Orange County

Orange County Monday set new records for coronavirus diagnoses and hospitalizations as its intensive care units reached zero capacity in the state’s “adjusted” category and sheriff’s officials wrangled with an escalating outbreak in the jails.

The first supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive as early as Wednesday. Vikki Vargas reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.

A California man sentenced to death for the 1995 torture slaying of an Orange County teenager died early Monday of unknown causes, prison officials said.

Officials in Anaheim, Fullerton and Brea reported that smoke from the Sanderson Fire south of Beaumont in Riverside County was visible Sunday, but stressed that there was no wildfire in Orange County.

A smoke advisory is in effect due to a fire in the Beaumont area. Belen De Leon has the forecast for Monday Dec. 14, 2020.

LAPD was in pursuit of a vehicle after an alleged assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer Friday night.

LAPD was in pursuit of a vehicle after an alleged assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2020.

A Superior Court judge Friday ordered Sheriff Don Barnes to reduce Orange County’s jail population by half to allow for more social distancing among inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 1,000 people in Orange County ICUs are being treated for COVID-19. Medical officials say the emergency system may collapse and hospitals are preparing to divert patients arriving at their doorstep. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News  at 5 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2020. 

.With COVID-19 hospitalizations at a high, Orange County hospitals were being directed Thursday to implement surge plans and cancel elective surgeries in response to a “crisis” situation that could cause the emergency medical system to “collapse.”

A mother recounts the tragedy that she and her husband went through after their 12-year-old son was run over by a driver that was allegedly under the influence.

Take a look at the Night of Lights OC. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020.

The father of the boy was biking with him when he saw the car coming at his son. Vikki Vargas reports Dec. 9, 2020.

A brush fire that has blackened 6,686 acres and destroyed 31 buildings since being triggered by a Silverado Canyon house fire last week was 85% contained Wednesday morning, and all evacuation warnings have been lifted.

Barbara Ferrer, the L.A. County public health director, on Wednesday fought back tears as she delivered an update on the 8,000 Angelenos lost to the coronavirus.

A wind-driven brush fire in Silverado Canyon sparked by a house fire has burned 7,375 acres, destroyed at least five buildings and was 50% contained Sunday, with residents still under evacuation orders in the Modjeska, Silverado and Williams Canyon areas.

Restaurants in downtown Orange are packing up their outdoor dining, not just for the night, but for at least the next three weeks as the state mandated Stay-at-Home order goes into effect Sunday. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2020.

A newspaper says a former legislative aide has filed a criminal complaint against California Assemblyman Bill Brough, accusing him of raping her following a 2015 dinner meeting in Sacramento. The Orange County Register reports the woman is at least the sixth to accuse Brough of sexual assault or harassment in the past decade. Brough did not respond to...

Power shutoffs in Silverado Canyon could have played a role in starting the Bond Fire. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2020.

A smoke advisory issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District will be in effect Friday morning due to wildfires burning in Orange and Riverside counties.