Laguna Hills is built on one of the major land grants developed during the Rancho Era. Following Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821, those who had served in the government or who had friends in authority, were given vast lands
Joaquin Monreal, 26, of Santa Maria, reportedly died in a California ATV accident at the Oceano Dunes recreation area. According to this news report, Monreal went missing after a late-night right on his all-terrain vehicle. Friends, who went out looking
The City of Lake Forest is located in the heart of South Orange County and the beautiful Saddleback Valley. The City's motto, "Remember the past, challenge the future," is the Lake Forest way of life. The rich heritage of the
A man was killed Wednesday by a collapsing stretch of oceanside bluff below the Torrey Pines Golf Course, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not released, suffered severe head traumawhen he was struck by the falling rocks, said San
California's state employees won't see big cuts in their August paychecks. A Sacramento judge on Wednesday scheduled a Sept. 12 hearing into Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to slash the pay of nearly 180,000state workers as lawmakers debate how to erase a
The El Dorado County Sheriff is blasting two of its deputies for suingthe mother of a man who shot them during a domestic dispute. Sheriff Jeff Neves wouldn't comment on the merits of the suit, but says that the filing
CBS 13 has confirmed through inside sources that Gerardo Beltran, aformer Sacramento priest accused of molesting children, has beenreleased from a Mexican jail.
Fast-food restaurant chains have gotten a reprieve, as a San Jose committee denied an ordinance today to halt the building of new restaurants for a year.
An Oakland environmental group has announced that Chrysler LLC and three auto-parts makers have agreed to end their use of lead wheel weights in California.
Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China 21-18, 21-18.
A train injured one of two people who attempted to cross the tracks just north of the San Bruno Caltrain station Wednesday evening, causing a number of delays of up to 37 minutes to other trains, officials said.
A man accused of neglecting and abusing dogs on his property in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been released from jail after agreeing to the terms of his release, the Santa Cruz County Jail said Wednesday.
A man was struck and killed by a passing car Wednesday morning after stopping to help another motorist who had crashed on Marsh Creek Road near Brentwood, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
A three-day music festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend will take on the name the park previously went by in the 1800s -- Outside Lands.
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a single-engine SOCATA Rallye, a French-made airplane, crashed into a California Highway Patrol truck weigh station around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Police have released a composite sketch of the well-dressed bandit who posed as a police detective wanted for tying up two employees and robbing a movie theater at the Buena Park Mall. The suspect wore sunglasses when he entered the
Police say a woman was shot and killed on a Pasadena street Tuesday night. The victim, identified Wednesday as 20-year-old Jennifer Avina-Ortega, had no known address.
Police are searching for a man who escaped capture after stealing a"bait car," a vehicle planted by the Sacramento Police Department tonab car thieves.
