Mission Viejo

Street vendors in Mission Viejo will be required to cover up items that display profane words or images or face fines up to $500, thanks to a new city ordinance meant to protect children from seeing “harmful material” in public, the city announced Wednesday.

A permanent bond has developed among a group of nurses working in a COVID-19 intensive care unit. A bond they say will be with them forever in ink.

A permanent bond has developed among a group of nurses working in a COVID-19 intensive care unit. A bond they say will be with them forever in ink. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2021.

A prestigious Mission Viejo swim team was granted permission to practice in Orange County pools. Despite the pandemic, team members hope they can qualify for the Olympics next year. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at Friday, May 8, 2020.

Orange County investigators determined Wednesday that bones found in a backyard of a Mission Viejo home this week are human remains. Investigators recovered a partial skull and other bone fragments in the rear yard of a home in the 24000 block of Via Madrugada on Monday, after a resident working in a patch of dirt in the backyard called the…

Investigators confirmed that bones discovered in a Mission Viejo backyard were human remains. Vikki Vargas reported on NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.

Although investigators say they’re unsure if the bones are human remains, residents say they can’t imagine a days-long operation with a big mobile command post if the discovery wasn’t something serious. The Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

Orange County investigators Tuesday were analyzing bones found in the backyard of a Mission Viejo home to determine if they were human. A resident in the 24000 block of Via Madrugada called deputies mid-day Monday while working in a patch of dirt in the backyard, said Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators were working with crime lab…

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department could not confirm whether the bones were human, but a neighbor says it’s hard to imagine the degree of police response would suggest otherwise. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.