is rather amazing.
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Police arrested a man who allegedly tackled a jogger and held a gun to her head and until driven away by a bystander.
Proceeds support Climb to Cure Duchenne
Friendly, loving and cute as a button, J.D. deserves a happy home.
World's greatest wheelchair tennis pros to compete in Mission Viejo this November.
A petition has garnered thousands of signatures in support of a teen who intervened to stop a visually impaIred boy from being bullied.
The union claimed over the last 10 years more than half of all CSU faculty has been hired into temporary positions with lower pay.
Parts of the region will swelter in triple digit temperatures.
Community Leaders Champion Legislative Solution to Save ER Services
Orange County lawmakers are reacting to the pontiff's remarks on immigration, climate change and economics.
The grocery chain is closing all of its California stores within months of opening them.
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The five-year-old Southern California girl was chosen to represent millions of families living in limbo.
Waste Management of Southern California shares safety tips to keep hot coals and ashes out of collection trucks and trash carts
If you aren't one of the 2.5 million Orange County residents getting a reverse 911 call this morning, you should be. Here's how.
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County Supervisor Todd Spitzer failed in his bid to save a family's wolf-husky hybrid from being put down.
A man suspected of robbing a Lake Forest Bank was convicted of murder for a pursuit crash that killed a man in La Habra in 1994.
An elderly man has died of the virus contracted during what is turning out to be a season with heavy rates of infection among mosquitos.
City leaders and legislators made the case to save San Clemente Hospital, the only ER serving a 40 miles stretch of coastal communities.
The lawsuit seeks to be certified as a class action on behalf of customers who bought meat or poultry from Whole Foods stores in California.
Police arrested a man suspected of robbing a bank in Lake Forest Monday and leading police on a chase up the 5 Freeway.
Candid interviews with several Republican voters after the GOP debate seem to suggest so.
Abnormally high temperatures will continue today, but there is a chance of rain for Orange County.
One Southern California city has fared worse than every other major city in the nation while a Northern California city is thriving.
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Fees will provide mammograms to California’s underserved women.
A woman fell and suffered minor injuries while evacuating a home on fire.
Mother Nature kept Californians humble as she unleashed a wide range of natural disasters across the state.
Emily Blunt portrays an insightful FBI Agent caught in a moral crossfire. Is Blunt’s performance worthy of an Oscar nomination?
A motorcyclist is in grave condition after crashing into a vehicle at high speed on Golden Lantern.