Orange County

While Southern California buzzes with excitement over the Dodgers’ stellar performance so far in the World Series, one Orange County high school is cheering on one particular Dodger who’s been unstoppable thus far.

Freddie Freeman has been an unstoppable force for the Dodgers in the 2024 World Series and among his biggest fans is his high school baseball coach. Hetty Chang reports for the NBc4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

Two men were convicted Tuesday morning in the armed robbery of an off-duty Secret Service agent in Orange County during a visit from President Biden.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has revealed new details after Costa Mesa resident Daniel Allen Aldrich was accused of murdering his girlfriend last week. 

New details have been unveiled in the homicide investigation of a woman whose body was dumped in a trash can at a Costa Mesa home. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 New at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

An audit shows Southern California is home to a greater concentration of treatment facilities serving six or fewer residents. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

A map shows a heavy concentration of blue markers, which represent residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Orange County.

Authorities identified a man who is suspected of killing a woman and leaving her in a Costa Mesa trash can.

A man was arrested Tuesday for the murder of his girlfriend who was found in a trash can in Costa Mesa. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Do is accused of misusing millions of dollars in federal funding that was meant for COVID relief during the pandemic. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Do admitted that in exchange for $550,000 in bribes, he voted in favor of directing millions of dollars in COVID funds to a nonprofit linked to his daughter. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Do is accused of directing millions of dollars to a nonprofit where his daughter works.

Orange County fire officials searched for the source of a possible fire after receiving multiple emergency calls about smoke in the Trabuco Canyon area.

Deputies were searching an area near a Chase Bank Thursday afternoon in Foothill Ranch where a shot was fired during an armed robbery, authorities said.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has charged 49 people with misdemeanors for failing to disperse during a pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine in May.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has charged 49 people with misdemeanors for failing to disperse during a Palestine protest at UC Irvine in May. Hetty Change reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2024.

Tree seeds that were flown to outer space by NASA were planted at an Orange County elementary school. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

A first-of-its-kind full service electric vehicle charging station opened Tuesday morning in Orange County.

A first of its kind full-service station for electric vehicles is opening up in Santa Ana. Camila Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 7 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2024. 

A historic transformation is now complete at the former Crystal Cathedral. A new chapel is opening at what is now being called the Christ Cathedral. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2024.