Nonprofit that aids the homeless exits Costa Mesa

Citing an antagonistic political climate and increasing regulation of the city's motels, a nonprofit serving Orange County's homeless has...

Costa Mesa reconsidering site of homeless housing project

The park across from Costa Mesa City Hall and the Orange County Fairgrounds is no longer poised to be the site of a housing complex for...

O.C. attorneys seek removal of flag with Confederate emblem

A group of Orange County attorneys is calling for the removal of the Mississippi state flag from a display at Santa Ana's downtown Civic...

Judge rejects contempt of court for Costa Mesa official

An Orange County Superior Court judge this month refused to hold Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mensinger in contempt of court for revealing...

Tet Festival organizers hope to lure more crowds to new venue

Organizers of the largest Tet Festival in the U.S. — an event long linked with Garden Grove — are not only moving the event, but...

Neighbors criticize proposed Costa Mesa homeless facility

Condominium residents near the site of a proposed homeless recovery complex in Costa Mesa are criticizing the plan, saying that the...

Newport Beach candidate taking donations in bitcoins

When Newport Beach City Council candidate Michael Glenn thinks of freedom, that includes the freedom to choose how to donate, be it with...

Southland's Christmas present? Warm weather

As temperatures hovered around freezing across much of the United States on Christmas Day, Southern California basked in unseasonably warm...

As Great Park houses go up, nearby county jail plans big expansion

On a barren stretch of road on the edge of Irvine, a tasteful brown sign topped with a whimsical orange bicycle announces that a long-...

Santa Ana residents find motivation in pre-dawn workouts

It's 5 a.m. on a rooftop parking lot in downtown Santa Ana and the night sky is just beginning to fade. Under a lamp's orange glow, people...

Officers feared for their safety in Kelly Thomas struggle, reports show

Two former police officers accused of beating a homeless man to death said they feared for their safety and rapidly ran out of options on...

Doctor testifies meth use killed homeless man beaten by police

Challenging the heart of the prosecution's case, a forensic pathologist told jurors Wednesday that heavy meth use — and not a severe...

O.C.'s largest toll road network sells $2.3 billion in bonds

Orange County's largest toll road network on Thursday sold $2.3 billion in bonds to shore up the finances of several highways that have...

Prosecutors rest case in trial of Fullerton officers

After just five and a half days of testimony, Orange County prosecutors on Wednesday rested their case in the trial of two former...

Kelly Thomas was comatose when he arrived at hospital, doctor says

Kelly Thomas arrived at the hospital comatose, with multi-organ failure, multiple fractures to his face and ribs and signs of having...

Gay rights activists to push for inclusion in Westminster Tet parade

Vietnamese American activists say they will ask Westminster officials to block organizers from staging the colorful Tet parade because...

Expert says Fullerton police used deadly force against Kelly Thomas

As he watched a video of a homeless man being beaten by Fullerton police, a former FBI agent and use-of-force expert testified Monday that...

O.C. officials vote to widen 405 Freeway without toll lanes

Orange County transportation officials voted Monday to widen a clogged stretch of the 405 Freeway without adding controversial toll lanes,...

Anaheim hopes to settle suit over alleged Latino political exclusion

Anaheim is in talks to settle a lawsuit filed by the ACLU accusing the city of effectively excluding Latinos from holding political office...

Lawyers challenge pathologist's testimony in Fullerton police trial

Defense attorneys in the Kelly Thomas trial repeatedly challenged the testimony of a pathologist who concluded that the homeless man died...