
From Horses to Healing: Kris Yellin Finds Purpose at the Shea Center
When Kris Yellin is not at Mission Viejo’s High Ground Coffee House, she’s working to empower people with disabilities through equine therapy at the Shea Center.

When Kris Yellin is not at Mission Viejo’s High Ground Coffee House, she’s working to empower people with disabilities through equine therapy at the Shea Center.

Alice O’Neill Avery’s family once owned 230,000 acres stretching from Mission Viejo to Oceanside. Here’s the story behind the woman honored by Alicia Parkway.

More than 300 people turned out for Laughs for Life in Mission Viejo, where a lineup of comedians helped raise more than $7,000 for the American Cancer Society.

A 21-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita woman was killed in a suspected street-racing crash near Los Alisos Boulevard and Mustang Run in Mission Viejo.

Laura Lacko is running for Mission Viejo City Council in District 4, motivated by a desire to make City Hall more transparent and ensure residents have a greater voice in local decisions.

Mission Viejo Rotary president Jay Minor believes service is about more than raising money—it’s about finding ways to help others and encouraging others to do the same.

Mission Viejo’s Suzanne Gardner is making a run at the 2026 Maxim Radiance title after winning five preliminary rounds of the competition.

Pinsa Romana brings its 72-hour fermented, crisp-crusted pizza to the Mission Viejo Farmers Market on Saturdays.

Resident on Via Santa Maria faces August hearing for multiple public nuisance violations related to the accumulation of refuse in his front yard.

It was hot. It was humid. But that didn’t stop thousands of residents and visitors from turning out for Mission Viejo’s annual 4th of July Street Faire, where the city celebrated both Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of the American story.
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