Alan Hostetter, once a police chief and yoga instructor, became known for protesting pandemic lockdowns in California. He's now facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riot.
A judge denied an attempt by two California cities to reopen their beaches against the governor's order. California Gov. Gavin Newsom had ordered Orange County beaches closed, but not other beaches.
Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders suggested that prosecutors covered for law enforcement, helping to keep systematic mishandling of evidence out of public view. "The implications are massive."
There will be no Republican members of Congress from Orange County, Calif. It is a stunning turn for a county that was once the heart of the state's GOP.
A new state law took effect earlier this year essentially making California a sanctuary state. It has split parts of the state into cities that comply with the law and those who are defying it.
A third person was able to hold on after slipping and was pulled to safety by other workers at the hotel building site. The sheriff's office has launched an investigation.
The vote by the all-Republican Board of Supervisors is the latest sign of a backlash against a state law designed to protect immigrants from deportation.
Los Alamitos, an Orange County city of fewer than 12,000, is aligning itself with a harder line on immigration than the more liberal policies adopted elsewhere in the state.
Like an oddly wholesome motorcycle gang, members wear denim vests festooned with Disney trading pins on the front. Some members sport tattoos of Walt Disney himself.
California is expected to begin easing sweeping water use and drought restrictions after an extraordinary winter of storms. But a fierce debate rages over whether the rules should become permanent.
First-time candidates are seeking offices across the country. And several nonprofits are helping American Muslims get involved in the political process.
A police officer was killed while pursuing a murder suspect at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Fla. Then, during the manhunt, a sheriff's deputy riding a motorcycle was hit by a car and killed.
Omar Mateen did not have illegal drugs or alcohol in his system, according to an autopsy report released by the medical examiner in Orange County, Fla.
