The pets are back at O.C. fairgrounds, and you can adopt one

The ninth annual Pet Days at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa this weekend features local rescue animals available for adoption, plus animal education vendors and pet supplies.

Costa Mesa community rallies around 6 families displaced by apartment fire

Costa Mesa leaders and community organizations are rallying around 21 people in six families who were displaced after authorities deemed their apartment building unsafe after a fire, officials said.

Horse gets a lift after getting stuck in Huntington Beach trash bin

Huntington Beach firefighters weren’t horsing around when they came to the aid Friday of a four-legged resident that found itself in a tight spot.

Audit: OC Fair & Event Center paid nonworking employee $74,000 in separation agreement

The OC Fair & Event Center paid a former employee roughly $74,000 in wages and benefits after she stopped working amid allegations that she had created a “hostile” work environment. The deal raised red flags in an audit released this week.

F.V. nurses capture dying patients’ heart readings for families before they say farewell

Two Fountain Valley nurses are taking clinical EKG readings and making them poetic and personal as mementos for families of dying patients.