The pod of killer whales that showed up Thursday, Jan. 30, have only been documented less than 10 times since 1993.

A driver with three prior convictions was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving for allegedly triggering a two-vehicle crash in Dana Point that killed an 88-year-old man, authorities said ...

The orcas are a family known as CA51 ... cruising past Salt Creek in Dana Point by 10 a.m., about two miles from the coast, said Newport Coastal Adventure photographer Mark Girardeau.

or evading natural predators such as orcas. Hespe, with Capt. Chuck Gathers was aboard the inflatable heading south from Dana Point, about two miles from shoreline toward San Clemente, looking for ...