The Capistrano Dispatch The acreage burned during the vegetation fire on July 11 has been, according to Orange County Fire Authority officials. Orange County Fire…
OCFA investigators used tip from media to identify alleged arsonist By Allison Jarrell A 17-year-old has admitted to starting the June 15 brush fire in…
135 firefighters fought brush fire near Camino Capistrano and Golden Lantern UPDATE: Firefighters successfully extinguished the brush fire Wednesday night. The cause of the 70-acre blaze is still…
By Allison Jarrell Two cypress trees caught fire Tuesday night near El Camino Real and Acjachema Street, the cause of which is still under investigation…
High school students witness the possibly lethal results of driving drunk during demonstration By Alex Paris Blood, smoke and tears—that was the scene Tuesday morning…
By Allison Jarrell A 21-year-old Ladera Ranch woman died March 25 after her car collided with a semi-truck on Ortega Highway, Orange County Sheriff’s Department…
The Capistrano Dispatch The parking lot behind Cedar Creek Inn and The Swallow’s Inn, off of Camino Capistrano and Ortega Highway, was closed for more…
By Allison Jarrell Throughout south Orange County, strong El Niño storms began on Tuesday and continued through Wednesday evening, bringing in enough wind and rain…
Compiled by Steve Breazeale All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls represent what was told to the deputy…
By Lisa Bartlett, Orange County Supervisor 5th District In addition to serving as your Orange County Supervisor, and current vice chair of the Orange County…
By Allison Jarrell Following a collision on Friday that killed 23-year-old Cesar Andres Medina of San Juan Capistrano, Andrew Christopher Michaels, 19, of Laguna Niguel,…
Nineteen-year-old Laguna Niguel man to be arraigned Tuesday for fatal hit-and-run crash By Allison Jarrell Cesar Andres Medina, known as Andy by friends and family,…
By Allison Jarrell Update Oct. 3, 10 p.m.: At approximately 9:30 p.m., Andrew Christopher Michaels, 19, of Laguna Niguel, was arrested for felony hit-and-run following…