Category: Laguna Niguel

Laguna Niguel Coastal Fire at 80 Percent Containment

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—After a wildfire scorched approximately 200 acres in Aliso Wood Canyon, destroyed 20 homes, and damaged 11 more last week, fire authorities said they had reached 80 percent containment—citing favorable weather conditions. “Our crews are continuing to check for hotspots and then will repair any fire suppression out on the hillside,” Orange County…


‘It Felt Like an Apocalyptic Horror Movie Set’: Fire Officials Extinguishing Coastal Fire

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Nearly 48 hours after a wildfire demolished multimillion-dollar homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate an upscale neighborhood, authorities said the aftermath felt like “an apocalyptic horror movie set.” “As you drive up the streets, it feels like you were in this surreal environment,” Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Sean Doran told…


Officials Declare Local State of Emergency Over Coastal Fire

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Orange County officials have declared a local state of emergency after a fire destroyed more than 20 homes, injured one firefighter, and spread at least 200 acres in Aliso Canyon. No containment percentage was available as of 12 p.m. Thursday. “It’s been a long night for the people living in Laguna Niguel, and…


Ongoing Southern California Fire Rips Through Neighborhoods

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A wildfire scorched over 200 acres in Aliso Wood Canyon May 11, chewing through suburbs with multi-million-dollar homes, destroying at least 20 homes. “This is a mandatory evacuation; all residents must leave, now,” an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy shouted over an intercom from his cruiser as firefighting vehicles drove past. “Ma’am, you must…


Fast-Moving Brush Fire Races Up OC Hillside, Burns Homes

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A wildfire swept through Aliso Wood Canyon May 11, burning down multimillion-dollar homes on the hillside overlooking the ocean between Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach. The Coastal Fire was reported at 2:44 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Sean Doran said. The fire originated near the South Orange County Wastewater Authority’s Coastal Treatment Plant, which handles…


Woman Pleads Guilty to Fatal Stabbing of Boyfriend in Laguna Niguel

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 56-year-old Laguna Niguel woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally stabbing her live-in boyfriend six years ago. Michele Lynn Green pleaded guilty to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter. She is scheduled to be sentenced July 22 in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. Green had been facing charges of murder with…


‘A Pillar of Wisdom’: Community Mourns Sudden Death of Former California Mayor

Community leaders are remembering former Laguna Niguel Mayor Robert Ming, 51, who died Feb. 13 in a single-engine plane crash in Kansas, as a man of impeccable ethics with a strong moral compass and a pillar of wisdom that helped change the city he loved. “When future generations look back at our rich history, Robert…


Former Laguna Niguel Mayor Killed in Plane Crash

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Orange County officials were mourning on Feb. 14 the death of former Laguna Niguel Mayor Robert Ming in a plane crash in Kansas. Ming, a managing partner and founder of the Quadrant Law Group, crashed a single-engine plane he was piloting on Feb. 13 at Johnson County Executive Airport. The 51-year-old attorney was…


United States Postal Service Grants 7-Year-Old Cancer Patient Honorary Title

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Before doctors diagnosed seven-year-old Jacob Hayward with stage four Wilms Tumor, a type of kidney cancer most commonly found in children, he would dress up like a mailman every day to greet the carrier, and then hand the bundle of mail to his mom and dad. Jamie Hayward, Jacob’s mother, said he immediately…


Orange County Department Store Shoplifted Over Holiday Weekend

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—An ongoing investigation remains after a male suspect shoplifted a pair of shoes from a Kohl’s department store on Saturday, Nov. 27, and brandished a knife at the store’s security guard just before fleeing the scene. Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Sgt. Todd Hylton told The Epoch Times members of the community expressed…