-
Video Appears to Show Arrest of Highland Park Parade Person of Interest
Video appears to show the moment the person of interest connected to the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park was arrested Monday evening.
-
2 Calif Residents Dead After Small Plane Crashes in Arizona
Two people from Lake Forest, California, California, died when the small plane they were in for a short flight across Arizona crashed Sunday night.
-
Man Who Went ‘Exploring' Had to Be Rescued From Tunnel Under 5 Freeway
A man who went exploring in a tunnel under the 5 Freeway in Orange County had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. CHP was dispatched to the area under the 5 Freeway in Lake Forest around 10 p.m. after a man stuck in a drainage tunnel called for help. The man got…
-
3-Year-Old Attacked by Mountain Lion in Calif., Animal Euthanized
A 3-year-old child was attacked by a mountain lion in Lake Forest Monday and the animal was located and euthanized, the Orange County Fire Authority said. The attack took place around 4:17 p.m. at Whiting Ranch Park, officials said. A family of six was walking when the mountain lion came and grabbed the 3-year-old by the neck and dragged away,…
-
Ground Broken on Orange County 5 Freeway Expansion
Ground was broken Thursday on a $581 million project intended to ease congestion on the 5 Freeway between the 73 Freeway and El Toro Road in south Orange County.
-
Garage Repairman Linked to 1990s Cold Case Rapes Through Genealogy DNA
A 53-year-old garage repairman was behind bars Friday on suspicion of the rape of a 9-year-old girl and a woman in south Orange County in the 1990s, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said.
-
California Man Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of Gay Student
A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he murdered a gay University of Pennsylvania student in a hate crime. Samuel Woodward entered the plea Friday during a hearing in Santa Ana, California. The 21-year-old suspect is now being held without bail. Woodward is charged in the January stabbing death of college sophomore Blaze Bernstein.
-
Man Will Stand Trial in Slaying of Gay Classmate
A 21-year-old Newport Beach man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on a murder charge stemming from the January killing of a former high school classmate, whose death has been deemed a hate crime by prosecutors because he was gay.
-
Lawyer Says Suspect In Blaze Bernstein Killing Struggled With Sexuality
A California man denied Wednesday that he killed a University of Pennsylvania student because the victim was gay. Samuel Woodward, 21, who has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, appeared in court and also denied a hate-crime allegation connected to the killing of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein.
-
OC Woman Stung Hundreds of Times by Massive Bee Swarm
A housekeeper showing up to work at a Lake Forest home Monday morning was greeted by a swarm of angry bees. She is now in critical condition after being stung over 200 times. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018.
-
Swarm of Bees Stings OC Woman Over 200 Times, Sends 4 to Hospital
A woman remains in critical condition after suffering over 200 bee stings in Lake Forest Monday morning, the Orange County Fire Authority said.
-
Suspect in Blaze Bernstein Murder Depressed in Jail, Lawyer Says
A Southern California man charged with the murder of a University of Pennsylvania student has been depressed in jail and feels remorse for his family but is faring relatively well under the circumstances, his attorney said on Friday.
-
Former Classmate Charged With Murder in Stabbing Death of Pennsylvania Student
A former high school classmate was charged with murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of a University of Pennsylvania student who was home in Orange County visiting family during winter break.
-
Death of Penn Student Investigated as Act of Rage: Report
The parents of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student killed and buried in a California park said Tuesday that the killing may have been a hate crime against their gay son.
-
No Charges Against Conductor James Levine: Prosecutors
Illinois prosecutors investigating alleged sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s against James Levine said Friday they won’t pursue charges against the longtime Metropolitan Opera conductor, citing state law at the time, challenges in compiling evidence and other factors. A statement from the Lake County state’s attorney’s office offers few details about the complaint lodged in 2016 with police in...
-
Opera Waited Year to Act on Accusation Against Conductor
A big question remains after renowned conductor James Levine was suspended from the Metropolitan Opera amid accusations of sexual abuse: Why did it take so long for the company to act after it was informed by police that he had been accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy?
-
Fatal Shooting at Torrey Pines High Reminds Father of His Son's Suicide
For one senior at Torrey Pines high school and his father, the police shooting of a 15-year-old student brings back memories of a similar tragedy.
-
Orange County Deputy Helps Find Homes for Homeless
In just two years on the job, an Orange County deputy has found permanent homes for dozens of the homeless, even reuniting some with their families.
-
Mr. T's Former Suburban Mansion Listed for $7.5M
A Lake Forest mansion once owned by Mr. T is back on the market, roughly three decades after the Chicago-born celebrity made headlines at the property for what has since been remembered as the “Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre.”
-
‘Mayhem' Miller Arrested on Charges of Tattoo Shop Vandalism
Mixed martial arts fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller is behind bars facing vandalism charges after an incident earlier this year at an Orange County tattoo parlor, authorities said Wednesday.