MISSION VIEJO – Mission Viejo's summer Leisure Time is out with a list of all upcoming events and programs happening in the city.The Leisure has details of events such as the DAWG Walk and Pet Fair happening June 22, the 4th of July Street Faire...

MISSION VIEJO – Chief of Police Services Lt. Chris Wilson, other Orange County Sheriff's Department deputies and volunteers plan to clean up a vacant house Saturday that has been the site of problems in the community. Illegal activities have been...

Laguna Hills resident Cheryl Wieland is being recognized as the May recipient of Fairhaven Memorial Park's Oliver Halsell Care Award. Wieland is the case management coordinator at Age Well Senior Services in Laguna Woods. For the past 17 years,...

MISSION VIEJO – The Relay for Life of Mission Viejo runs 9 a.m.-9 a.m. Saturday through Sunday at Saddleback College's football stadium, 28000 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo.The event is expected to attract 50 teams of survivors, those who are...

MISSION VIEJO – A caller on the 24200 block of Lysanda Drive said a man who did some work on her house is now calling and texting her nonstop, telling her that he is in love with her and she looks like his dead wife. The report about annoying phone...

SANTA ANA – An Orange County judge last week dismissed a citizen group's lawsuit challenging the Cadiz Valley water project, with trials expected to start soon in seven suits from three other groups opposing plans to tap a remote Mojave Desert...

MISSION VIEJO – Cancer survivors and caregivers were treated to a special dinner last week at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. The three-hour "Wild West showdown against cancer dinner" featured a free barbecue dinner and line...

MISSION VIEJO – Lt. Col. Robert J. Friend, a member of the first unit of African American combat pilots, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, shared his experiences at the Mission Viejo Memorial Day ceremony Monday. He was joined by Lt. Col. Joseph...

Even your best guess would likely not arrive at a couple of this year's local high school prom themes. In some cases, knowing recent blockbuster movie titles would inch you closer. Tired of cheesy themes inspired by fairy tales as old as time, the...

Founder of science program "One on One: Learn Science Your Way," Kamelia Farokhi visited De Portola Elementary School in Mission Viejp May 20 to engage students in a fun science demonstration. With 15 years teaching experience at Aliso Niguel High...

At Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, it was about giving back on May 11, when more than 150 students donned gloves, grabbed cleaning supplies and set out to make their school shine. Beautification Day is an annual event sponsored by the...

LAGUNA HILLS – Long-distance runners from the Rancho Santa Margarita and canyon areas were among the top finishers at Monday's Laguna Hills Half Marathon, 10K and 5K.Leading the way was Rancho Santa Margarita's Kyler Fisk, who won the men's 5K race...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Terry Doyle leans against his motorcycle talking about what's important on Memorial Day, his Harley-Davidson symbolizes what's foremost for hundreds of thousands of bikers gathered here. Freedom. On stickers on big bikes and...

SANTA ANA – Two Orange County teenagers who beat more than 550 students at a national policy-debate competition were greeted home with signs and balloons at John Wayne Airport on Sunday night. Ellyse Elmer, 17, of San Clemente, and Michael Sheetz,...

LAS FLORES – Just about all the students at Tesoro High School know Dan Burch. They high-five, fist-bump, even hug the principal, who has dressed up like Elvis for a pep rally and shaved his hair into the Batman symbol – his favorite superhero...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Officials suspect a 17-year-old used a hammer to repeatedly strike his father in the head, leaving the reserve sheriff's deputy unconscious Wednesday morning. The 50-year-old reserve sergeant suffered severe head trauma,...

Environmental groups filed suit Wednesday to block a planned extension of the 241 toll road, the latest maneuver in what has been more than seven years of legal battles over the road's future. The agency that operates the toll road wants to add about...

LAGUNA NIGUEL – A train struck an unoccupied vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Laguna Niguel, forcing authorities to temporarily close the tracks. Deputies responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. to reports of a train striking a pickup that had stalled on...

MISSION VIEJO Registration has opened for the city's Community Emergency Preparedness Academy. The emergency preparedness academy is scheduled 6:30-9:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday July 9 through Aug. 8 at the Norman P. Murray Community and...

MISSION VIEJO – The Planning and Transportation Commission is scheduled on June 10 to review an update of the city's General Plan. State law requires a city to adopt a General Plan to govern its growth and development.A draft Environmental Impact...