Orange County News

A Stanton man pleaded not guilty today to raping five women and killing two, with three of his alleged crimes happening in Costa Mesa, according to authorities.

A UCLA professor resigned from an admissions committee Thursday, saying he suspects officials are cheating to illegally admit more black students but have blocked access to data that would prove it.

Aug 28, 2008 9:11 am US/Pacific SANTA ANA A judge has ruled against plans to ban nudity at San Onofre State Park after Labor Day.

A second West Nile virus-related fatality has been discovered, health officials said.

Though Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial artist Quinton "Rampage" Jackson faces two felonies among several charges for allegedly fleeing police in his truck last month, prosecutors are saying ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A settlement between day laborers and the Orange County sheriff's office calls for authorities to acknowledge workers' rights to seek work while standing on sidewalks, according to attorneys ...

The FBI has arrested a retired Pasadena police officer suspected in at least five bank robberies.

A teenager who was only 12 when he backed up his gang member buddies in a retaliation killing has been convicted of first-degree murder.

District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has accused the Orange County Fair Board of violating state open meeting laws when they changed their freebie policy without allowing public comment.

A former Tustin lacrosse coach pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he was in possession of child pornography.

A 51-year-old man was killed and a 12-year-old girl critically injured early this morning when the car he was driving veered out of control, crashed into a tree and caught fire in Lake Forest, authorities said.

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III to forfeit one of his Newport Coast mansions and a Las Vegas penthouse that were allegedly used for illegal ...

Se. Barack Obama. Courtesy Obama for President Web site. Barack Obama stood in a San Francisco hotel conference room crowded with South Asian contributors this month and told them, "I am a desi." The room ...

A 72-year-old Buena Park woman has become the first person in California this year to die of West Nile virus infection, a representative of the Orange County Health Care Agency said Monday.

A Costa Mesa man's pre-trial hearing for allegedly threatening his ex-wife, possessing explosives and endangering a child has been moved to Los Angeles County because Orange County judges have all recused ...

A new joint study by UCLA and USC researchers shows that pay-as-you-go transportation options may be fairer to all income levels than paying for road improvements through sales taxes.

Santa Barbara County planning commissioners ended another marathon session Wednesday by voting 4-1 to approve a long-debated and highly controversial project with 72 luxury homes at Naples on the Gaviota Coast.

Police Wednesday were searching for two men who assaulted a clerk during a robbery at a Los Alamitos liquor store, authorities said.

No one can accuse either of the major party presidential candidates of pandering to gays - certainly not anyone watching them being interviewed Aug.

A big-rig truck driver was convicted Friday of vehicular manslaughter for slamming into the back of a minivan last year on Interstate 5 in Mission Viejo, killing three young siblings.