The Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested a man at LAX and another in Orange County Thursday night.
Adam Jay Boskovich of Laguna Niguel got his charge reduced to a misdemeanor for his role in a $150 million Ponzi scheme.
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 claiming to have a gun got away with an undisclosed amount of money after robbing a San Juan bank at closing time.
The lookout and getaway driver in a botched robbery that killed two of their gang were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.
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.
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.
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.
A woman was struck and killed by a train in San Clemente Wednesday, briefly affecting the evening commute.
Someone dumped a large amount of chlorine into a saltwater rescue tank, seriously injuring 17 sea lions at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
Beachgoers are warned to stay off the rocks due to the threat of large waves and rip currents.
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.
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.
It took two decades to bring Luther Pete Haynes to justice after he moved to the Philippines. Haynes has prior convictions for molestation.
Erica Alonso, 27, disappeared after celebrating Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, and her car was later found in Aliso Viejo.
A 30-year-old man, suffering from possible kidney stones, had to be hoisted from a fishing excursion boat 62 miles off the coast.
Six cocaine bundles were discovered at the checkpoint south of San Clemente.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is looking for nominations for the 33rd annual National Hero Dog Award.
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.
Both sides of the street are closed while crews work to clean up a landslide in Dana Point.
A jury convicted two men of first-degree murder in the botched robbery that left two members of their crew dead.
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.
Three boys were detained and enrolled in the OCFA Fire FRIENDS education program after setting a small vegetation fire Monday.
A man was sentenced to 99 days of time served and ordered to pay restitution for stealing the real estate mogul's tax refund check.
A build up of grease in the harbor restaurant's kitchen ducts caused a fire that significantly damaged the restaurant at Golden Lantern St.