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1-way controlled traffic at various locations from 5.7 mi east to 11.8 mi east of the Orange/Riverside Co Line /at Grand Ave/ from 2000 hrs each night to 0500 hrs each morning Monday thru Saturday thru 11/7/26 - Due to construction Caltrans · QuickMap · CHP
Caltrans, as of Thursday, November 5th, 2026 at 04:04 PMOrtega Highway & SR-74 headlines
- Lake Elsinore approves agreement for additional TUMF funding for I‑15/SR-74 interchange
- 1 Injured in Fiery El Cariso Motorcycle Accident on Ortega Highway
- Details Released In Weekend Ortega Highway Crash That Injured Motorcyclist, Sparked Small Fire
- Ortega Highway Crash: Motorcyclist Airlifted Near El Cariso
- Motorcyclist Killed In Ortega Highway Crash Just East Of OC-RivCo Line
- Fire Crews Mop Up Gibby Fire In South OC; Ortega Highway Closure In Effect
- Gibby Fire updates: All Orange and Riverside County shelter-in-place orders lifted for brush fire in San Juan Capistrano
- OC Fire Authority Say Gibby Fire Stopped at 250 Acres, Ortega Highway Closed
- Orange County firefighters battling 220-acre brush fire near Ortega Highway
- Orange County firefighters stop forward progress of 250-acre brush fire near Ortega Highway
- Forward Progress Stopped On 200+ Acre Gibby Fire But Ortega Highway Still Closed
- Gibby Fire burns 216 acres, closes Ortega Highway
- Highway 74 To Close All Weekend Near Lake Elsinore On Aug. 28
- Good Samaritans Rescue Driver Trapped In Wreckage On Ortega Highway
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- Identity Thief Steals $90K+ From Victim In South OC, Police Say; Suspect At Large
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- Electric Car Slams Through Mission Viejo Nail Salon Storefront, Sparking Fire
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- Ken Calvert: Voters Chose A 'Proven, Consistent Leader' To Represent Them
- 'American Idol' Winner David Cook To Perform At The Coach House
- Catch up on what Southern California decided on election night
- Real-Time Election Results 2026: Measure E In Canyon Lake
- Real-Time Election Results 2026: Lake Elsinore Unified School District
- Real-Time Election Results 2026: Wildomar City Council Race
- Real-Time Election Results 2026: Congressional District 40
- Real-Time Results: Lake Elsinore, Wildomar Midterm Election 2026
- Five ballots recovered after mail found along I-15 in Lake Elsinore
- Free Ranger-Led Nature Hike Coming To Caspers Wilderness Park
- Minor mag. 0.7 earthquake - 2.5 mi southwest of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California, United States, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 07:38 am (Universal Time)
- Lakeside High School (Lake Elsinore, CA) Football
Updated November 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM PST. Headlines link to the original publishers; some may require a subscription. Sources: Google News, Patch, Caltrans, National Weather Service.
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