Howdy and welcome! I am your friendly and capable Patch Orange County editor covering the following sites: Laguna Beach, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos-Seal Beach and Laguna Niguel-Dana Point.
Since graduating from Cal State Long Beach in 2018, I've worked for a number of Orange County-centric publications — including The Daily Pilot and Voice of OC, where I culminated my talent and love for finding and relaying hyperlocal news to my surrounding communities. Aside from that, I love karaoke, ad-libbing and compulsive spending. I have several other hobbies that you may or may not care to know about, and a birthday that falls on July 10.
My highest priority is delivering news and knowledge that my Orange County communities should know, and if you ever have any suggestions or tips, please feel free to email them to me at: miranda.ceja@patch.com.
The Aliso Viejo mom was accused of allowing her 14-year-old son to ride the e-motorcycle despite being warned of its dangers.
Longtime Dana Point Harbor seafood restaurant Jon's Fish Market will close permanently this weekend.
Four Disneyland attractions will be closed this Spring season, joining the Disneyland Monorail, Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters and others.
The 81-year-old man was the victim of a hit-and-run involving a teenager driving an e-motorcycle.
Seal Beach voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
Lake Forest voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
RSM voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
Mission Viejo voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
Newport Beach voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
Dana Point voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
Laguna Beach voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
Orange County voters will choose candidates for congressional representatives, supervisors and more in the March 5 election.
The incident happened at around 10 a.m. on April 28, when a school resource officer responded to a report of a student vaping on campus.
Huntington Beach must pay around $1 million in legal bills for restricting minors' access to certain books at the city's public library.
The crash shut down the transition road for several hours in either direction Wednesday night.
The feeding shark was seen Wednesday morning and prompted authorities to shut down Sunset Beach.
Federal agents are carrying out an ongoing drug enforcement investigation at multiple locations across Orange County.
The crash was reported Tuesday night at around 8:40 p.m. on the 73 Freeway, police said.
The blaze was held to one acre thanks to the diligent efforts of Orange County firefighters.
The crash was reported at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday in the City of Westminster, authorities said.
