Email: peter.schelden (a) patch.com
Phone: 949-280-4719 | Hometown: Boulder City, Nevada (now Mission Viejo)
Hello, and welcome to the site. I edit and report on Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point for Patch.com.
I have spent my professional life writing news in suburban communities, mostly in South County. Before joining Patch I worked for the Orange County Register, where I covered San Juan, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach. I have also written for the Daily Sparks Tribune.
I studied British literature of the 18th century and will talk your ear off about Samuel Johnson if I am provoked. I also studied journalism.
Fading in and out of consciousness, Kyndall Jack, who was lost in Trabuco Canyon since Easter Sunday, is flown to a hospital; one rescuer falls 60 feet and suffers a serious head injury.
After hearing a jury convict her son's murderer, a mom from Mission Viejo remembers the boy she lost.
See the Activities Committee's choice for MIssion Viejo's best Christmas lights.
A Mission Viejo mother shares her reaction to the Connecticut tragedy.
Mission Viejo's Chloe Sutton took second in the same event she competed in during the 2012 summer Olympics.
The Laguna Niguel resident and Orange County dentist Taitz has filed another lawsuit challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president.
Storm Dye, a Saddleback College student, dreams of building a live action role playing arena for kids and young adults.
The Laguna Niguel resident and Orange County dentist Taitz has filed another lawsuit challenge Barack Obama's eligibility to be president.
Orange County dentist Orly Taitz has filed another lawsuit challenge Barack Obama's eligibility to be president.
Last night's heavy rain prompted an oak tree to fall on a Mission Viejo man's SUV on Live Oak Canyon Road.
Last night's heavy rain prompted an oak tree to fall on a Mission Viejo man's SUV on Live Oak Canyon Road.
Mission Viejo resident Robert Sickles was murdered New Year's Day 2011, says jury.
Two former NFL wide receivers debate whether Mark Sanchez should start for the Jets or ride the pine.
Air Force veteran and Mission Viejo resident Robert Sickles was killed at a New Year's Eve party nearly two year ago. Did Adam Baker act in self defense, or was it murder?
See video and photos of the Tuesday night public menorah lighting at La Paz and Chrisanta.
We've got one entry so far from Mission Viejo. Who else has a holiday display that dazzles?
Stocking stuffers under $10 at the Foothill Ranch as-seen-on-TV sale.
The verdict? Richard Gustav Forsberg of Rancho Santa Margarita has been charged guilty of murdering his wife.
Mission Viejo Patch wants to see your favorite photos taken in 2012.
