Best Alternatives To Trick-Or-Treating In Orange County

While trick-or-treating may satisfy your sweet tooth this Halloween, there's more moonlit magic to uncover beyond your backyard. With the whole family in mind, it's possible to create your own potion of fun – think mysterious scavenger hunts, pumpkin patch adventuring, arts and crafts, and interactive haunted mazes. Take part in a secret neighborhood retreat and find out why Orange County's "most elaborate" yard display has been raising hairs for 13 years.

• Oct 5, 2012

Pick-a-Side: What Is Your Favorite Halloween Candy?

Halloween is all about candy. And we all have our favorites. Tell us yours!

• Oct 3, 2012

Queen Mary Debuts Annual Halloween Event In Long Beach

The Queen Mary's annual haunted Halloween event in Long Beach is set to debut on Friday.

• Oct 2, 2012

Sex Offenders Sue Simi Valley Over New Halloween Law

An attorney representing five registered sex offenders, three of their wives and two of their children have sued the city of Simi Valley over a new law banning Halloween displays at the homes of people convicted of sex crimes.

• Oct 2, 2012

Decorate Your Home For Halloween Without Breaking The Bank

Halloween is almost here, which means it's time to begin decorating your home.

• Sep 26, 2012

Simi Valley Council Fights To Keep Sex Offenders Away From Trick-Or-Treaters

The Simi Valley City Council Monday agreed to move forward with a newly-revised ordinance prohibiting registered sex offenders from participating in Halloween activities.

• Aug 20, 2012

Halloween Decorations Lead To Arrest Of 3 Sex Offenders

Three people on probation for sex crimes, including a man with a passageway leading from his bedroom to the basement, were arrested in a Halloween sweep intended to keep children safe.

• Nov 29, 2011

Parolee Arrested In Halloween Burglary, Sex Assault On Anaheim Woman

A 35-year-old parolee was behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into a home on Halloween and sexually assaulting a woman in her bed as her husband slumbered next to her, a sheriff's spokesman said.

• Nov 1, 2011

Crews Work To Clean Up WeHo Streets After Halloween Carnaval

Street crews were working to clean up trash-filled streets Tuesday morning after the city's famous Halloween Costume Carnaval.

• Nov 1, 2011

Major Streets Shut Down for West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval

• Oct 31, 2011

Man Robs Ontario Business Wearing 'Friday The 13th' Mask On Halloween

A man dressed in a Friday the 13th mask robbed an Asian food distribution business Halloween morning.

• Oct 31, 2011

Fire Breaks Out At Magic Castle On Halloween

An attic fire broke out Monday afternoon at the Magic Castle.

• Oct 31, 2011

Josh Rubenstein's Trick-Or-Treating Weather Forecast (October 31)

An active storm track will pass through the West Coast this week. For Southern California, it will mean some cooler temperatures and gusty winds.

• Oct 31, 2011

Burbank Man Works On His Scary Haunted House All Year Long

The calendar might say Halloween is officially October 31, but for Preston Meyer of Burbank, every day is literally a reason to celebrate ghouls, ghosts and goblins.

• Oct 30, 2011

Hollywood Street Brawl Involving 100 People In Costumes Leaves 1 Man Critical

About 100 Halloween revelers, many in costume, got into a heated brawl early Sunday, with a 27-year-old man taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

• Oct 30, 2011

Several Streets To Be Closed Monday For WeHo Halloween Carnaval

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to crowd Santa Monica Boulevard Monday for Southern California's biggest Halloween party.

• Oct 30, 2011

Man Dressed As Smurf Wounded In South LA Shooting

Authorities say a man, who had attended a Halloween party, was shot in the ankle in South Los Angeles.

• Oct 30, 2011

Officials Warn Parents Of Potential For Pot-Laced Halloween Treats

With Halloween just a day away, sheriff's officials are warning parents to check all candy to make sure its not laced with marijuana.

• Oct 29, 2011

KFC Offering Real Treat Leading Up To Halloween

• Oct 28, 2011

Spooky Halloween Treats By Xtreme Desserts Haunt KCAL 9

Glenn Panitz of Xtreme Desserts in Studio City visited the KCAL 9 studio Friday and brought along delicious Halloween Cake Pops and other signature, spooky desserts.

• Oct 28, 2011

Report: Halloween Spending Up Despite Down Economy

Consumer spending is up for Halloween 2011 despite a down economy, the National Retail Federation reports.

• Oct 28, 2011

IHOP Giving Away Free 'Scary' Pancakes

All Southern California IHOP restaurants will be offering a free "scary" pancake for kids on Friday, October 28.

• Oct 26, 2011

McDonald's To Give Away Apple Slices To Kids On Halloween

McDonald's will give away a free serving of apple slices to children 11 and younger on Halloween across most of Southern California, the regional operator announced.

• Oct 26, 2011