ORANGE COUNTY CALENDAR

TODAY Aliso Viejo: City Council meeting. 7 p.m. 12 Journey. (949) 425-2505 or www.ci.aliso-viejo.ca.us

Virgin Mary statue returned to Newport Beach church

A Tustin woman called police after she found the $30,000 statue in her front yard. Police are investigating whether the theft was a prank. Less than a week after it went missing, the bronze Virgin Mary statue marking the front of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach is back.

Small spark can mean disaster for home

A wind-blown ember can be opportunistic, slipping through breaches in a structure. The Haroutounians set off for their home on Big Horn Mountain Way confident it had survived the firestorm.

Simi Valley slaying leads to arrest of 65-year-old man

Two homicides in the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley over the weekend led to one arrest and another shooter being on the loose.

RPV hears appeal on church

Council will take field trip after objections to St. John Fisher expansion.

Man arrested in Torrance airport crash

A 21-year-old Torrance man is booked on misdemeanor charges of auto theft and hit-and-run driving in connection with the early-morning incident at hangars.