The Latest Breaking News from Orange County

LOS ANGELES — The weather conditions were unremarkable for coastal Orange County, and even a bit pleasant: Mild temperatures, relatively moist air and a seasonal onshore breeze.

LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine the cause of a brush fire that burned at least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel, fueled by winds and dry conditions caused by California’s intense drought.

LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine the cause of a brush fire that burned at least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel, fueled by winds and dry conditions caused by California’s intense drought.

LOS ANGELES — In 1998, after a winter of heavy rains, the hill below Via Estoril collapsed.

The huge fire in Orange County, California, began near a water treatment plant in the middle of Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach and has since engulfed an area of nearly 200 acres

For more than two decades, California’s Orange County has debated whether to build a seaside plant to convert ocean water into drinking water in the hopes of buffering against ever-drier weather and drought

LOS ANGELES — A brush fire fueled by intense coastal winds roared into an upscale Laguna Niguel subdivision Wednesday evening as it ballooned to about 200 acres, burning at least 20 homes and forcing many to flee.

LOS ANGELES — A brush fire fueled by intense coastal winds roared into an upscale Laguna Niguel subdivision Wednesday evening as it ballooned to at least 150 acres, burning multiple homes and forcing many to flee.

The actor and comedian has been booked into Orange County Jail in California

After more than a decade of debate, the coastal commission is set to vote on the proposed $1.4bn project near Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The Supreme Court’s expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could galvanize Democrats and turn some reliable Republican voters — especially women — blue, according to polls and interviews. It’s a small bit of hope for Democrats, who are widely expected to lose control of Congress in…