Investigators with the Orange County Fire Authority are looking into what caused a pair of car fires about two blocks apart in Placentia early Saturday morning, July 7, authorities said. Firefighters put out a car fire in the 5300 block of Cederlawn Drive in Placentia early Saturday morning, July 7. (Courtesy of Southern Counties News…

As triple-digit temperatures blanketed the region Friday, power companies from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles worked to keep services operating smoothly. But by late afternoon on Friday that was becoming a challenge. Early in the day, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said it has “adequate resources” to meet a higher power demand…

A wildfire that erupted during a Southern California heatwave has burned 35 acres and at least 20 homes in the hills above Goleta in Santa Barbara County, officials said. It appears that a house fire spread embers to dry brush, and that ignited an out-of-control blaze, county Sheriff’s Department officials said. Hundreds of homes have…

#BREAKING: Brush fire explodes over Goleta hills. Homes threatened and evacuations underway #HolidayFire https://t.co/2VXrHA2hD8 — KEYT NewsChannel 3 (@KEYTNC3) July 7, 2018 The fire in Goleta may have begun with a house fire, according to officials. KEYT news tweeted that the blaze began in the 1500 block of Holiday Hill Road: Related stories:  Evacuations ordered…

Homeless people from the Inland Empire to the San Fernando Valley sought relief from the brutal heat in Southern California beneath shady trees in local parks, inside air-conditioned libraries, and through the efforts of advocates who distributed bottled water or helped them get to cooling centers open to the public. Temperatures had already hit 100…

The lead hard-core gang prosecutor in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office is under investigation for a series of offensive rants on social media, triggering demands for his dismissal. Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem, who joined the D.A.’s Office 12 years ago, targeted outspoken U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, former first lady Michelle Obama, Mexican…

A slew of playing fields and basketball courts constructed at the Orange County Great Park recently opened to the public, as Irvine continues its development of one of the largest multi-sport complexes in the country. The recent addition of synthetic soccer and lacrosse fields, four basketball courts, natural turf that can accommodate four more soccer…

Neveah May, 8, of Calimesa, takes a leap into Mill Creek to beat the triple digit heat on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Leonardo Gonzalez of Anaheim cools off in the splash pad at Pioneer Park in Anaheim, CA on Friday, July 6, 2018….

A fast-moving brush fire in the San Bernardino Mountains has forced authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation order for Forest Falls. The order, which covers the entire Forest Falls Valley community, went into effect shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, with authorities asking all residents to immediately leave the area. An evacuation center has been…

Tustin is a diverse city, where almost 40 percent of residents are Latino and voters who register as Democrats edge out Republican voters. Thus, the city has reacted with caution to the anti-sanctuary movement that has swept Orange County, starting with the Los Alamitos City Council vote in March to “opt out” of SB-54. The…