The Latest Breaking News from Orange County

Defeated GOP candidate seeks arrest of blogger ruled in contempt of court

A former GOP Florida House candidate suing blogger Jacob Engels, who has repeatedly missed hearings and deadlines in the case, is asking an Orange County judge to order Engels to explain why he shouldn’t be arrested and brought into court.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 20, 2023

Brooks & Dunn added to Coastal Country Jam lineup

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Orange County-based Activated Events announced that country music duo Brooks & Dunn is joining the 2023 Coastal Country Jam lineup.

The Orange County Register · Jul 18, 2023

Drivers on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could pay $10 tolls, get extra lanes. Would it help with traffic?

LOS ANGELES -- Commuters on the 405 Freeway in Orange County could soon be driving in new lanes and paying tolls of nearly $10 to use the express lanes during peak hours.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023

‘You know better’: Florida deputy fired after fleeing traffic stop in Lake County

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy was fired Friday after he was arrested while off-duty for fleeing a traffic stop by Lake County deputy sheriffs earlier this week.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 7, 2023

Schools in Florida's Orange County target classics, popular novels to keep sex out of class

ORLANDO, Fla. — The classic novels “A Room With a View” and “Madame Bovary” and the epic poem “Paradise Lost” — published in England more than 350 years ago — have been at least temporarily rejected by Orange County Public Schools for sexual content that educators fear runs afoul of…

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 3, 2023

Amid crumbling cliffs, California's Orange County considers moving its famously scenic rail line inland

LOS ANGELES — It's among the nation's most iconic and heavily utilized passenger rail lines, linking Southern California's cities via a stunning coastal route. From the grassy headlands of San Luis Obispo to Orange County's wide-open beaches and San Diego's oceanside bluffs, the so-called Lossan rail corridor is famous for…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2023

US Marine among two men arrested for firebombing California Planned Parenthood

The FBI previously offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the alleged arsonists

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Designer Profile: Lindye Galloway

Lindye Galloway is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Lindye Galloway Studio + Shop, a full-service interior design firm and online shop based in Orange County, California

Homes & Gardens · May 30, 2023

Mickey Moniak making an impact as Angels take series from Red Sox

Before leaving for the ballpark, Angels outfielder Mickey Moniak, who is from Encinitas but lives in Orange County now, grabs coffee and maybe a bagel, spends some time with his girlfriend and watches the waves at the beach.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2023

Prosecutors worry ex-California police chief could turn his Jan. 6 trial into a ‘circus’

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are raising concerns that a former Orange County, California, police chief’s court filing, with dozens of pages of seemingly rhetorical conspiracy-oriented questions, could signal he plans to turn his Jan. 6 insurrection trial into a “circus.”

The Orange County Register · May 24, 2023