Dana Point

Nature provided a welcome sight in Orange County Sunday, as a whale mother and its tiny calf migrated from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

A drone video captures a whale calf making its first migration with its mother in Dana Point.

Nearly 100 Southern California pastors plan to meet in Dana Point this week to discuss what they consider unfair treatment by Los Angeles County health officials of faith-based events including a recent family fair in Walnut that drew more than an estimated 500 people despite warnings about spreading COVID-19.

Some 300 dolphins were caught on camera Sunday stampeding across the ocean near Dana Point. The minutes-long video captured by Capt. Dave’s Whale Watching Safari shows dolphins leaping several feet into the air above the glistening waters, wowing those aboard the boat. Dolphins move fastest while porpoising out of the water since there is less resistance in air than in water,...

Huntington Beach and Dana Point are suing over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to close Orange County beaches. Mekahlo Medina reports May 1, 2020.

For now, there will be no beach time along Orange County’s shore. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2020.

Dana Point is the springtime stop for this annual, hop-around happening, which features fine wines from around the state.

Drone video captured a few magical moments off the Southern California coast when a gray whale calf and its mother made their way to Baja California during an astounding 6,000-mile annual migration. The touching video was taken near Dana Point during a whale watching cruise with Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari. It shows the two whales bonding...

Drone video from near Dana Point shows a gray whale and her calf making their way south to Baja California, Mexico. Credit: Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari

We like our twinkly December lights inland, in the desert, up in the mountains, and around the suburbs, too. We’re also partial to cityscapes done up in dazzling bulbs, and we rather like seeing stores go the delightful distance on the sparkle front. But when it comes to Christmas whimsy near the water? Step aside, move over, and up...

Small jellyfish, known as by-the-wind sailors, are washing onto the Californian coast in masses. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC 4 News at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Five children aged 9-12 years old were hospitalized and four others suffered minor injuries when a van crashed into a tree in Dana Point Wednesday afternoon, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

Five children aged 9-12 years old were traumatically injured, and nine children in total were hurt, after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Dana Point Wednesday afternoon, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

A woman died after she was struggling in Dana Point waters. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.

A shark was spotted Wednesday roaming the waters of Capistrano Beach in footage captured by one Orange County resident.

A suspect and a California Highway Patrol officer were injured in a scuffle, and gunfire, Sunday in Dana Point, authorities said.

Sheriff’s deputies and others managed to coax a possibly ailing baby gray whale out of Dana Point Harbor and back out to sea on Tuesday.

A sea lion in distress has captured the hearts of paddle boarders concerned it might die if it’s not rescued. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

A group of lucky whale watchers headed off the California coast and caught a rare whale birth on camera.

Two fishermen fell overboard their boat in Dana Point Tuesday morning, one man was found alive in the water hours later, the other is still missing.