MISSION VIEJO – Army personnel, veterans and community members turned out for the grand opening celebration of the new Mission Viejo Army Career Center on June 14. The center is the second to open under the Small Unit Recruiting Concept, which...

MISSION VIEJO – Members of the Capistrano Valley High School boys swim and dive team and their coach were honored by the City Council Monday.The team last month was named the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 champ. Capistrano Valley set county...

SAN DIEGO – A permit necessary to extend the 241 toll road south to near Ortega Highway was denied Wednesday by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board. The vote was 3-2, with a majority of the board members saying they believed the toll...

MISSION VIEJO – It can take some time, with only a brief set of practices, for Little League all-star teams to gel into a productive unit as players from different teams are thrown together and into tournament play.The Trabuco Canyon 9-year-old...

MISSION VIEJO – The City Council on Monday voted to allow the one-time consumption of alcohol at Kershaw Gardens, 200 Civic Center, for the Bone Yard Bash event scheduled July 13 by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Dog Park. Mission Viejo residents...

MISSION VIEJO – The City Council earlier this month extended its contract with Siemens Industry Inc. for the next two years.The city is paying Siemens $850,000 to maintain Mission Viejo's traffic signal system, flashing beacons, illuminated street...

MISSION VIEJO – The 19th annual DAWG Walk & Pet Faire is set for 7 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Village Green at Oso Viejo Community Park, 24932 Veterans Way.The event, which raises funds for homeless animals at the Mission Viejo Animal Services...

MISSION VIEJO – If its first two games are any indication, the Viejo 9-year-old All-Star team is going to be tough to beat.For the second consecutive game, Viejo put up huge offensive numbers en route to a victory, this time a 15-5 triumph in five...

MISSION VIEJO – A caller reported a man driving on the I-5 near Crown Valley Parkway with the car door open and leaning his body out of the car and pretending to shoot other cars. The complaint about a suspicious person in a vehicle was reported at...

MISSION VIEJO – Gretchen Rossi of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" showcased her swimsuit design collaboration with swimsuit designer Lisa Vogel at SwimSpot at The Shops at Mission Viejo on June 13. Swim Spot, which recently opened a summer...

LAKE FOREST – Village Wine & Spirits in the Village Shopping Center (next to Starbucks) at Muirlands Boulevard and Ridge Route Drive is a popular spot for specialty liquor and Lotto tickets, according to manager Simon Maida.Maida talks about his...

MISSION VIEJO – Alec Jerome's white robe will pop among a sea of blue ones when Trabuco Hills High School graduates its 2013 class Wednesday. But he and the nine other students cloaked in white – a distinction that symbolizes their completion of...

MISSION VIEJO – Lakeside Chinese Cuisine in the Olympiad Plaza on Alicia Parkway serves up both Szechwan and Mandarin dishes.The menu, like most Chinese restaurants, is extensive and traditional.Appetizer options are plentiful, ranging from cream...

A new campus serving kindergartners through eighth-graders is likely to be the first school built by the Capistrano Unified School District to accommodate students growing up in Rancho Mission Viejo, a large housing development under construction...

Most City Council members say their top priority in the city budget is keeping Mission Viejo one of the safest cities in the state for its size. To them, that means maintaining police staffing and services, which are provided by the Orange County...

MISSION VIEJO – A deputy with 13 years of experience was in serious but stable condition after losing control of his patrol car and crashing into a light post early Monday morning, officials said.The deputy, whose name has not been released, was...

One of the last permits needed to break ground on the extension of the 241 toll road south to a spot near Ortega Highway is up for a vote Wednesday by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board. The plan to add about 5.5 miles to the southern...

Hundreds of Capistrano Valley High School seniors graduated at a commencement ceremony Tuesday. The Mission Viejo-based school celebrated graduation at the school's Cougar Stadium.

MISSION VIEJO – Jennie Berman has the secret to living to 100.It's not money or a special diet. It's attitude."I don't give in to the aches and pains," Berman said, gesturing with a freshly manicured hand. "I'm a mess in the morning. Then I take...

MISSION VIEJO – The City Council earlier this month voted to extend its contract with Tom Bistline Construction Inc. for the next two years.The city will pay Bistline Construction $198,000, pending the approval of the 2013-15 budget, to provide...