Convicted sex offender who targeted children leaves Lake Elsinore

Cary Jay Smith, the convicted sex offender who was recently released from a state psychiatric hospital and had briefly relocated to Corona before coming to Lake Elsinore, has also left that city, officials said Sunday.

Sex offender leaves facility in Orange, relocates to Corona

A convicted sex offender, who was recently released after spending about 20 years in a state mental health hospital, is no longer living at a halfway house for the mentally ill in Orange, the Orange Police Department announced Friday night. 

Rite Aid opening new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in LA and Orange counties

Rite Aid is expanding its COVID-19 testing capacity with 161 new drive-thru testing sites opening Thursday across 13 states, including more than a dozen locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties.  

Orange County reports 22 more coronavirus deaths, 911 new cases

Twenty-two more people in Orange County have died due to COVID-19, officials reported Wednesday, as the countywide death toll rose to 455.

Southern California officials ask governor to intervene in ‘unconscionable’ release of sex offender

Officials in Orange County, Calif., are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene in the case of a “dangerous” sex offender who was released from a state mental hospital after more than 20 years when the hospital allowed his hold to expire on Saturday, reports said.

More school districts announce plans to stick with online classes in fall

More Southland school districts announced Tuesday they will begin the upcoming school year with online classes due to the worsening coronavirus pandemic.

Horse dies at Los Alamitos, two days after track placed on probation

Another horse has died after suffering a racing injury at Los Alamitos Race Course, two days after the track was placed on probation by state regulators and ordered to produce a plan to address a recent rash of racehorse deaths.

OC school board approves reopening in-person classes without masks, social distancing

The Orange County Board of Education voted 4-1 on Monday evening to approve guidelines for reopening schools which includes not requiring kids to social distance or wear masks.

OC Board of Education votes to reopen schools for in-person classes for fall 2020
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The Orange County Board of Education voted 4-1 on Monday evening to approve guidelines for reopening schools including not requiring kids to social distance or wear masks.

'Epic fail': Two teens take joyride through restricted area, drive over side of the Brea Dam

Fullerton Police are calling it an "epic fail" after two teens took a joy ride through the Brea Dam area Friday and ended up driving over the side of a dam. Thankfully, the two teens received only minor injuries, authorities said.

Orange County reports 1,292 new coronavirus cases and 26 additional deaths

The Orange County Health Care Agency Thursday reported 26 COVID-19 fatalities and 1,292 new cases, along with an uptick in hospitalizations.

Santa Ana Unified School District votes to give families a choice between online learning or hybrid

The Santa Ana Unified School district’s Board of Education voted unanimously to give families a choice between online learning or a hybrid of on-campus and virtual instruction when school starts next month.

At least four OC beaches to close for July 4 weekend to prevent overcrowding
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Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, and Seal Beach will all close its beaches for Independence Day weekend as officials work to prevent overcrowding to slow the spread of the coronavirus.