The Orange County Register

South Carolina authorities have charged a man from southern California with conspiracy to engage in mail and wire fraud after prosecutors say he defrauded about 2,600 people, including many veterans.

Authorities said 18 pounds (8 kilograms) of fentanyl was seized in Orange County — enough of the synthetic opioid to create four million lethal doses.

The USA Surfing Championships was put on pause after a shark jumped out of the water near San Clemente, California.

A bobcat struck by a police car on a canyon road in Southern California earlier this year has been released back into the wild after making a full recovery.

Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his birthday, he received more than 50,000 letters.

California became the first state in the nation to require homes built in 2020 and later be solar powered, following a vote by the Building Standards Commission.

One in 5 marijuana samples reportedly failed to meet the state standards in effect since July 1, according to a published report.

USA Swimming’s list of coaches who have been banned for life from the organization’s sanctioned events and swim clubs is now up to 149 names, including two coaches convicted of sexual molestation in San Diego County.

The parents of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student found stabbed and buried in a California park want to turn their tragedy into a movement in the hopes that others feel inspired to do good.

Authorities clearing homeless encampments along a Southern California river have found at least two makeshift underground bunkers, including one that contained more than a thousand bicycles.

Some television viewers in southern California were startled when an apocalyptic emergency alert flashed on their screens.

A trail of car parts may lead to a San Diego couple missing for more than a week.

A Huntington Beach resident marked his 2,000th consecutive visit Thursday to the parks of the Disneyland Resort. Jeff Reitz, a Disneyland Resort annual passholder, began his daily sojourns to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park on Jan. 1, 2012, according to Disneyland Resort officials. Back then, the resort was putting the finishing touches on Cars Land, which opened that summer....

Endangered Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is planning to meet with hundreds of voters in his Southern California district this weekend, but he’s going to friendly turf to do it.

A former competitive surfer who designed surfboards in Southern California for decades, died after being struck by an alleged drunken driver as he rode a bicycle near his home.

Smoking and vaping has been banned in all outdoor areas in the seaside Southern California city of Laguna Beach. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expand its ban on smoking that already covered beaches and parks. The ordinance is the first such restrictive ban in Orange County. It will go into effect after a second council reading in 30 days.

California surfers are stoked after showers at state beaches that were turned off during the drought are flowing once again.

The starship Enterprise has a new five-year mission: to boldly go and raise money to help a quirky museum live long and prosper. The Hollywood Science Fiction Museum recently took possession of life-sized wax figures of all seven crew members from the original “Star Trek” TV series, including Capt. Kirk. The figures and a replica of the Enterprise bridge had...

The parents of a 13-year-old boy who scuffled with an off-duty police officer in Southern California who fired a gun have filed a lawsuit.

California authorities are investigating after video surfaced of fishermen reeling in what appears to be a juvenile great white shark on the Huntington Beach Pier.