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Recent downpours have turned Orange County foothills charred by October's ferocious Santiago fire a vivid emerald green. From a distance, the explosion of life offers a powerful testament to nature's resilience. Up close, it also provides a worrisome omen...

High winds and fires have left about 9,250 homes in Southern California without power tonight as fires continued to batter the region, said Gil Alexander of Southern California Edison. Some people could still be without service for the next 24 hours. In...

For nearly an hour, Marianne Shannon thought Stevenson Ranch's luck had run out. The winds seemed so fast, much stronger than in 2003, when the last massive fire threatened her home. She watched from her cul-de-sac Monday afternoon as flames exploded...

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Home loan seekers are facing fewer options and higher costs, even for many folks with good credit, as investors around the globe shun mortgages out of fear borrowers won't pay. Lenders, meanwhile, are scrambling to find cash to fund loans and stay in...

Wildfires destroy, but they can also reveal. For years, a monument marking the site of one of Orange County's most infamous killings sat largely obscured amid a thicket of mustard plants a hundred yards or so from the Foothill toll road. But when the...

IRVINE -- Defined by its neatly manicured cul-de-sacs and its precisely designed villages, Irvine can't quite seem to shake the stereotype that it is just another vanilla suburb. But beyond the ficus trees and cookie-cutter homes lies a community...

NEWPORT BEACH -- Citing a weak economy and declining land sales, The Irvine Co., one of the major players in Orange County's recent economic leap forward, has laid off 100 employees. The layoffs are the first for The Irvine Co., Orange County's largest...

In the early 1980s, UC Irvine officials noted a disturbing trend. Even with the lure of great weather, they were having a hard time attracting faculty. The reason: Housing prices were unaffordable. Their solution — University Hills, an employee...

Paul, Hastings elected 16 lawyers to firm partnership. KTGY Group hired Michael Ohara and Scott Higa for the firm's new Denver office. MTI Technology Corporation appointed William Atkins and Ronald E. Heinz, Jr. to its board of directors. The California...

Lemon Heights is a semi-rural outcropping with panoramic hillside views and the smells and sounds of early California. Residents of the Orange County community say it's more a state of mind than a place with physical boundaries. * Getting there From...

Fallbrook is a place where people dig in, roll up their sleeves and make a difference. Some work the land. Vegetable and flower gardens abound. Others get involved in some of the community's many revitalization and land-conservation programs. Fallbrook'...