Residents in Aliso Viejo are speaking out against local officials, saying the herbicides being sprayed in their neighborhoods are making them sick. Locals said they’ve been complaining about the chemicals for months, however, the Aliso Viejo Community Association claims there’s nothing to worry about. Carolyn McCuan, an Aliso Viejo resident, said the chemicals have caused her to suffer a variety of symptoms. “I had headaches, rashes on my face and arms, chronic fatigue,” said McCuan. McCuan is part of a Toxic-Free OC, a group of Aliso Viejo residents who aim to stop the chemical’s continued us ..read more

Authorities are searching for a missing man who disappeared in Orange County this week. Jacob Mykel Gendusa, 30, was last seen on Aug. 14 when he left his Aliso Viejo home at an unknown time, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  He drove his 2013 white Toyota Prius to an unknown destination. He is described as a white man standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and possibly tan shorts, authorities said.  Authorities say Gendusa is considered an at-risk missing person due to his ..read more

A Laguna Hills drug dealer was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison after a pair of his customers overdosed on fentanyl in a six-week span in 2021. Jason Amin Soheili, 28, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release. He was arrested in May 2021, weeks after the fatal overdoses in February and April of that year ..read more

An Aliso Viejo family is hosting any ghouls and goblins looking to get into the Halloween spirit, and they're raising money for troops in the process. On Oak Ridge Circle, the Stanley family is celebrating spooky season and collecting money for the Fighting Fifth Marines at Camp Pendleton ..read more

A substitute teacher at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo is facing a criminal charge after he allegedly made a threat in the classroom Wednesday afternoon, causing a school-wide lockdown. The teacher, 69-year-old James Setterholm, was arrested for making criminal threats, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said. A student told KTLA the teacher was upset about students leaving the class too often to use the restroom and for other reasons. A student who told KTLA his name is Gary Winthorp characterized the threat as something akin to, "I'm so mad I'm ready to kill you guys." "We all k ..read more

The Saturday night prom for Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo will be a night to remember for many of the teens in attendance, but for some, the leadup to the event might make it a night to forget. A promposal from one student is drawing outcry for its racist themes, including a photo of George Floyd next to an assertion that an affirmative answer "would take my breath away!" The image of the sign, as well as two students, has gained traction online, with some calling it "offensive, [appalling] and just plain disrespectful." An email from Principal Michael Hatcher to the school community ..read more

An Army veteran who worked as a cargo airline pilot has been arrested in Alaska and charged with kidnapping and attacking three women at a park in Aliso Viejo, including one woman he sexually assaulted, authorities announced Monday. The suspect has also been tied to additional crimes in Riverside and San Diego counties, and officials believe he may have victimized others. Robert Daniel Yucas, 51 of Cathedral City, was arrested Sept. 16 in Anchorage after a return flight from China, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. He was identified using DNA evidence gathered from two crime ..read more

Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover was one of 13 Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan last month. On Sunday, the Aliso Viejo resident's neighbors gathered to remember his life and the legacy he leaves behind. Sandra Mitchell reports for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on Sept. 12, 2021 ..read more

Orange County sheriff’s investigators are searching for a man who may have sexually assaulted a woman in an Aliso Viejo incident possibly connected to two other attacks that occurred nearby in 2020, officials said in a statement Sunday.  On Sunday morning, a woman in her 40s reported a possible sexual assault near the area of Pacific Park Drive and Alicia Parkway in Aliso Viejo. The woman said the incident occurred the previous night at around 11 p.m. as she walked in the area alone.  She says she was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her and dragged her into bushes ne ..read more

An Aliso Viejo woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of grand theft after stealing items from clients’ homes, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Erin Aaberg, 41, appears in an undated photo released by the Orange County Sheriff’s department on Feb. 1, 2019. Erin Aaberg, 41, was employed by several clients  for home organization services, working on closets and garage storage at high-end homes, investigators say. In April 2018, one victim reported that a diamond bracelet and a gold pendant valued at more than $11,000 were stolen during the time Aaberg worked ..read more