Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an antiviral medication that is available for use to treat monkeypox under an expanded access investigational new drug (EA-IND) protocol (sometimes called “compassionate use…

(Santa Ana, CA) – On August 23, 2022, the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) recorded the first case of human monkeypox (hMPX) infection in a youth less than 18 years old. Contact investigation…

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Aug. 26, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Aug. 26, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 26, 2022) The Orange County Sheriff's and Irvine Police departments on Thursday, Aug. 25, hosted a complex coordinated terrorist attack exercise to evaluate operational…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (August 31, 2022) – OC Public Libraries joins libraries nationwide and the American Library Association (ALA) in September to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month. The initiative…

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport increased in July 2022 as compared to July 2021. In July 2022, the Airport served 1,049,187 passengers, an increase of 17.9% when…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Sep. 1, 2022): September is Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will participate in activities throughout the month encouraging the safety of people…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (September 1, 2022): Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Gil Franco Carpentero, 64, of Tustin, on Thursday, September 1, for lewd and…

SAN CLEMENTE, Ca. (July 28, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, July 29, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in…