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 ...

Toll Road in Irvine as they were heading back to the Airport Fire command post after completing a 12-hour shift on the fire line. Four crew members remain hospitalized in stable to critical ...

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.