Andy Nguyen is a Field Editor based out of California who covers several Orange County communities including Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Newport Beach, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point. He previously worked at Times Community News covering public safety in the cities of Burbank and Glendale. Nguyen also wrote for the Thousand Oaks Acorn and the Orange County Register. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Media Studies.
You can reach him at andy.nguyen@patch.com and find pictures of his cat on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andy_truc.
Safewise released its 2022 report on the safest cities to raise a family in the United States. See where Lake Forest ranks.
Construction for the Laguna Niguel City Center could start as early as next year and be finished within two or three years.
The Orange County Grand Jury said there was a lack of transparency with the Anaheim City Council as it negotiated the Angel Stadium deal.
The Huntington Beach Police Department said it received reports of shots fired near Delaware Street and Safeharbor Lane.
The low-cost clinic for Laguna Niguel pet owners will feature vaccinations for rabies and other services like microchipping.
The City of Lake Forest is seeking Non-Profit Organizations to offer youth soccer programming in Fall of 2022.
The Huntington Beach Police Department will host a free bicycle safety event in July for riders of all ages.
The Orange County District Attorney's Office said it takes as little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl to kill someone.
More than 1,500 professional and amateur pickleball players will descend on Newport Beach to test their skills.
The fatal hit-and-run collisions happened while the man was crossing westbound on Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton police said.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire awarded the students for their unparalleled service to their communities.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department said a man in his mid-50s was wanted in connection with a possible arson.
Huntington Beach residents will vote on four proposed city charter amendments after officials gave their OK this week.
A man was stabbed at a home in the 21000 block of Calabaza Thursday night, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said.
The grand opening for Phase VII of the Sculpture Exhibition at Newport Beach's Civic Park will be free to the public.
A wide swath of California's beaches received high marks for water quality from Heal the Bay. See how Orange County beaches fared.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department said an SUV crashed into a semi-truck parked on a Lake Forest street Thursday morning.
The attack happened while the girl was at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley. Her condition was not known.
The 63-year-old man and the U-Haul truck had been missing from the Anaheim area since Wednesday afternoon.
Alvaro Mendoza Sahagun was staying at the Salvation Army shelter in 2021 when he fatally stabbed 36-year-old Marcos Zavala.
