Jill Replogle

An Orange County public defender has tallied 57 tainted criminal cases stemming from the county’s informant scandal. New revelations of alleged misconduct could affect dozens more.

If passed, a community review board would approve or reject childrens’ books proposed for acquisition by the city library.

The measure was passed by the council’s conservative majority on a 4-3 vote after about five hours of public comment.

Half of all Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep tracked by scientists died last winter, leaving a total population of around 360 animals

Orange County’s election authority recently cast doubt on whether the recall election is legal.

The Orange County Registrar of Voters recently rescinded his initial certification that green-lighted the election.

Air quality officials have found asbestos in ash and debris from the fire and continue to test for other toxins.

The rain this week has helped dampen smoke from the hangar fire on the former Marine Corps base.

Northgate Market’s 44th store aims to evoke a traditional mercado with a modern flair.

The city is facing significant cleanup challenges: Hundreds of requests from residents to have fire debris tested for asbestos and removed from their yards remain unresolved.

We talked with officials and experts. Here’s a breakdown of answers to commonly asked questions following the Tustin hangar fire.

Heritage Elementary School and Legacy Magnet Academy are scheduled to reopen next week following asbestos testing at schools and the removal of hangar doors.

Some debris from the fire was found to contain up to 37% asbestos, a material that can cause long-term health consequences if the fibers are inhaled.

Photographer Sicco Rood paddled two-thirds of the way around California’s largest lake and says the dystopian narrative is wrong.

Faith-based organizations will host small overnight shelters.

UC Irvine researchers have developed a new way to model sand movement that could help officials more effectively spend money to shore up the coast.

Librarians moved books out of the children’s section Wednesday to comply with a city council resolution to restrict access to books deemed to have sexual content. Some of the books are about subjects such as puberty.

Voters are being asked to decide on requiring IDs for municipal elections, requiring unanimous votes by the council for the display of most flags and moving to a two-year budgeting cycle.

Three out of five seats on the Orange County Board of Education are up for grabs in March.

Documents obtained by LAist reveal FBI scrutiny of the testing operation, which was managed by former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce president Todd Ament.