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The community is invited to the Newport Beach Historical Society Community Event and BBQ celebrating the history of the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard program. This fun-filled summertime family event will take place Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona...

Read more about NBFD’s mutual aid to the fires here. The Newport Beach Fire Department personnel who responded to the wildland fires in northern California are now on their way back home, officials announced in a press release this week. The 11 NBFD employees and...

It was 20 years ago that smooth jazz legend Eric Marienthal first performed a benefit concert for the High Hopes Brain Injury Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries. Now, two decades...

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach is once again the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the new annual national rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Hoag is also ranked the fourth-best hospital in the Los Angeles metro area and eighth-best in...

Campaign season officially kicks off next week with the first local Newport Beach City Council candidate forum. The NB Chamber of Commerce will host a “Meet the Candidates” event on Aug. 23. It’s the first Council candidate forum or debate of the year. A complimentary continental...

Newport Beach Police sent out an alert on Saturday about “kidnapping scams,” warning residents, explaining how they work, and what to do if it happens. Police explained that the scam starts with a call, the suspect claiming that a loved once has been kidnapped. The caller may...

Former President of the United States Barack Obama announced his endorsement of Harley Rouda, candidate for Congress in California’s 48th District, which covers Newport Beach, on Wednesday. In a press release on Wednesday, Rouda said he was honored to have the 44th...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Thursday afternoon about an interrupted residential burglary in the 1800 block of Port Taggart Place. The crime occurred around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, police reported. While the victims were upstairs, two unknown suspects...

On Wednesday, June 27, the Pacific Club in Newport Beach hosted a trio of Ellis Island Medal of Honor winners as part of the club’s Distinguished Speakers Series luncheons. The Ellis Island Medal of Honor recognizes the combined professional achievements and humanitarian work of...

More than 20 formal gowns and pieces of apparel of American First Ladies are going on display at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in a new exhibit called “Why They Wore It: The Politics & Pop Culture of First Ladies’ Fashion,” which will break new ground by...

Human Options, an Orange County-based nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence, hosted their 2018 Serious Fun Gala on May 19 at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. The event brought together more than 325 influential community leaders who helped raise...

The 2018 Hoag Summer Fest (formerly known as Hoag Summer Classic), hosted by the Hoag Hospital Foundation and its 552 Club, was a sold-out event with more than 1,500 guests at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. The annual event was held on Wednesday, June 27, and raised over...

Goodwill of Orange County hosted its annual Goodwill Golf Invitational on Monday, June 11 at the renowned Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Coast. More than $185,000 was raised at the invitational to support Goodwill’s Tierney Center for Veteran Services, a comprehensive resource...

City officials announced this week that lifeguard personnel will be posted near the Lido Bridge area now through Labor Day. The action comes in response to an increase of reports of bridge jumping and an accident earlier in the week that involved a jumper landing on a passing...

A Newport Beach man was convicted and sentenced to nine months in jail recently for animal cruelty and petty theft after killing his roommates’ dog and removing the evidence from the scene, authorities reported. Justin James Pope, 27, Pleaded guilty July 12 to felony animal...

Surfers and history buffs alike will be interested in an upcoming free lecture, being held 90 years, almost to the day, after the Corona del Mar Surf Club hosted the first Pacific Coast Surf Board Championships. Paul Burnett will speak at Sherman Library & Gardens on Aug. 7...

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Russian meddling and the idea of arming schoolchildren fueled a group of protestors this week, who took to the streets of Huntington Beach with signs and chants. On Tuesday, about 35 people demonstrated against congressional Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who...

Orange County Superior Court Judge James Crandall tentatively ruled in favor of the city of Newport Beach Wednesday in the case local lawyer Phil Greer filed on April 12 representing NB resident Martha Peyton. It alleges that Councilman Scott Peotter violated  the campaign...

The city will be before a state board next week, asking for approval on a revised Local Coastal Program map as well as amending a portion of the LCP to designate a “Planned Community” in Newport Beach and add a regulation to waive public hearings for “minor developments.” The...

On Saturday evening, May 19, the Operation Underground Railroad Gala took place at the Newport Beach Country Club. The evening was hosted by Mike Tomlin, Head Coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The event featured special guest speakers Marisol Nichols from The CW’s ...