The county's Groundwater Replenishment System is making plans to recycle an additional 30 million gallons of wastewater a day — enough to provide drinkable water for a million people.
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Sheriff’s officials say Dr. John Cheng charged the gunman after he opened fire in a Laguna Woods banquet hall on Sunday.
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Suspected gunman David Chou was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. as an adult, official says.
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The suspect, David Chou, 68, “was upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan,” says Orange County sheriff.
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A shooter killed one man and critically wounded four other people at an Orange County church on Sunday.
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Authorities said the churchgoers showed "exceptional heroism" by detaining the man, hog-tying him with an electrical cord.
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Proponents of the controversial plant said it would provide much-needed water at a time of increasing drought; others worried about costs and its effects on marine life.
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The fire quickly burned 200 acres Wednesday after starting just before 3 p.m.
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Of the 5,718 people experiencing homelessness across Orange County during the 2022 point-in-time count, over half were unsheltered.
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89% of Irvine residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park, but that kind of access is not available in many southern California cities.
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The Anti-Defamation League found 62 assault, harassment, and vandalism incidents in those areas last year. That’s compared to 34 in 2020.
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A housing advocate calls the proposed deal "a slap on the wrist" and says the $123 million for affordable housing would only build a few hundred units in a city that needs thousands.
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Rodenticide is one of the leading causes of death among the cougars in the National Parks Service study. Two surviving kittens are being cared for at the Orange County Zoo.