Suspected illegal migrants come ashore in Orange County

Witness reports seeing eight to 10 people disembark at Crystal Cove State Park and scatter.

Crowding temporarily halts Disneyland admissions

For the second day in a row, 75,000 to 100,000 people visit the amusement park and the neighboring California Adventure.

Fugitive in UCI fertility clinic scandal held in Mexico

U.S. attorney's office is seeking extradition of Ricardo Asch, who is charged with mail fraud and tax evasion related to illegal billings from the clinic where human embryos were switched.

Newport Beach may tighten its library rules

As city librarians and lawyers work to draft a new set of regulations, they try to balance public access with a quality user experience.

Beach town lives on the edge of danger

San Clemente's residents enjoy quiet prosperity and great ocean views -- except when they're dealing with wildfires, landslides, explosive blasts and the potential for a nuclear emergency.

Threat of mudslide brings back memories of '98 tragedy for Laguna Beach homeowners

Years before, the Quilters' home had been destroyed and a neighbor killed. They worked long and hard to rebuild and strengthen their house. Would their efforts protect them this time?

Southern California storms save worst for last

Intensely wet system spawns flooding and mudslides. Orange County, San Gabriel Valley hit especially hard.

Orange County, Inland Empire bore brunt of storms

The worst effects did not occur where they had been expected: down slope from Los Angeles County burn areas.

TV maker Vizio rising fast in electronic peripherals

The Irvine firm has overtaken Samsung in LCD shipments in the U.S. And since Vizio began selling a line of sound bars for TVs, it has captured about half the U.S. market in a little over a year.

Pacific Miniatures is big example for Obama's export initiative

The Fullerton company, whose clients include Boeing and the military, sends 30% of its products abroad. The head of the U.S. export credit agency says more firms need to enter the global market.

Drunk driver who killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart gets 51 years to life

In a hearing filled with tearful speeches, Andrew Thomas Gallo is sentenced for the drunk-driving crash that killed the young baseball player and two friends. He'll be eligible for parole after 49 years.

O.C. Airport Commission votes to keep current concessionaire

10-year contract with HMSHost is expected to bring in $15 million more than rival Delaware North. County supervisors must approve the decision.

Retired Huntington Park police chief pleads not guilty to indecent exposure

Anaheim police say Paul Lawrence Wadley, 56, had left sexually explicit photos in Anaheim parks and allegedly flashed a woman. He turned himself in Monday and was released on $15,000 bond

Irvine Co. buys Chicago skyscraper Hyatt Center

Terms of the deal for the 48-story office building, purchased from Pritzker Realty, were not disclosed, but a source close to the matter valued the transaction at $625 million.

The iceman goeth

Mike Costello's Huntington Beach store sells nothing but ice, and the customers are nice. But business has cooled dramatically over the years.

Army Staff Sgt. Kyle R. Warren, 28, Huntington Beach; killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

He was on his second deployment with the elite Special Forces as a medic, and planned to become a firefighter-paramedic or physician's assistant after his service.

Newport Beach man pleads guilty to puppy abuse

He is sentenced to 317 days in jail, and gets credit for that much time already served, for swinging a lassoed puppy by the neck. Prosecutor had sought a prison term.