Orange County

As the highest reported day for house fire approaches, Orange County Fire Authority officials demonstrate cooking tips for a safe Thanksgiving. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2024.  

Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua proposed on Tuesday a new ordinance that aims to take stronger actions against homeless encampments in the name of keeping the community clean and safe, she says.

City leaders in Santa Ana are considering a city ordinance in an effort to clean up homeless encampments in the community. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

A mountain lion that was spooked up a tree by a dog caused quite a stir in Tustin. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

A father was stabbed several times while protecting his toddler daughter after she was randomly attacked by a woman in Westminster. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 news at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, 2024.

A Westminster toddler and her father are recovering at home after police said a woman tried to stab the young girl in a random attack over the weekend.

An Orange County family was surprised on Monday when they saw that their dog chased a cat up a tree in the yard of the. But this was not an ordinary cat, but a young mountain lion.

A 37-year-old female choir teacher at Santa Ana High School was arrested on suspicion of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male student, authorities said Saturday.

Police in Orange County are warning the public after a choir teacher in Santa Ana was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student. This video was broadcast on Today in LA on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.

An Orange County man convicted of murdering a gay former classmate more than six years ago was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2024.

Samuel Woodward convicted of murdering Blaze Bernstein, a gay and Jewish man, more than six years ago was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole Friday. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

A 27-year-old man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for the hate-crime killing of a gay former classmate in Foothill Ranch six years ago.

An Orange County man convicted in the murder of a former high school classmate is said to be sentenced. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2024. 

Students at Villa Park High School in Villa Park said they saw two men working on their gym. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. 

A construction worker was killed, and another was injured during an incident at a construction site at an Orange County high school Thursday.

A woman is speaking out and describing how she was sexually assaulted in a Westminster Walmart in what she also describes as a hate crime.

The woman says she was sexually assaulted based on her race inside a Westminster Walmart. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

A Glendale man who owed his business partner $80,000 is accused of killing his colleague and his colleague’s wife’s before burning their bodies and torching their cars in two SoCal deserts, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

An Orange County firefighter who was severely hurt in a rollover crash involving several other colleagues is heading home – just in time for the holidays. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.

Orange County firefighter Andrew Brown is recovering well after he was hurt in a rollover crash that injured seven other colleagues following the Airport Fire.