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The winds have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. Vikki Vargas reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020.

The Silverado Fire was possibly started by utility lines. Beverly White reported on NBC4 News on Oct. 6, 2020.

Tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as firefighters attack a wind-driven brush fire that may have been sparked by utility equipment early Monday before spreading quickly in Orange County’s Santiago Canyon area.

Video shows smoke and fire on the north side of the Silverado Fire. Video from videographer Alex Vasquez.

The Silverado Fire started early Thursday Oct. 26, 2020 in Santiago Canyon.

A twinkling drive-thru will bring a seasonal glow to the Irvine destination.

One of autumn’s showiest stars is having its moment in Irvine. Different for 2020? You’ll view the blooms from your car or a wagon ride.

Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 62, was convicted June 15 of murder with a special-circumstance allegation of murder for financial gain in the killing of 52-year- old Micki Kanesaki, whose body was recovered by the crew of a research vessel on May 28, 2006, in the Mediterranean Sea near Italy.

The Irvine agricultural hub has put a stay-in-your-car spin on the falltime tradition, but you’ll need to reserve ahead.

For the first time since March, people can say “hey let’s go to the movies.” The Regal Theater in Irvine has reopened after anxiously waiting for state and county officials to give the green light. Hetty Chang reports Sept. 8, 2020.

A father shares his resume with every food delivery, hoping that it will lead to a job. Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

Former mixed martial arts fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who has a lengthy criminal record, was charged Tuesday with committing a residential burglary and car theft in Irvine while on probation in a domestic violence case.

It’s definitely a 2020-style twist for the Irvine destination’s popular fall event.

Twin brothers popular on YouTube for videos featuring pranks were charged Wednesday with masquerading as bank robbers, prompting emergency calls to Irvine police.

A former Irvine police officer pleaded no contest Friday to an off-duty assault in Torrance two summers ago. Paul George Gebert, 34, was immediately sentenced to 30 days of Caltrans work, six months of anger management counseling and three years of probation following his plea to a felony count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, according…

An Irvine police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to assault and battery charges stemming from an alleged off-duty attack in Torrance last summer on a male friend of his girlfriend.

Drive-up COVID-19 testing for individuals who live or work in Irvine is scheduled to begin Monday at the Orange County Great Park. Tests will be available to those who are symptomatic and asymptomatic, according to city officials, who are launching the month-long drive-up effort in partnership with patient testing app Curogram and multiple laboratories, including local Pangea Laboratory. Multiple drive-up…

The yellow watermelons at Tanaka Farms are in full burst, while Randy’s Donuts is offering limited-time Lemon Old-Fashioned doughnuts.

A renter’s law says that if a family moves out they have a right to demand a wall-through to ensure no damage was done, and get the deposit back. But they say their landlord canceled the walk-through over coronavirus concerns. Randy Mac investigates June 22, 2020.