Orange County

Data shows a massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor repeatedly crossed over an undersea oil pipeline during a January storm. That pipeline just off the Southern California later ruptured, and crude washed up on beaches. The environmental group Skytruth says tracking data for the Panama-flagged ship MSC DANIT showed it crossing above the path of the...

Naomi Symonett lost her husband to COVID-19 in August; the death shattered hers and her son’s world. Then in a freak occurrence, she lost her wedding ring while waving at family members on the 91 Freeway.

Authorities say a Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a fatal DUI crash that occurred just hours after he left a hospital for treatment of a fentanyl overdose. Kyu Chen died in the crash around 4 a.m. on Sept. 27 in Irvine. She was on her way to work when her Prius was broadsided by a...

More than 80 birds and fish affected by oil from a pipeline leak off the shores of have been recovered, with more than half dying, officials said Tuesday.

A ceremony will get underway Tuesday night to mark the 10th anniversary of the worst mass shooting in Orange County history. Eight people were killed inside the Salon Meritage.

Finding the cause of the Huntington Beach oil spill, who is to blame and if they will be held accountable could take years.

The city of Huntington Beach and the California State Parks announced Sunday that they plan to reopen both city and state beaches in Huntington Beach on Monday.

More people are noticing tar balls up and down San Diego’s coastline. The question is whether they’re connected to the Orange County oil spill. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda spoke to an expert from Scripps for answers.

Oil spill assessment teams continued Friday to scan the waters off of San Diego County’s coastline for possible signs of sheen but, so far, have not said there is evidence that the oil spill near Huntington Beach has moved into the region.

Hear from Orange and San Diego County officials about the oil spill and its local impact.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) said there are reports that tar balls have washed up ashore in Oceanside and have teams investigating the area, reports NBC 7’s Dave Summers

San Diego county officials discussed the county’s emergency response to the oil spill after reports that tar balls were spotted in Oceanside.

Cleanup efforts for the 2021 Huntington Beach Oil Spill are still underway. But it’s not California’s first time dealing with an oil-related environmental disaster.

Here’s what you need to know about how the leak happened and how it impacts wildlife and humans.

The remains found in a wooded area in central Florida have been confirmed to be the body of a missing college student who disappeared last month, authorities said Tuesday. The body found Saturday has been identified as 19-year-old Miya Marcano, Joshua Stephany, chief medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties, said in a statement. At a news conference Tuesday, the…

A prolific jailhouse informant who played a central role in the takedown of former Orange County Mexican mafia chief Peter Ojeda apparently took his own life in Huntington Beach last month, authorities confirmed.

Family members of a young college student from South Florida who vanished near Orlando were still holding out hope she’d be found alive, as the massive search for her stretched into a seventh day Friday.

A military veteran was captured on video trapping an alligator inside a garbage pail outside a Florida home Tuesday morning.

A man in Orlando, Fla., took matters into his own hands when a large alligator was found lounging in front of his house.