The intersection of First and Spring streets appears in this panorama circa 1930.

Nearly nine months after a wildfire destroyed much of Paradise, Calif., students returned to public schools this week, a moment many hope will mark the beginning of a rebirth.

A woman who fled the scene of a crash in Tustin in a stolen vehicle led police on a pursuit through Costa Mesa on Thursday, Aug. 15, authorities said. Officers were en route to investigate a collision reported at about 5:30 p.m., Tustin Police Sgt. D. Houle said. The driver of a blue pickup truck…

California has taken the lead in building a wall against Trump’s attacks on the Affordable Care Act.

Westminster police have arrested three people suspected of beating a homeless man to death in July, and sought the public’s help in locating a fourth alleged assailant on Thursday, Aug. 15. Jeffrey Andrade, 18, was named as a homicide suspect by the Westminster Police Department in a news release. Authorities believe the Westminster resident had…

If you get a phone call that looks like it’s from the FBI, it’s likely not real. The FBI is warning Californians of a new wave of scammers who pose as government officials and demand payment from those who answer the call. Once on the phone, an FBI news release states, scammers say that the…

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — A construction worker was injured when an Amtrak train slammed into a forklift stuck on the tracks in San Juan Capistrano Thursday, Aug. 15. The northbound train collided with the forklift between Route 73 and Hidden Creek Road about 1:15 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Jon Muir said. The train…

Beginning Friday, Aug. 16, residents of Garden Grove will see a slight difference in the fire vehicles roaming their city – with the emblems reading “Orange County Fire Authority” instead of “Garden Grove Fire Department.” This is the first day the quasi-county agency will provide emergency and medical services instead of the city’s Fire Department,…

A UCI student and another man were killed, with a third wounded, in a drive-by shooting near the border of South Los Angeles and the unincorporated Florence area Wednesday night. Authorities were seeking two suspects. Deputies responded to the 1100 block of East 68th Street, near Central Avenue, at about 7:05 p.m. Wednesday and found…

The death of a man during a taco-eating competition prompts officials to cancel the World Taco Eating Championship, which draws competitive eaters from across the globe.