Thomas W. Hayes, the former California state treasurer hired to help salvage Orange County's loss-plagued investment fund, is no stranger to fiscal emergencies.

At that point Orange County was left with no recourse other than to file for bankruptcy.

The entire trip from Tonopah to Orange County had taken only twenty-one minutes.

The rivalry is also known for local bragging rights, pitting big-city Los Angeles against its southern neighbor Orange County, which is known to be more suburban.

Located mostly in Orange County's Town of Highlands, it lends its name to a nearby bridge and the state park that contains it.

It is the subject and setting of the eponymous 2002 movie Orange County.

Were short-term rates to become higher than long-term ones, the rate Orange County gets could fall to zero.

FY 2008-09 Orange County had the second highest property tax rate in NC at 0.998 per $100 of valuation.

She is perhaps most well known for her supporting role in the 2002 teen comedy Orange County, starring opposite Colin Hanks and Jack Black.

The Bear Mountain Bridge crosses the Hudson from Cortlandt to Orange County.