Orange County

Thanks to her determined dad and the kindness of several others, a California teen whose family became struck in standstill traffic on the 91 Freeway made her high school graduation in the nick of time.

Sharks displaying “aggressive behavior" in Orange County waters has triggered the closure of ocean access to the public in San Clemente, according to officials.

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Police said alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash that claimed the life 14-year-old Rosenda Elizabeth Smiley.. The driver, 30-year-old Joseph Alcazar of Fontana, was arrested on suspicion of homicide.

Her brother Tycho was the youngest student to graduate from Irvine Valley College last year, but he was six months older than Athena. So now she holds the record.

As the nation awaits the winner of the $489 million Mega Millions jackpot, someone in California may be $240,000 richer.

A substitute for children with disabilities said she quit after she raised concerns about mold in a classroom and the school did nothing. The school sait

Both sides of the 91 Freeway near Lakeview were closed for hours.

Shaw Warrington was arrested for allegedly trying to meet a "13-year-old girl" who was actually an undercover officer, for sex. He was convicted of the same thing in 2013.

The parent of a student at Carver Elementary said she found a video her son took in the classroom seemingly showing the teacher verbally abusing special needs students and pointing scissors at them while shouting at them.

Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza has been charged with the special circumstance murder for allegedly executing his childhood friend and coworker after tracking him down on his delivery route and shooting him 14 times in a matter of seconds.