President Trump visits Newport Beach for private fundraiser

President Donald Trump arrived in Orange County to attend a private fundraiser Sunday afternoon at tech mogul Palmer Luckey's Newport Beach estate.

Rally held in OC, Armenian community calling on President Trump to sanction Turkey, Azerbaijan

As President Trump arrived in Orange County Sunday afternoon to attend an event, the Armenian community and supporters held a rally demanding Trump sanction Turkey and Azerbaijan and stop funding war crimes with US tax dollars.

Disneyland employees, fans and elected officials rally in Anaheim to push for reopening

Disney fans, cast members and elected officials rallied outside of Disneyland on Saturday morning to push for reopening after the coronavirus pandemic forced the theme park's closure in March.        

Red Flag Warning in effect for LA, Orange counties Friday

A red flag warning signifying a high risk of wildfire will be in effect in parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties Friday amid Santa Ana winds, single-digit humidity and high temperatures on the final day of the region's latest heat wave.

Car wash in OC transforms into scary 'Tunnel of Terror' for Halloween

The Russell Fischer Xpress car wash in Huntington Beach is transforming into the "Tunnel of Terror OC" for the month of October to help people celebrate Halloween.

CHP officer injured as they try to clear transient from encampment

The 605 freeway was shut down for hours, after a man in a tent off the Katella southbound onramp, shot at CHP officers... hitting one in the face.

Orange County reports 153 new COVID-19 cases, 31 deaths

On Thursday, Orange County health officials reported 31 coronavirus-related deaths and 153 new diagnoses of COVID-19.

Suspect who shot at officers on 605 Freeway dead after hours-long standoff

A suspect is dead hours after he was accused of firing shots at Caltrans workers and California Highway Patrol officers on the 605 Freeway in Los Alamitos on Thursday morning, authorities said. 

COVID-19 outbreak reported at Chapman University

Chapman University is working to contain a COVID-19 outbreak among students on and off campus, school officials said.

Man who ejaculated into co-worker's belongings gets 2 1/2 years in jail

A 30-year-old Palmdale man was sentenced Tuesday to two-and-a-half years in jail for smearing his semen on a co-worker's computer keyboard and mouse, in her honey jar and in half-consumed bottles of water and lotion on her desk in the La Palma office they shared.  

California officials order Republicans to remove unofficial ballot boxes

California’s chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned those behind the “vote tampering” could face prosecution.

Police pursue reported stolen U-Haul truck from LA to Orange County; suspect taken into custody in Long Beach

Police pursued a reported stolen U-Haul truck going southbound on the 405 Freeway from Santa Fe Springs to the Orange County area and, then to Long Beach where the suspect and passenger were taken into custody Monday night.

Officials share concerns over unofficial ballot drop boxes placed across SoCal

California election officials have received reports that unofficial ballot drop boxes were placed in several counties and said these set-ups are illegal.

Orange County reports 162 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

Ten more people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Orange County, raising the death toll to 1,316, and officials also reported 162 new diagnoses of coronavirus, hiking the cumulative to 55,345.

Babysitter sentenced to 50 years to life for sexually assaulting toddler, posting pictures of assault

A 24-year-old Buena Park man was sentenced Friday to 50 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl while he babysitting her in 2016 and later posting pictures of the assault online, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.

Student tests positive for COVID-19 at Orange County's first reopened public high school

A student at Los Alamitos High School, the first public high school in Orange County to reopen in-person since the pandemic, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The positive case highlights the concern that children under the age of 18 can be infected with the deadly virus.

Suspects caught on surveillance video vandalizing church in Santa Ana

Santa Ana police have released surveillance video of two incidents of vandalism at a church in the hopes it would generate leads to an arrest of the vandals.

Orange County reports 141 new coronavirus cases, 14 additional deaths

Fourteen more people have died from COVID-19 in Orange County, hiking the death toll to 1,292, but the county continued its trend of keeping new daily diagnoses below 200 as hospitalizations ticked down, officials said Thursday.