The event recasts the venue as an LED-illuminated wonderland packed with family and photo-friendly attractions. Tickets are on sale now.

A driver and passenger ‘miraculously’ survived a serious single-vehicle crash in Orange County early Sunday, local officials said.

The wells were built in the 1990s and tap into a massive groundwater basin stretching from the Yorba Linda area to coastal Orange County.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Sunday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

Julius Gillick rushed for 253 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Chargers to a 42-14 win at Vista Murrieta on Friday in a CIF Southern Section Division 3 football semifinal.

The Sailors struggled on the power play in Saturday’s 11-9 loss to JSerra, but were able to reflect on a successful season that included a CIF Southern Section Open Division title.

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Saturday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.

In a first reading Tuesday of an ordinance condoning the keeping of beehives on residential properties, city officials demanded a 500-foot buffer between honeybee hives and four major habitat areas where native species dwell.

Greer’s OC founder and former Daily Pilot columnist Greer Wylder recently published her first book, “Born in OC,� featuring 50 different profiles.

District officials said the decision was not related to his performance but rather “anticipated changes in the governing board that may influence the direction and priorities of the district moving forward.�

Arthur Tolbert Carrillo, known to the Laguna Beach community as Skipper Carrillo, died on Nov. 14 at the age of 86.

Locals in the know jockeyed for spots at the center’s Town Center Park in front of the Westin Hotel South Coast Plaza Thursday, in a countdown to a 43rd annual holiday tradition at the Costa Mesa retail complex.