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Officials discussed how local police have utilized modern technology and social media at a community meeting last week, focusing on two Newport Beach Police Department cases that have sparked local and global interest in the past year. About 80 people packed into the community...

John Wayne Airport officials shared January statistics for the airport this week. In a press release posted on Tuesday, officials noted that airline passenger traffic at JWA increased in January 2019 as compared with the same month last year. In January 2019, the airport served...

Summarized from Harbormaster Kurt Borsting’s report to the Harbor Commission on Wednesday. Response Efforts to Recent Storms The rain and storms the last two months had the potential for a number of impounded vessels taking on water. On Feb. 6 city Utilities Department provided...

Kirk Triplett defeated Woody Austin on the second playoff hole of the Hoag Classic last Sunday when he made a 12-foot eagle putt to claim his seventh victory on PGA TOUR Champions Triplett and Austin both finished at minus 10 after Triplett birdied the 18th hole to finish at...

Seth and Yasuko Siegel of Newport Beach hosted a private dinner reception on February 10 for 100 local community leaders in the Newport Coast home of Yael and Eyal Aronoff to recognize the Jewish Federation & Family Services of Orange County for their lead gift of $100,000 in...

A man made his first Orange County court appearance Wednesday after being extradited from Colorado for the 1973 Newport Beach cold case murder of Linda O’Keefe, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced in a press release. James Alan Neal, 72, of Monument,...

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission has announced the lineup for the 2019 Concerts on the Green series that takes place this summer at the Newport Beach Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive. The 2019 Concerts on the Green take place on June 16, July 7, August 25 and September...

The city announced this week that the Community Development Department will be hosting an upcoming community meeting regarding the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map, which affects flood insurance requirements. In a messaged shared on Monday, city officials explained that the...

Issues related to John Wayne Airport will be discussed at two upcoming meetings, Newport Beach City Council members announced this week. During oral reports and announcements at Tuesday’s Council meeting, both Mayor Diane Dixon and Councilman Jeff Herdman mentioned the meetings,...

Newport Beach Police sent out a message Monday, alerting locals to a residential burglary in Big Canyon that happened over the weekend. The burglary occurred Saturday around 8:30 p.m. at a home on Cherry Hills Ln., according to the statement. While the victim was out of town, an...

The Newport Beach Police Department arrested a San Marcos man recently in connection to a local bank robbery from earlier this year. Police served a search warrant and arrested Marco Antonio Rodriguez Arango, 23, on Feb. 21, NBPD reported in a statement. Arrango was the...

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation has hired Newport Beach native Meg Linton as its new Chief Executive Officer.  Ms. Linton brings a vibrant new energy to the Foundation, backed by over 20 years of leading and stewarding cultural institutions, non-profits, and academic...

Newly elected Congressman Harley Rouda, whose district covers Newport Beach, will host the first town hall of his term later this month. “Once you cut through the noise of Washington, the title of this job is ‘Representative.’ My constituents have asked me to serve in a position...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Monday about two recent residential burglaries. The first occurred at a home in Harbor View Hills South, in the 1300 Block of Keel Dr., between: 1:45 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 31. An unknown suspect came onto the property through...

Local legend John Wayne and his ties to the city will be discussed before a viewing of one his classic western films at an event next week. Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar will host the movie night, which will feature “Rio Bravo,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday....

Continuing her tradition, Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon will hold her first town hall meeting of 2019 next week on the Balboa Peninsula. The event will be in the big meeting room in Marina Park on Monday at 6:30 p.m. All community members are welcome to attend. Dixon will give...

On Sunday, as fans tune in for Super Bowl LIII, their game-day socializing may include drinking. That’s why the Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message this week sharing a reminder: If you plan on drinking on Super Bowl Sunday, designate a sober driver to get you home...

A special new trailer rolled into the Marina Park parking lot this week, Newport Beach city officials announced. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response provided a $35,000 grant for the city to purchase an oil spill response trailer...

Support a local museum and hear empowering stories at an upcoming event on Balboa Island. The Balboa Island Museum will host the kickoff event of a new speaker series for women in the community on Feb. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m., the museum announced in a press release on Jan. 14. A...

The city of Newport Beach is providing free sand bags in anticipation of the heavy rain expected this weekend. “Don’t let the sun shining through the clouds fool you, rain is coming,” city officials wrote on social media on Thursday. Newport Beach residents (bring proof of...