Orange County

The Brea Fire broke out late Wednesday morning near Brea Canyon Road and the 57 Freeway in Diamond Bar, and it grew to 16 acres before fire officials determined it was under control in the afternoon. There have not been any structures threatened or injuries reported at this time.

Irvine police are investigating a homicide that occurred at a home in a gated community on Bayleaf Lane on Monday.

The city of Irvine is named America's safest city, according to a new report.

Firefighters contained a 5-acre brush fire that ignited in Santiago Canyon following a solo-vehicle crash in an unincorporated Orange County area near Irvine early Thursday morning. The driver who was pulled by good Samaritans was later booked on suspicion of DUI, officials said. 

A motorist was killed during a fiery single-car crash in Laguna Hills.

Authorities investigated a suspicious package incident at a McDonald's restaurant in Mission Viejo Wednesday evening.

Public health officials are investigating a measles case involving a Los Angeles County resident that recently visited Disneyland, several Starbucks locations and a deli, according to a recent statement on Wednesday

Santa Ana police on Wednesday announced they found no evidence of pervasive bullying or criminal conduct playing a part in the suicide of a 10-year-old Santa Ana elementary school student.

A social media post by the Brea Police Department is catching steam on the internet after the department posted a photo of a man in a Santa Claus suit sleeping inside a jail cell. 

A Laguna Beach man is behind bars after his bizarre behavior led to a cat's death and officers having to tase him twice in the early morning hours Tuesday, police said.

Santa Ana police continued their search on Sunday to track down a terminally ill man missing since Thursday.

Anaheim Police officers and detectives were investigating an abandoned vehicle on Thursday after receiving a "suspicious circumstances call," authorities said.

Authorities Friday sought the public's help identifying a suspect wanted in connection to an armed home invasion robbery in Irvine.

Seven vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the 5 Freeway in Mission Viejo Friday morning with no injuries reported, officials said. 

An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for a 10-year-old Santa Ana elementary school student whose death triggered an investigation to determine if bullying played a role.

Santa Ana police launched an investigation after a 10-year-old girl was found dead on Sunday after apparently taking her own life.

The family of a 10-year-old Santa Ana elementary school student is speaking out after she was found dead by suicide over the weekend. Police are now investigating rumors that she may have been bullied.

Mosquitoes collected in Anaheim and Westminster have tested positive for Saint Louis encephalitis -- the first occurrence of SLE-positive mosquitoes in those cities in three decades, county officials announced Tuesday.

In San Clemente, an Orange County Sheriff's deputy is on administrative leave after allegedly pulling a gun on a 16-year-old boy.