Orange County News

Looking down a train track with waves crashing into boulders on the right hand side, a slope with palm trees and houses on top on the left side, and an excavator about to pick up a boulder next to the tracks in the distance.

Amtrak Surfliner Resumes Service On Troubled San Clemente Tracks

Authorities say the $12 million project to shore up a section of tracks that was sliding towards the ocean is working — at least for now.

A viewpoint from Pacific Coast Highway shows a bridge with the words Dana Point on it crossing over the road.

News

Driver Who Attacked Cyclist In Orange County To Face Murder Charges

Michael John Mammone, 58, was riding his bicycle Wednesday along Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when he was assaulted.

Education

A Parent Complained About A Digital Book. Then An Orange County School Board Suspended The Whole Library

One parent opposed to the move called it "the equivalent of finding a spider in your basement and taking a flamethrower to your entire home."

Side-by-side maps of Southern California show the forecast rain totals in shade of green on left and, on right, expected snowfall in shades of blue.

Climate & Environment

Another Winter Storm Brings Chilly Temperatures And More Rain. Snow Is Possible At Lower Elevations

The National Weather Service reports "there is some concern about accumulating snow across the Antelope Valley foothills and maybe a dusting on the AV valley floor."

View of a road with the beach on the right and a fence on the left, with a highway on the other side. Orange cones line the road and the pavement is caved in on the left-hand side.

Climate & Environment

Here's What Bolsa Chica State Beach Looks Like After Major Flooding

The ocean flooded into parking lots and across the Pacific Coast Highway this week, causing severe damage to Bolsa Chica State Beach's main access road.

A close-up of a small group of people, two of them holding signs that say "Electrify Everything" and "Sprawl Kills."

Climate & Environment

Orange County’s Climate Plans Are ‘Decades Behind’

A new report card found that Orange County "lacks any meaningful climate policy" and is missing out on unprecedented funding that's available for climate adaptation and mitigation.