Apparent pipe bomb causes Irvine PD to evacuate shopping center

The Irvine Police Department evacuated a shopping center after officers found a pipe bomb inside a car parked at a nearby gas station.

• Sep 22

Family reunites with Irvine officers that saved their son from drowning

An Orange County family reunited with the Irvine police officers who saved their son's life after he was underwater and unconscious for nearly 10 minutes.

• Sep 22

Sea turtle lays eggs on Southern California beach for first time

Wildlife experts say that a sea turtle has nested on a West Coast beach for the first time in recorded history after eggs were laid in both Seal Beach and Huntington Beach last week.

• Sep 21

Capistrano Beach homes continue to suffer from pounding Orange County surf

A second storm-battered oceanfront home in Capistrano Beach has been torn down, while eight houses in the private development on Beach Road are red-tagged and seven remain yellow-tagged.

• Sep 21

Newport Beach to move sand from the Santa Ana River outlet to address coastal erosion

Newport Beach's eroding shoreline is getting some help as city and county authorities approved the expedited transfer of sand from the Santa Ana River outlet in West Newport.

• Sep 18

Family awarded $40 million after daughter left on freeway by Uber driver is killed

Uber was ordered to pay $40 million to the family of a woman killed on an Orange County freeway after a rideshare driver left her on the side of the road.

• Sep 17

Orange County declares state of emergency for severe coastal erosion

Orange County declared a state of emergency after powerful waves pummeled its beaches, causing severe coastal erosion and damage to its seaside communities.

• Sep 17

OC officials warn of "five-alarm year" for mosquitos and West Nile virus

Orange County vector control officials are sounding the alarm on what they say is an unprecedented mosquito season.

• Sep 29

Police investigating Cal State Fullerton student's death after fraternity event

Police say that the 18-year-old student was taken to the hospital after attending a fraternity function on Saturday.

• Sep 16

El Niño could bring rare "Kelvin Wave" phenomenon to Southern California

With a powerful El Niño already predicted to batter Southern California over the winter, forecasters are also cautioning residents to be wary of another phenomenon that may come along with it.

• Sep 14

10 Dana Point homes red-tagged as storm damage from Hurricane Marie grows

As of Monday, 10 homes in the private Capistrano Bay District have been red-tagged, and seven more have been yellow-tagged.

• Sep 14

2 homes destroyed by Palos Fire in La Habra Heights

The fire was reported at around 2:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Las Palomas Drive in the La Habra Heights area.

• Sep 14

39-year-old man killed during altercation with security guard at Orange County bar

Police said that the man was struck in the head by a security guard during a fight at a bar called Bikini in a Bottle.

• Sep 13

Laguna Beach proclaims local emergency due to coastal erosion

The announcement comes a day after nearby Dana Point declared a local emergency due to flooding from powerful waves.

• Sep 11

Newsom signs new laws to protect kids from social media and AI chatbots

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots.

• Sep 10

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