ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – A man was shot and killed in Aliso Viejo in the early morning hours Friday. The shooting was reported before 12:15 a.m. in the area of Via Jacinto and Via San Miguel, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies arrived on scene to find a man in his 20s outside a home with gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. His name was not immediately released. The suspect fled the area and remains at large, the sheriff’s department said. There was no suspect description and no word of a motive. The circumstances leading up to the shooting, and exactly where it occurr ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – Law enforcement was called to an Orange County elementary school after a handful of students refused to wear their masks in class, and now, one mother decided to share her frustration behind what she calls an unnecessary scare tactic. Eva Harrison, the mother of two a son and daughter who attend Wood Canyon Elementary in Aliso Viejo, said when she saw the viral photos of Governor Gavin Newsom without a mask at SoFi Stadium for the NFC Championship Game something just clicked. “I thought he has surely lifted the State of Emergency at this point, and I was done sending my c ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – A man has been arrested in a series of violent attacks on women which have occurred on trails near an Aliso Viejo park dating back to January of 2020. The suspect was identified by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in a news conference early Monday afternoon as 51-year-old Robert Daniel Yucas of Riverside. A Sept. 9 anonymous tip out of San Diego County led to the suspect’s arrest. Yucas is a military veteran, who served in the Army and Army Reserves. He currently works as a commercial cargo airline pilot. Investigators believe he may have more prior victims. Yucas was t ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – On Sunday, the Aliso Viejo community came together to remember and honor a local Marine, one of the 13 fallen service members killed in the airport suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August. Marine Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover, killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, and his fiancee, Nicole Weiss. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover was an 11 year veteran of the military. He grew up in Utah and lived in Aliso Viejo with his fiancee. “Taylor was one of a kin. He’s somebody that’s not of this earth,” Nicole Weiss, Hoover’s fiancee said. Weiss said that the 31-ye ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) — A Southern California home caught on fire after being struck by lightning in Thursday night’s wild weather. “There was a clash of thunder. You could feel it was right over us,” said neighbor Kim Allen-Morris. When thunder and lightning woke up Kim Allen-Morris on Thursday, she ran to her backyard to look. That’s when she saw the dramatic scene from across the street where her neighbors’ house exploded into flames. Allen-Morris shot cellphone video before firefighters arrived. Within seconds of watching it, it just doubled in size. It doubled so quickly,” Allen-Morris sai ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – The latest movie screen technology has been added to the Regal movie theaters in Aliso Viejo, officials announced Wednesday. The ScreenX auditorium, which provides a 270-degree panoramic format, will screen “Black Widow” as its first feature at the Regal Edwards Aliso Viejo & IMAX theaters in the Aliso Viejo Town Center. “We are thrilled to introduce ScreenX to Regal Aliso Viejo as we continue to provide our audiences with premium entertainment experiences,” said Richard M. Grover, the theater chain’s vice president of communications at Regal. (© Copyright 2021 CBS Br ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) – About 6,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine being kept at a large-scale vaccination site in Aliso Viejo were deemed safe for use Wednesday evening after a scare that they may have possibly spoiled. The Soka University vaccination super site in Aliso Viejo, Calif. January 2021. (CBSLA) There was fear that the 6,000 Pfizer doses slated to be administered at the Soka University vaccination super site had potentially spoiled and may be unusable due to a malfunctioning refrigerator discovered very early Wednesday morning. The pharmacists who arrived at work at 4:30 a.m. to ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) — The gym at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo is now the largest site in south Orange County for health care workers and anyone 65 and older to get the coronavirus vaccine. Saturday marked the site’s soft opening. The expectation is for the vaccine to go into the arms of about 2,000 people today. ‘While the need is great, our supplies are limited. We are working as hard as we can and utilizing all available resources to secure more vaccine from the state,” said Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett in a statement. Orange County officials say there are currently ab ..read more

ALISO VIEJO (CBSLA) — A 33-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly attacking a number of people at a Wednesday night rally held in support of President Donald Trump in Aliso Viejo. “He took his hand way back like he was going to punch me, and [he] hit me right across the face,” 84-year-old Donna Snow said. “Broke my earrings off.” According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, a retired police officer then got involved and pulled his gun as the man attempted to run from the scene. Another person at the rally was knocked to the ground by the man while trying to help others, and a third ..read more

MISSION VIEJO (CBSLA) — A Mission Viejo man who volunteered at two Aliso Viejo churches has been arrested on suspicion of molesting an underage girl, and investigators believe he may have more victims. (credit: Orange Countyy Sheriff’s Department) Jose Andres Lopez, 67, was arrested after the victim reported the sexual assault on Sunday. The victim told Orange County sheriff’s investigators she was familiar with Lopez and was 10 years old when the molestation began in 2010. According to authorities, Lopez was a volunteer pastor at Pacific Hills Calvary Chapel in Aliso Viejo between 2003-2005 ..read more