Orange County News

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Climate & Environment

Seal Beach Pier Repairs Underway As OC Beaches Brace For More Rain

The National Weather Service is predicting strong winds and heavy rain up to 1 inch per hour through Tuesday.

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Education

California Campuses Try To Lower College Costs With Free Transit

Some campuses have partnered with local transit agencies to reduce or waive all fares for students.

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Climate & Environment

A Massive Winter Storm Hit Southern California — Here's What We Know

The first cold front moved faster than forecast overnight, with still high winds, more showers, and sporadic heavy rain expected Thursday.

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Climate & Environment

Irvine Chooses To Stick With Troubled Clean Energy Provider... For Now

In a 3-2 vote, city council decided to give the embattled Orange County Power Authority another chance.

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Climate & Environment

Storm Surge And High Tides Test OC Beaches

Can a "living shoreline" save Capistrano Beach?

A tiny shrimp, about an inch long, swims amid twigs and rocks in a shallow pond

Climate & Environment

OC Is Getting A New Wildlife Preserve. Here's How It Will Help A Cute Little Endangered Shrimp (And Other Species)

After more than eight decades of operating as a privately owned oil field, there’s a big opportunity to help endangered species there thrive.

The sunset creates a bright orange glow behind a series of transmission towers and power lines in Los Angeles, CA.

Climate & Environment

OC Supervisors Nix Contract With Power Supplier After Concerns About Management

In a 3-2 vote, the county supervisors ended a contract with the Orange County Power Authority. The energy provider had faced a grand jury investigation and several audits.

An aerial view of a large, open piece of land crisscrossed with dirt roads. Across the top left corner, you can see a channelized river and beyond that housing developments.

Climate & Environment

Banning Ranch, OC's Last Undeveloped Coastal Treasure, To Be Preserved

The 387-acre parcel — now known as the Randall Preserve —is thought to be the biggest, privately owned swath of undeveloped coastal land south of Ventura.