Sara Cardine Staff

Whether peeking out of a mantelpiece vase or sumptuously surrounding broad architectural planes, the plants that appear on a television or film set are often as meticulously selected as the actors at the center of a scene.

After a warning last September from California's attorney general and secretary of state that a law allowing Huntington Beach to check voters' identification

Navigating a civic obstacle course laden with pitfalls over parking, traffic circulation and vehicle queuing, a Raising Cane's drive-through proposed

Throughout nearly 50 years of marriage, Iris and Robert McCray were like two peas in a pod — doing practically everything together, from camping to

After a long effort of trying to consolidate animal sheltering, adoption and medical care services in Costa Mesa under a single provider, city

Costa Mesa police are investigating two separate collisions on Saturday and Monday that caused two drivers to be hospitalized, displaced a tenant from his apartment and led to the death of a third driver.

Costa Mesa Mayor John Stephens on Wednesday sang the city's praises — literally— during an annual State of the City luncheon hosted by the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce

Local equestrians and their equine companions stood outside Costa Mesa City Hall Thursday to protest rent increases at the Orange County

Orchid whisperer Andy Phillips, proprietor of Andy's Orchids in Encintas, is among the dozens of plant vendors showcased this weekend at South Coast Plaza's 34th annual Southern California Spring Garden Show.

Tracking down locations, people and artifacts that played a significant role in shaping Orange County's rich and storied past isn't difficult, if you know where to look.