The signs posted by a political action committee started by Huntington Beach City Councilman Chad Williams, urge a “No” vote on two library initiatives that are the focus of a June special election.

An Orange County Superior Court judge’s claim that he accidentally shot his wife to death in their Anaheim Hills home due to a bad shoulder is “ludicrous,” a prosecutor argued to jurors, but the defendant’s attorney said the forensics in the case back the judge’s version of what occurred.

Attorneys for defendant Craig Charron did not dispute that he stabbed and killed his girlfriend, Laura Sardinha, nearly five years ago. But they say he acted in the heat of passion and in self defense.

“Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Lydia McLaughlin confirms her brother is the motorcyclist who was fatally shot by Newport Beach police.

Update: A Silver Alert for a missing 88-year-old woman last seen in the Huntington Beach area has ended.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Saturday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Friday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

The free annual event focuses on educating pet owners and connecting them with adoptable pets. It takes place April 26, at the Lake Forest Sports Park & Recreation Center.

Meredith Starkenburg responds to the polarizing political moments in Orange County — and the politics driving the fight over who should run public libraries.

The race spans 125 nautical miles and originated in 1948. At its peak it had registered around 800 teams competing in a single year. There will be 130 boats in this year’s event.

Citing high calls for service and drug-related criminal activity, the Santa Ana City Council empowered its city attorney to file a lawsuit against two motels and a restaurant along the corridor.