For employees' and customers' well-being, nail salons need to use safer products and improve ventilation, officials say.
A 19-year-old Trabuco man will go to prison for the brutal hammer attack on his sleeping father, a reserve sheriff's officer.
Segel was the voice of Vector in animated "Despicable Me."
Swimmers will have to stay out of the water in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach after a shark became aggressive with a surfer.
Hate crime is down in Orange County, but blacks continue to bear the brunt of attacks.
Deals abound, with one store offering a complete set of glasses--lenses and frames--for just $29.
As kids go back to school, something worse than homework awaits many of them. Also, you might want to rethink taking selfies with friends.
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.
A SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $35,406 was bought at a South Orange County liquor store.
Mission Viejo has been awarded grant money to install drip irrigation systems within 30,190 square feet of roadway median among other work.
For ages 4 and up! Come in on desired dates to TRY OUT A CLASS & SEE IF THIS IS FOR YOU!
A rarely-seen oarfish, the world's largest bony fish, washed ashore in Catalina this week.
Get on the water this weekend with the RHD charity regatta! Jr and Sr divisions open to all. Sabot, Laser, Laser Radial, CFJ, and 420.
Of 30,000 high schools, Newsweek ranks the Mission Viejo school in the top 334 nationwide and top 50 statewide.
Mission Viejo's City Council will resume meeting this month, but the meetings will no longer take place on Mondays.
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.
Join us at 9:30 am on Friday, August 21, 2015 for a inspirational walk.
Group Tennis Lessons for the Whole Family - New Session Starts August 22nd
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.
Mission Viejo Non-Profit receives grant for its Pet Pantry For Seniors & Unemployed
Find out how you can make a salon appointment for your student.
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.
Orange County firefighters rescued three hikers, including a 13-year-old suffering from heat exhaustion, after they got lost in the forest.
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.
Need a new job? Check out the Patch Jobs Board in your town for the newest listings across the state.
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.
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Southern California Patch sites.
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.
Parents can enjoy even enjoy a “Kids Night Out” at no extra cost.