The City Council wants to know how much it will cost to install a video monitoring system in public areas of town before deciding what the cameras should monitor.

Inmate sues Taco Bell over Doritos taco shells

Many an inebriated college student may have thought about how good tacos wrapped in a Doritos shell would taste, but a prison inmate is suing Irvine-based Taco Bell, saying the idea for the fast-food hit was his.

UC Irvine chemists have found a way to detect prostate cancer that's as inexpensive and easy as a pregnancy test, the university announced this week.

The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday.

Water Polo: Olympian Buckner relays his story

COSTA MESA — One of the first questions Shea Buckner asked three dozen kids at the Costa Mesa Aquatics Center was if they had ever seen a professional water polo game.

Irvine grew faster than all but seven other large U.S. cities between July 2011 and July 2012, with its population vaulting to nearly 230,000 last year, new census data show.

Coasting through California on skateboards

Cousins Mason Bennett and Kenton Durfee are skateboarders on a mission.

A rescued hiker who was arrested after methamphetamine was allegedly found in his car should not enter a program that allows first-time offenders to avoid jail, an Orange County supervisor said Wednesday.

Newport Beach will not hold a public hearing with a South Coast Air Quality Management board member on the fire ring debate similar to one held in Huntington Beach, a city official said Thursday.

Gomez named Daily Pilot managing editor

Veteran journalist Alisha Gomez has been named managing editor of Los Angeles Times Community News (TCN) in Orange County, Editor John Canalis announced Wednesday.

Wi-Fi service expands in harbor

Boaters in Newport Harbor will now be able to more easily surf the web from the water, thanks to an expanded Wi-Fi service.

More history found in H.B.

More than 100 new names were added to Huntington Beach's list of historically significant sites, including several Wintersburg farm properties, according to a study session Monday.

A state legislative proposal unanimously approved Tuesday by the Orange County Board of Supervisors would allow governments to be reimbursed for search-and-rescue costs resulting from people displaying "wanton or reckless conduct."

Samantha Chan has signed a national letter of intent with the UC Irvine women's golf program, Anteaters coach Julie Brooks said recently.

UC Irvine senior women's tennis player Kristina Smith won the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Southwest Region of the Intercollegiate Tennis Assn.

Chloe Kellum of Long Beach Poly High has signed a national letter of intent to play women's basketball at UC Irvine, Anteaters women's basketball coach Doug Oliver recently announced.

Sophomore Itos Aikhionbare and junior Lacey Surak will represent the UC Irvine women's track and field team in the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Austin, Texas.

The second annual Sailor Basketball Camp, directed by Newport Harbor High coaches, will have two sessions this summer.

Three members of the UC Irvine men's track and field team have qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas.

Newport Harbor High product Blake Davey, a sophomore at Cypress College, went four for 10 in three games, all wins, to help the Chargers win the state baseball championship over the weekend at Fresno City College.

UC Irvine senior Ronnie Shaeffer is one of 15 semifinalists for college baseball's 2013 Johnny Bench Award.

Vanguard sophomore Nina Pudar earned second-team All-American recognition in women's tennis.

Vanguard University sophomore Roger Muri and freshman Stefan Kilchofer earned first-team All-American status in men's tennis.

Individual match night tickets for the Orange County Breakers 2013 home matches are on sale.

The Toshiba Classic, which will have its 20th anniversary in 2014, has announced dates for the Champions Tour event.

Corona del Mar High alumni John Mann and Tumua Anae are on the No. 1 senior national teams for the FINA World League Prelims that start Friday at Los Alamitos Air Force Base swimming pool.

NEWPORT BEACH — It has been a long journey in high school tennis for Corona del Mar High senior Alec Adamson.

Outside a bowling lane, in the background, snapping pictures with his camera stood Alan Webb, an elderly man.

The Costa Mesa Sanitary District's contract for solid waste and recycling services is acceptable, but there is room for improvement, particularly when it comes to rates, according to an independent audit presented Tuesday to the district's board.