Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Jan. 9 to Jan. 16. Wetzel’s Pretzels at Irvine Spectrum Center, 618 Spectrum Center ...

If you were stuck on the westbound 22 Freeway this afternoon we now know what happened. Firefighters, including the OCFA Hazardous Materials Response Team responded to westbound SR-22 at Harbor Blvd.

Good morning and happy New Year! It’s Wednesday, Jan. 1. I’m Carol Cormaci bringing you this week’s TimesOC newsletter with a look at some of the latest local news and events. In hopes of ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

Bill Witte, chief executive of Related California, is betting big on the transformative power of private investment.

The California wildfires have wreaked havoc in the Los Angeles area since early January 2025, and residents have suffered terrible losses, from homes to schools to loved ones. News reports have ...

Los Angeles’ wildfires are still burning two weeks after they sparked — and the City of Angels could be in for deeper trouble as the hurricane-force winds that first fanned the flames return ...

Another wave of Santa Ana winds arrive Saturday, likely generating gusts over 40 mph throughout the Inland Empire going into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. "These winds will ...

The National Weather Service has issued another rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in anticipation of Monday's powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event. The NWS announced ...

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue ...

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead ...