Parts of the region will swelter in triple digit temperatures.
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
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Mission San Juan Capistrano's Romance of the Mission Gala
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Special presentation by author and speaker, Josh McDowell
A Christian College Fair featuring representatives from more than 30 Christian universities.
County Supervisor Todd Spitzer failed in his bid to save a family's wolf-husky hybrid from being put down.
A Mass in Washington will recognize the Franciscan Priest who established nine California missions, including one in San Juan Capistrano.
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.
Considerations that contrast probability with possibility.
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.
Fees will provide mammograms to California’s underserved women.
A woman fell and suffered minor injuries while evacuating a home on fire.
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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.
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This year is shaping up to be one of the deadliest since 2007 and the economy is partly to blame.
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A spectacular lunar episode is on tap this month. NASA officials say miss this one and you won't get another shot until 2033.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce Former and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton to speak.
Four years after a botched jewelry store robbery left two robbers shot dead by the store owner, the final defendant was sentenced.
A Ducks player is facing heat for shooting a five-year-old grizzly bear named Cheeky.
The average cost of a gallon of gas in Orange County is nearly 56 cents less than it was a year ago.
A suspected bank robber was arrested after allegedly trying and failing to rob a Wells Fargo branch bank.
The predicted tsunami lapped ashore with minimal impact.
The pace of home sales slowed in August as reduced affordability priced many out of the market.
The DA is fighting a controversial ruling that shaved 15 years from the mandatory minimum sentence for a man who raped a 3-year-old.