SoCal Edison says power shutoffs "could happen more frequently"

Southern California Edison says that Public Safety Power Shutoffs could occur more frequently and last longer than usual in 2026 due to rising fire risk.

• Aug 17

Woman, teenage girl hospitalized after being found unresponsive in Laguna Beach water

A woman and a teenage girl were rescued from Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach on Saturday afternoon after they were found unresponsive in the water.

• Aug 17

Disneyland hotel workers protest for fair wages during D23 Weekend

Disneyland hotel workers took to the streets of Anaheim over the weekend to protest for fair wages ahead of their upcoming contract negotiations.

• Aug 15

18-year-old Orange County man arrested for teenage girlfriend's death

Police said that the couple was involved in some sort of altercation when the incident occurred.

• Aug 12

Suspect barricades inside Westminster public defender building

A suspect caused a lockdown at the public defender building in Westminster.

• Aug 12

1 hospitalized after car crashes into Huntington Beach strip mall

Police said that a person inside the building was hospitalized after suffering injuries in the collision.

• Aug 12

Deadly Orange County crash involving man on e-bike under investigation

According to Santa Ana Police Department officers, the collision happened at around 6 p.m. near the intersection of N. Santiago Street and Santa Ana Boulevard.

• Aug 11

New Irvine pedestrian bridge opens, spanning over the 5 Freeway

The $14.5 million Jeffrey Open Space Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge is almost 1,200 feet long and 15 feet wide, spanning the I-5 Freeway.

• Aug 11

Man riding e-bike hospitalized after Santa Ana hit-and-run crash

Santa Ana police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into a man on an e-bike late Monday night, leaving him hospitalized.

• Aug 11

An Orange County school district bans e-bikes for younger students

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has a new policy this school year that bans kindergarten through 8th-grade students from riding e-bikes on school property and along the perimeter.

• Aug 11

Metrolink suspends some Orange County Line service due to high tides

Metrolink has opted to suspend routes heading through Orange County this week due to an extended period of high tides that are expected to batter the Southern California coast.

• Aug 10

California could have the wettest El Niño winter on record, climatologist says

The looming El Niño could bring one of the wettest winters on record to California, according to renowned climatologist Daniel Swain.

• Aug 10

Orange County confirms first human West Nile virus case of 2026

Orange County Health Care Agency officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile virus case of 2026, amid what some medical experts believe could be one of the worst mosquito seasons on record.

• Aug 5

City of Orange Fourth of July crackdown pulled in fines of $240,000

Drones used high-definition video to detect illegal aerial discharges, helping to pinpoint 13 properties and issue 8 citations totaling $240,000 under the city's new Social Host ordinance.

• Aug 4

Researchers find direct correlation between wildfires and heatwaves

A study from the journal Science Advances confirms what many of us believed: that more heat waves mean more fires.

• Jul 30

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