MISSION VIEJO – Students and parents are expected to gather Wednesday to help welcome C2 Education, an educational support center for students from kindergarten through high school, to Mission Viejo.The opening comes just as students are getting...

MISSION VIEJO – The Viejo Little League 9-year-old All-Stars moved within one win of a District 68 championship Tuesday following its 15-4 victory over Trabuco Canyon at the Mission Viejo Youth Athletic Park."The big thing is that these kids are...

MISSION VIEJO Chase Nichols gave what Ladera Ranch National needed Tuesday night.After having burned through its pitching staff in its 9-8 triumph over North Mission Viejo Saturday, Ladera Ranch were urgently in need of a strong pitching performance...

JUNE 25 Citizen assist. 2:07 p.m. 26900 block of Crown Valley Parkway. The caller at an urgent care facility reported people who were involved in a fight. Suspicious person/circumstances. 12:51 p.m. 21600 block of Marguerite Parkway. The caller...

MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo Community Services Commission made a recommendation June 18 to look into getting a permanent easement or acquisition of a piece of land between Jeronimo Road and Casta del Sol Road at little to no cost to expand...

MISSION VIEJO – A new website has been launched to celebrate the city's art and entertainment and provide information on various projects. At discovermissionviejo.com, visitors can view art galleries, find concerts, classes and festivals or...

Little League District 68 announced its pairings for the upcoming all-star tournaments this week.Here's a look at who, when and where Mission Viejo Little League teams will be playing:9-10-YEAR-OLDRancho Mission Viejo, South Mission Viejo and North...

MISSION VIEJO – Participants in Saturday's DAWG Walk and Pet Faire raised more than $15,000 for the city's Animal Services Center, according to a news release. Those who raised the most in pledges were Patty Beverly, who raised $2,000, Elpha and...

LAKE FOREST – A Rancho Santa Margarita man who had emergency surgery June 19 after a punch knocked him unconscious in a fight earlier that day is expected to make a full recovery, authorities said.Police said Jorge Moreno Aranda, 19, met a...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – A local Boy Scout troop was recently presented an Outstanding Scout Unit of the Year award at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 93rd Department of California Convention.Boy Scout Troop 727 based in Rancho Santa Margarita...

Nearly 800 Trabuco Hills High School seniors crossed the stage to receive their diplomas Wednesday at the high school's stadium. Among the graduates were 31 who graduated in the top 10 percent of the class, 32 who graduated in the top 6 percent of...

MISSION VIEJO – Nearly 600 Mission Viejo High School seniors crossed the stage to receive their diplomas on Wednesday at the high school. Among the graduates were 30 who graduated with honors (top 10 percent academic GPA), 18 who graduated with...

MISSION VIEJO – Pavement and resurfacing work on Jeronimo Road from Los Alisos Boulevard to Arbolitos began Monday and is expected to continue until the end of July.One lane each way will be closed 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily as workers remove and replace...

MISSION VIEJO – The City Council on Monday approved $6,000 toward next year's game with the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team.The team is composed of military veterans who were injured while serving. They travel around the country and play...

In a welcomed reversal following five years of consecutive cuts, Capistrano Unified and Saddleback Valley Unified school districts are projected to receive at least $230 more per student this year under Gov. Jerry Brown's school funding overhaul.The...

MISSION VIEJO – City officials are in the process of determining whether to allow residents of single-family homes to install artificial grass in their front yards. City Council members indicated a desire to address the issue after resident Barbara...

It was a day of family fun at JSerra Catholic High School's pool for "Joy Splash."The event June 15 included swim relays, face painting, games, music, food and a chance to meet pro athletes like U.S. Olympic swimmers Kaitlin Sandeno and Chloe Sutton....

The State Board of Equalization has notified more than 8,100 businesses in Mission Viejo and 10 other California cities that state tax hunters will visit them in search of unpaid sales and use taxes and other mandated fees. The visits are part of a...

MISSION VIEJO – Danny Abraham's four years at Mission Viejo High School have been eventful – singing in choir, scoring volleyball games, belting out the national anthem at football games, performing in "Fiddler on the Roof." Abraham, 18, also...

MISSION VIEJO – When Amanda Soogoff's weight dipped under 100 pounds her freshman year at Trabuco Hills High School, suicide, not college, appeared to her to be the more likely ending to her youth. "I never thought I would make it to 18," she...