Irvine

Kwong "Tony" Chun Sit was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison and his assistant Tingfeng Liu to three years following the heat stroke and trauma deaths of 11 dogs at an Irvine training academy.

For the second time this year, authorities and hazmat crews responded to the home of an 18-year-old UC Irvine graduate conducting independent cancer research. The family's attorney says it's a misunderstanding over legal chemicals.

Daisy Chain Fields, an all-women music festival, will feature performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Stevie Nicks and more.

Police arrested Adriana Esquerra Gonzalez and Luis Alfredo Quintanilla Pompa in connection with a coordinated Lego shoplifting and return scam involving six stores in the Irvine area.

Ventura County officials report the seventh rattlesnake bite since mid-March as an early heat wave increases venomous snake activity on local trails.

The DEA served multiple search warrants in Orange County on Wednesday.

Jarrelle Augustine of Paramount was arrested in connection with a nationwide Target theft ring involving $34,000 of Lego sets replaced with dried pasta.

This incident marks at least the seventh rattlesnake bite in Southern California since mid-March, fueled by a record-breaking heat wave pushing snakes toward trails and residential areas.

Irvine police officers got into a bizarre negotiation with a man who refused to pay for gas, claiming currency is not a real unit of payment.

46-year-old Gabriela Bautista died from rattlesnake venom toxicity following a hike in Ventura County, officials said.

Lucas Taub is gaining national recognition and being hailed a hero after rescuing a father and daughter from dangerous currents off the Southern California coast.

25-year-old Julian Hernandez died on March 4, about a month after being bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking at the Quail Hill Trailhead in Irvine.

The attorney of a 17-year-old UCI student whose home was searched by the FBI says his work was focused on cancer research and denies any allegations he posed a threat.

An Irvine gated community rental home is under FBI investigation after officers found what was believed to be a homemade science lab.

Federal records obtained by WIRED reveal a massive ICE expansion across California, with new offices appearing near schools and sensitive locations.

A high-speed multi-vehicle crash involving a Caltrans truck on the southbound 405 Freeway in Orange County has left one person dead and three others injured.

An Orange County family is heartbroken after the patriarch of their home was a victim of a hit-and-run crash that left him declared brain-dead.