Orange County News

About 100 gallons of fuel was found in the basement of an office building in Irvine, official say.

Ken and Debbie Long celebrate the renewal of their wedding vows at Knott's Berry Farm with 10 other couples, including Rachel, at left, and Sergio Lopez.

Newport Beach officials recently ordered a real estate investor to stop gutting the interior of an office building designed by celebrated Modernist architect Richard Neutra.

Victor Gomez Zarco, 26, of Long Beach, was driving a Nissan Altima south in the No.

Almost hidden in the northern hills, the pilot water treatment plant here does not seem a harbinger of revolution.

Whether you are looking for a romantic dinner or just appetizers and a drink, here are some ideas for a Tuesday evening at Orange County restaurants.

When it comes to term limits, Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach says the third term is a charm.

Next fundraiser: Red Hot Heart Ball on April 14 at Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage.

Can you think back to 2001, financially speaking, when we had a wobbly economy shaken by the terror attacks of 9/11? What you if you were told back then that Orange County housing in the following 10 years would crank out price gains equal to 3.6 percent per year.

Deputies responding to a traffic accident at Aliso Viejo Parkway and Moulton Parkway arrested a 91-year-old man and took him into custody at Orange County Jail with no bail set.

SAN DIEGO -Sheriff's detectives from Orange County and San Diego County were in Boulevard Saturday, searching for evidence in the case of a man accused of killing his business partner.

This is an update to my previous Wednesday February 8 posting with some good news.

Sixty three year-old LAUSD teacher Mark Berndt has been charged with 23 counts of lewd acts on children. Berndt allegedly regularly told children they were going to play a “tasting game”, then blindfolded them and in some cases put tape over their mouths. He then fed students a “milky” substance on a spoon and on top of cookies. Later DNA testing confirmed that this substance was indeed Berndt’s own semen. He also ran cockroaches over the faces and mouths of the children. Berndt took pictures of these encounters, according to USA Today.

Berndt is going to keep getting his benefits – and he even kept his job back in 1993 when he was first charged with molestation. And he got a $40K payment so that he would retire. How did all this happen? Because of rules that the teachers’ union bartered for – the same union that is now supporting ultra-liberal Democratic Assembly candidate Julio Perez, who is running for the 69th A.D.

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The Junior League of Orange County, Calif. has expanded enrollment in its Provisional Membership Program to welcome new members county-wide on a quarterly basis.

David Arana, right, hugs his son, Justin Arana, as they watch firefighters battle a blaze at their family home in the 3000 block of Arlotte Ave.

Remember when Supervisor Janet Nguyen bullied her fellow Supervisors into appointing her to the CalOptima board for two more years? Well now we know why. ”A $250-per-person campaign fundraiser for Supervisor Janet Nguyen will be held Feb. 28 at the home of Dan Brothman, the CEO of Santa Ana’s Western Medical Center,” according to the Voice of OC.

The “Tribute to Supervisor Janet Nguyen” follows Nguyen’s successful drive last year to give hospitals a permanent seat on the board of the $1.4-billion CalOptima health plan for Orange County’s poor and elderly.

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Two popular Mexican eateries in Orange County Anepalco's Caf in Orange and Mi Casa in Costa Mesa - are adding new locations later this year.

The checkpoint will be staffed by officers trained in the detection of alcohol and drug impairment, Santa Ana police said.

You have to bring the sticker on front page of today's Orange County Register paper newspaper, which has all the details.

A former Southern California high school coach has been charged with having an ongoing sexual relationship with a student that started when she was 14 years old.