Eight firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority's Santiago hand crew, who had been fighting the Airport fire ... just north of Portola Parkway in Irvine, California Highway Patrol ...

Eight Orange County firefighters returning from battling the Airport Fire were injured in a rollover crash on a freeway in Irvine Thursday night. Our latest coverage of the crash has moved here ...

The City of Irvine has rezoned a business district next to John Wayne Airport for 15,000 homes, overriding airport commission concerns about aircraft noise, safety and land use incompatibility.

Prompted by state housing mandates, the Irvine City Council voted to override the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s concerns over plans to add 15,000 homes near John Wayne Airport.

The City Council moved forward with Irvine’s long-term housing plan on Tuesday by clearing the way for additional residential developments in a neighborhood near John Wayne Airport. In a 4-1 ...