Orange County Fire Authority firefighters Tuesday were battling a five-acre brush fire in Ladera Ranch. The blaze started about 4:45 p.m. at Narrow Canyon Road and Acaster Way, according to Orange ...

OC Transpo is ramping up recruitment efforts to fill staffing gaps as shortages of available bus operators and rail controllers are “directly tied” to unreliable bus service and unplanned rail ...

Orange County vector control officials announced Wednesday that West Nile virus was confirmed this week in samples collected ...

In a five-year average of mosquito abundance, we’re off the charts,” a spokesman for the Orange County Mosquito and Vector ...

A debate over if supervisors should be on the board of CalOptima is opening broader questions on politics in healthcare.

Mahender Makhijani, who was ordered to pay $1.34 billion in a Laguna Beach real estate arbitration, pleaded not guilty Monday ...

Thirteen legislative races are up for grabs in Orange County this year — and for most of them, it’s the general election in ...

The mosquitoes were found in two Orange County cities and prompted health officials to warn the public about the pests.

As families across Southern California prepare to celebrate Independence Day, six major Orange County animal shelters are ...

Using drones to help detect and identify Orange County residents firing illegal fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend, ...

Biking on river trails, going on picnics and surfing in the ocean are activities California residents cherish every summer. But headlines about the use of toxic chemicals in flood control channels ...

Stephanie Murphy’s PAC received $100,000 from Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, the theme park giant’s largest-ever contribution ...