Brown did not hesitate and got to work, sitting on the floor of her home studio in Aliso Viejo, as the Airport Fire burned nearby. “I paint from my heart,” said Brown.

Airport Fire victims filed claims against Orange County after investigators determined the a public works crew unintentionally started the destructive blaze.

Some schools in Orange and Riverside counties are closed Tuesday, Sept. 10, due to the Airport fire that broke out Monday afternoon in Trabuco Canyon.. Two elementary schools in Saddleback Valley ...