Christmas decorations placed too close to lights early Sunday triggered a two-alarm fire that caused $375,000 damage to a Baker Street motel, authorities said.
Research Corp., the embattled La Mesa toxic-gas manufacturer, contending the facility could pose an unacceptable health risk in the event of an accident.
The surprise of the week in the Mission Conference was San Diego Mesa's 21-21 tie with Cerritos.
this campaign season in Costa Mesa, where 13 candidates are fighting for two seats on the City Council in next Tuesday's election.
A motorcyclist was killed and his passenger was seriously injured Sunday when they collided with a car that was making a left turn off Baker Street onto Coolidge Avenue, police said.
about 50 cheering students last week at the Mardan School for the learning disabled in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa Mayor Norma Hertzog said Saturday that, having accomplished her goals, she has decided
A man repeatedly convicted of drunk driving pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony drunk-driving charges stemming from a collision that injured the president of the county chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and four other people.
Council on Tuesday rejected a proposed temporary moratorium on Otay Mesa development.
Over the objections of about 90 vendors who will be displaced by the decision, the Orange County Fairgrounds board of directors voted Thursday to fence off about 2.5 acres of land used at weekend swap meets.
Two Santa Ana men who allegedly tried to run over a police officer were captured Monday after a chase through Costa Mesa to Santa Ana.
A 22-year-old Santa Ana man died after he lost control of his pickup and the truck rolled over three times, Costa Mesa police said Monday.
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on attempted murder and rape charges stemming from an assault on a woman at his apartment, a police spokesman said Friday.
Mike Crowe threw three touchdown passes Friday night to lead Costa Mesa High School past Santiago, 25-0, at Garden Grove High.
KEY PLAYS Geoff Freedman of Rio Mesa ran six yards for a touchdown with 3:28 left in the game. . . .
Mesa Police Assn. agreeing to an immediate 8.75% pay hike, followed by an additional 3.75% increase in January.
Two San Diego Freeway off-ramps in Costa Mesa will be closed for hours-long periods this week to allow surveyors to prepare plans for widening them.
field at Rio Mesa High Thursday, and proceeded to wreck the joint.
Commuter traffic barely crawled through Costa Mesa on Monday morning as authorities mopped up oil
What do the surf bands Beach Boys and Jan and Dean have to do with traffic congestion?