Orange County

Orange County prosecutors Monday reported a conviction in a cold-case kidnapping from 1993, thanks to work done to clear out a backlog of rape kits.

Orange County supervisors are set on Tuesday to discuss providing verification to COVID-19 vaccine recipients, but want to steer clear of taking positions on whether businesses should show a preference for the vaccinated.

The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals inched down from 125 Saturday to 124, with the number of intensive care unit patients falling from 33 to 25, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The county has 35.1% of its ICU beds available, and 71% of its ventilators.

Congrats, Stephany Gutierrez! A Southern California student captured the moment on video when she and her very proud family learned she was accepted to not three, but four ivy league universities.

Sakura Kokumai, the first American to qualify for the Olympics in karate, says she was threatened by a man yelling racial slurs at an Orange County Park, and is sharing the recorded video of the incident in order to spread awareness about growing harassment against Asian Americans.

The Orange County Fire Department recognized three children who demonstrated great courage and composure during two emergencies.

Twin brothers who star in prank shows on a popular YouTube channel were sentenced to community service for their guilty pleas to charges related to fake bank robberies in Irvine that resulted in their Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

Orange County Monday is on the verge of moving into the state’s less restrictive orange tier as COVID-19 cases continued a downward trend and a windfall of vaccines rolled in.

Orange County reported 119 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths Sunday, along with another decline in the number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals.

A teen driver has been arrested and issued 43 violations after cops caught him going as fast as 148 mph on highways and roads in New York, according to the state police

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Friday will begin allowing public visits at its jails, on a limited basis, for the first time in a year.

About 40 false killer whales were spotted along a California coastline, an uncommon sighting for the tropical species.

Huntington Beach officer Steven Tennant is accused of posting the other man’s photo and personal cellphone number after he began dating Tennant’s ex-girlfriend, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.

Orange County’s hospitalizations for COVID-19 — a key metric officials are eyeing in this phase of the pandemic — dropped under 200 again, falling from 206 Friday to 197, with the number of COVID patients in intensive care declining from 44 to 43, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported.

At the beginning of the pandemic shutdown, the owners of Suavecito, an Orange County-based pomade company, felt like their dreams of continuing their business were over. Now a year later, the owner discusses how pivoting in a pandemic to making sanitizer helped the business survive, and led to other endeavors.

Wineries, breweries and distilleries can reopen for outdoor business only.

Orange County will enter the less-restrictive red tier of the state’s coronavirus regulatory system at one minute after midnight Sunday morning, allowing for bigger crowds in retail stores and the reopening of museums, movie theaters and indoor dining at restaurants.

A driver was leading authorities on a chase in Orange County Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.