Trial is delayed for a shooting suspect who allegedly led police on a chase crashing through the gates of the nuclear generating station.
Pending home sales in California posted the strongest month increase in six years, but there may be signs of slowing down.
A hedgehog gets creative in his attempt to communicate his master's message to Lady Blythe.
Authorities identified a 27-year-old man who died while freediving 400 yards off the coast.
Business Insider compiled a list of the most famous bands from each state and Greatful Dead came out on top.
Lunches to pack, sharing the road with school buses, prescription glasses--there’s a lot to absorb! We’ve gathered the resources for you.
Need a new job? Check out the Patch Jobs Board in your town for the newest listings across the state.
Greta Gerwig (“Frances Ha”) and Lola Kirke (“Gone Girl”) deliver a double dose of reality and comic relief in “Mistress America.”
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Southern California Patch sites.
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.
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.
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 in San Juan Capistrano.
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.
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.
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.
Find out how you can make a salon appointment for your student.
Three wildfires circling the region are affecting air quality in the region.
Ophelia weighs social and physical limitations against what she needs to accomplish.
Temperatures are expected to begin creeping down today, following a weekend of record-setting temperatures.
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.
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.