An early Tuesday fire damaged several units in a single-story commercial complex in Costa Mesa, fire authorities said. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m.…
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These 65 photos from May are our Orange County photographers’ favorites
By Orange County on June 2, 2020
Graduates celebrates as they join hundreds of fellow Los Alamitos High School seniors in a car parade through Rossmoor in unincorporated Orange County, CA, on…
When people don’t feel heard, protests can turn into riots and more
By Orange County on June 2, 2020
The fire department puts out an arson blaze in Santa Monica on Sunday, May 31, 2020.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Watching images of buildings…
Trump declares he’s law and order president, threatens to deploy military
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALAN SUDERMAN WASHINGTON — Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself “the president of…
Fountain Valley eateries serve up a plan to recognize graduating seniors
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
It’s been a tough year for restaurants and a tough year for graduating seniors. The stay-at-home order and slow phasing for the reopening of dine-in…
Other homeless people in Orange County may have been sickened by poisoned food
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
At least eight homeless people in Huntington Beach, none of whom knew each other, were sickened in a series of food poisonings for which one…
Curfews set Monday night for these Southern California cities, counties
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
These Southern California cities and counties will have curfews in place for Monday night, June 1, following unrest across the country after the death of…
A year after helping talk a woman out of suicide, Mission Viejo woman beats the coronavirus
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
Chanel Dalirifar saved a life and had her own life saved – all in just the last 16 months. In 2019, Dalirifar was on the…
Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALAN SUDERMAN WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation’s governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns…
2,000 Marines from Southern California deploy to the Middle East as crisis response force
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
Units from Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Expeditionary Force have deployed to the Middle East, base officials announced on Monday, June 1. Four elements of the…
Coronavirus may cost Moreno Valley $20 million over two years in expenses and lost revenue
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
The best case scenario for Moreno Valley, city officials say, is the loss of more than $9 million this fiscal year due to the coronavirus…
Census field offices begin to reopen, aim to close the gap in lagging 2020 U.S. count
By Orange County on June 1, 2020
Firefighter paramedics move a woman from a Toyota Prius to an ambulance where three people were injured Tuesday morning in a two-car traffic collision near…
Peaceful protests, looting, arrests grow across Southern California in wake of George Floyd killing
By Orange County on May 31, 2020
Wide-spread looting occurs in stores off Broadway as police attempt to clear a sit-in protest for the killing of George Floyd on Ocean Avenue in…
Small Laguna Beach demonstration opposes racism, marks death of George Floyd
By Orange County on May 31, 2020
A small demonstration was held in Laguna Beach on Sunday to mark the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd. A little more than a dozen…
Christo, artist known for massive, fleeting displays, dies
By Orange County on May 31, 2020
By LINDSEY BAHR NEW YORK (AP) — Christo, known for massive, ephemeral public arts projects died Sunday at his home in New York. He was…