Have you ever wondered which came first, the orange groves or the name Orange County? The story is a bit juicy.

Three others book to note: Post-Suburban California: The Transformation of Orange County Since World War II and Lisa McGirr’s Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right are must ...

From this farming fortune came the Great Park; Orange County’s sole University of California location; and, of course, the county’s master-master-planned community, the city of Irvine.

From the early California missions to the water wars of the 20th Century, Orange County has historic locations that tell all about its history.

Joe Dunn, former California state senator; Curt Pringle, former speaker of the California state Assembly; and the late Harriett Wieder, former Orange County supervisor, are the latest political bio… ...

Phil Brigandi wrote about and chronicled the history of Orange County for decades. He died Thursday at the age of 60.

A slew of bands from their native Orange County took notice of the trail the Middle Class blazed. They established the O.C. as a punk stronghold.