Orange County

One person was arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital, Southern California authorities said Friday. The poisonings occurred over the course of about a week in mid-May in Huntington Beach in Orange County south of Los Angeles, authorities said. The victims were given food laced with oleoresin capsicum, “which is twice as…

A Southern California college graduate achieved something exceptional in what has been a spring unlike any other for students. At just 13, Jack Rico, of La Mirada, graduated from Fullerton College with four associate degrees. He is the college’s youngest ever graduate.  “I still can’t really believe that I’ve achieved something like this,” Rico said. “I didn’t know that...

Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

Two men were behind bars Thursday on suspicion of a home-invasion robbery of a woman in a Santa Ana apartment in March. Gilberto Trevino, 24, of Fullerton, and Jordan Ozen, 25, of Las Vegas, were being held on $1 million bail, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. Both were arrested Wednesday, he added. Ozen was arrested in Las Vegas on charges...

⁣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…

A 24-year-old man beat a 75-year-old woman in the face, sexually assaulted her and left the victim unconscious and partially nude in the bushes, before stealing the woman’s car and driving off with a 16-year-old girl, Tustin police said Monday. The victim was found, partially nude and unresponsive laying in bushes around 10:30 a.m. on Friday in the 600 block…

Some business owners in South Orange County say enough is enough and reopened despite California’s Stay-at-Home order. The owner of Nomads Canteen in San Clemente said he reached out to city and county officials to let them know he was going to reopen and that no one stopped him. Nomads was full to capacity not long after the doors...

Orange County health officials announced 107 more cases of the coronavirus Sunday but no additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 2,743 cases and 52 deaths. The number of people hospitalized with the virus dropped from 202 to 187, while the number of intensive care patients remained at 58. The number of people in the county tested for the virus…

Even though there’s no boardwalk, sunbathing or large gatherings, people are not deterred from spending their summer-like days on San Diego’s beaches. But you may be surprised people came not only from nearby counties but from other states altogether. The Fox family traveled to Mission Beach after Governor Newsom closed their closest beach in Orange County. “I personally wasn’t...

A police pursuit of a suspected stolen car in the Whittier area ended in Arcadia Wednesday night, authorities said. Gil Leyvas and Newschopper4 Bravo were over the chase around 10:20 p.m. The California Highway Patrol said the pursuit of the suspected stolen car started in the Whittier area. At one point, the car was on the wrong side of the…

Stretches of Orange County’s beaches could be off-limits the next few weekends after more than 100,000 people flocked to Huntington and Newport beaches from Friday through Sunday.  It’s was a scene that prompted a scolding from California’s governor and is making for tough decisions ahead. After what they saw over the weekend, Newport Beach city officials will decide Tuesday...

A lingering heat wave lured people to California beaches, rivers and trails again Sunday, prompting warnings from officials that defiance of stay-at-home orders could reverse progress and bring the coronavirus surging back.

Matt Mauser didn’t think he could ever pick up a guitar again. But on Thursday night, he will. The band leader of Tijuana Dogs, an Orange County-based group that has performed with Macklemore, Pitbull, Lynyrd Skynrd and others, Mauser will again take the stage — this time, on Instagram and Facebook Live. Tijuana Dogs will be playing some old songs,…

The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday narrowly approved a mandate requiring face coverings for employees in many types of retail businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The face coverings will be required, beginning Friday, for employees who interact with the public in grocery, pharmacy and convenience stores, as well as gas stations, restaurants, and other locations where food is prepared….

A suspect has been arrested after a man was doused with a liquid and set on fire by an attacker on a bicycle.  The victim suffered serious burns to his upper body in the attack Friday on a Santa Ana sidewalk. On Monday, officers arrested Adrian Alberto Rodriguez Herrera, 45, on suspicion of arson and attempted murder. Detectives said...

A tall ship used as a classroom began sinking overnight in Dana Point Harbor, officials at the Ocean Institute said Sunday. “We are very sad to announce that Pilgrim, our beloved vessel that has served as an inspiring real-world classroom to hundreds of thousands of students and visitors, keeled overnight in her slip on our dock, rendering her useful life…

A Rancho Santa Margarita physician who helped develop a medical kit that can help doctors diagnose coronavirus said Wednesday he is hoping to accelerate federal approval of the invention to help patients and doctors during the pandemic. Dr. Samir Qamar, who has offices in Las Vegas and Rancho Santa Margarita, helped lead a team of medical engineers in 2014 to…

Police were in pursuit of a vehicle in Orange County Saturday.

Two more people in Orange County have tested positive locally for the novel coronavirus, health officials said Tuesday, but federal test results are still pending to confirm the diagnoses. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, the cases are a man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s who had recently traveled to countries with widespread outbreaks…