Orange County

The man accused of going on a shooting rampage at a Southern California business, killing four people, should not have been allowed to buy or own guns because of a California law that prohibits people from purchasing weapons for 10 years after being convicted of a crime.

Twin brothers who star in prank shows on a popular YouTube channel were sentenced to community service for their guilty pleas to charges related to fake bank robberies in Irvine that resulted in their Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

A teen driver has been arrested and issued 43 violations after cops caught him going as fast as 148 mph on highways and roads in New York, according to the state police

About 40 false killer whales were spotted along a California coastline, an uncommon sighting for the tropical species.

Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested early Friday morning in Florida on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest, court records show. Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, was also arrested by Windermere police, who’d pulled the couple over after noticing their SUV was weaving on the road about 1:23 a.m., officers said. Mangan-Damon was charged with hitting an...

A Florida health officer says there’s so much demand for the coronavirus vaccine that some people even disguised themselves as the elderly in order to get a shot. Dr. Raul Pino said that two young women disguised as “grannies” on Wednesday get their second vaccination shots in Orange County. “The bonnet, the gloves, the glasses, the whole thing. And...

An Orange County woman turned to the healing power of music to send a message of hope and love to her husband.

Disneyland revealed a first look at the updated Jungle Cruise attraction at both Disneyland Resort in California and Magic Kingdom Park in Florida, adding that the new adventures “reflect and value the diversity of the world around us.”

Cielo Echegoyen, a Hispanic student from Orange County, received a special Christmas gift for her hard work and dedication: she learned she was admitted to Harvard University.

Powerful winds have pushed flames through Southern California canyons as an out-of-control wildfire burns near homes, forcing residents to flee

A house fire quickly spread due to high winds and low humidity in Orange County, Calif., forcing the evacuation of thousands.

A pint-sized hero in Orange County was honored Friday after saving his 2-year-old brother’s live after his baby brother fell into the family pool. Mason Ochoa donned a firefighter uniform Friday after he saved his baby brother from drowning back on Oct. 20.

An Orange County man Wednesday described how he spent nearly 2.5 years behind bars in his native Vietnam without having a chance to defend himself against an allegation of “anti-government activities.”

About 60,000 are under evacuation orders as the Silverado Fire continues to burn in Orange County.

State regulators will hold a special meeting Monday to consider pulling the license of Los Alamitos Race Course after a rash of racehorse deaths this year at the Orange County facility. The track was placed on probation by the California Horse Racing Board on July 10 and given 10 days to produce a plan to address the deaths or face…

The son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was arrested this week after allegedly stabbing his neighbor, sheriff’s officials said. On Tuesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was called to a San Clemente neighborhood around 10 p.m. They were responding to a stabbing that apparently occurred during a dispute between neighbors. Adam Abdul-Jabbar, 28, allegedly stabbed his neighbor multiple times...

One person was arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital, Southern California authorities said Friday. The poisonings occurred over the course of about a week in mid-May in Huntington Beach in Orange County south of Los Angeles, authorities said. The victims were given food laced with oleoresin capsicum, “which is twice as…

A Southern California college graduate achieved something exceptional in what has been a spring unlike any other for students. At just 13, Jack Rico, of La Mirada, graduated from Fullerton College with four associate degrees. He is the college’s youngest ever graduate.  “I still can’t really believe that I’ve achieved something like this,” Rico said. “I didn’t know that...

A lingering heat wave lured people to California beaches, rivers and trails again Sunday, prompting warnings from officials that defiance of stay-at-home orders could reverse progress and bring the coronavirus surging back.