The new “Water Lovers Station” on Pandora includes 100 five-minute songs to help you keep your showers short.
We love this simple technique for shucking corn! Never fuss with those pesky corn silks ever again.
How will your special needs child be cared for once you have passed? Attend a FREE workshop to have your questions answered by an attorney.
For employees' and customers' well-being, nail salons need to use safer products and improve ventilation, officials say.
Four Hands Dinner with Chef Mauro Colagreco & Chef Geeta Bansal
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.
Prosecutors report that Uber’s background check process fails to uncover many categories of sex offenders.
Authorities did not make news of the arrest public for a month.
A rarely-seen oarfish, the world's largest bony fish, washed ashore in Catalina this week.
About one million gallons of water submerged an underground office center parking garage.
Of 30,000 high schools, Newsweek ranks the Newport Beach school in the top 116 nationwide and top 20 statewide.
Sen. Patricia Bates is proposing to make flying a drone over wildfires a crime punishable by jail time and steep fines.
The death of witnesses in the 1978 cold case murder is forcing prosecutors to temporarily drop charges while investigating further.
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.
Two boys, who played water polo and looked forward to attending Orange County School of the Arts, died when a tree fell on their campground.
Find out how you can make a salon appointment for your student.
A court hearing will be held Tuesday to determine whether a former Newport Beach man will be tried in the death of a Laguna Beach leader.
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.
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.
Well-known transportation professional with ties to California and experience with LA Metro, OCTA, LAWA and SCRRA joins HNTB
Need a new job? Check out the Patch Jobs Board in your town for the newest listings across the state.
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.
Researchers say getting more sleep improves academic performance. But is it feasible to push back middle and high school start times?
Warm garlic bread, mozzarella, basil, vinegar ... VERY easy!
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.