Political Systems

Something amazing is happening. Something I only dreamed about and thought it would always remain a dream. For the first time in Egypt's thousands of years of existence — a history marked with glory and failures — its citizens are deciding...

Sunset Beach residents might notice quicker responses and more police presence in their community than in the past. That's because the Huntington Beach Police Department is now serving Sunset's residents. The switch from the Orange County Sheriff's...

An undercover agent arrested a man who allegedly thought he was meeting a 13-year-old for sex following a chat with her over the Internet, phone and text messaging. Ian Victor Kincheloe, 25, of Laguna Hills was arrested on suspicion of attempting to have...

A pair of Orange County jail inmates facing murder charges were married in a behind-bars ceremony Monday, a circumstance officials could not recall happening before. The 20-year-old bride is Marissa Star Bilotti, a Huntington Beach woman jailed since...

A Fountain Valley man faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted in a woman's death. Christopher Dai-Ichi Yu, 19, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of committing it...

Although Huntington Beach has been criticized of late for its high rate of DUIs and alcohol-related crimes downtown, the Police Department isn't anticipating any major problems on Fourth of July. Years ago, the city had to deal with fights, fires and...

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man who was electrocuted March 29 while washing a medical building's windows in Huntington Beach. Pomona resident Gandy Ochoa was 27 years old, said Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry...

A Huntington Beach man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to breaking into a local elementary school while carrying child pornography. Celso Solano Arcos, 21, was changed with felony second-degree burglary, possession of child pornography and vandalism causing...

Dwyer Middle School and Smith Elementary School went into lockdown Wednesday morning after a Dwyer student brought a World War II-era hand grenade to campus to show friends, police said. The device appeared to be inert, but the school contacted the...

The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner has identified the body found in a blue pickup truck in Huntington Beach on Friday. Daniel Kevin Thompson, 41, was a Westminster resident, said Jim Amormino, the Sheriff Department's spokesman said Tuesday. Thompson's...

Two teenagers whose bodies were found Jan. 21 in a Huntington Beach apartment died of accidental overdoses, the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner has declared. Aaron Saenz, 15, of Westminster, and Chelsea Taylor, 16, of Huntington Beach both had methadone,...

Editor's note: This changes the third paragraph to include Patrick Tucker's title. Ten candidates for the Fountain Valley City Council are going into the last three weeks of campaigning. Candidates are vying for three opens seats occupied by Mayor Pro...