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Newport Beach Police Department announced this week that they will be deploying extra officers on overtime this Memorial Day holiday weekend to target problem areas (those places in town with high numbers of DUI collisions and DUI arrests). The extra DUI patrols will join the...

There won’t be any room for tasting alcoholic beverages in West Newport Mesa anytime soon following a unanimous Newport Beach City Council meeting last week. Council voted 7-0 on May 8 to deny an amendment to the Zoning Code revising some of the city’s regulations regarding craft...

In the United States, the Cinco de Mayo holiday is often associated with parties and alcohol. This week, Newport Beach Police Department reminded residents that in the midst of the celebrations, it’s easy to forget the most important plan of all for May 5: Designating a sober...

Locals in West Newport Mesa may soon find themselves “tasting” drinks in the upcoming craft alcoholic beverage manufacturing business following a city commission vote last week. The Newport Beach Planning Commission on March 22 approved a recommendation, with conditions, to City...

As kickoff time for America’s most-watched sporting event draws closer, authorities are reminding fans to celebrate the touchdowns safely and avoid a “lockdown” by not driving under the influence.   Newport Beach Police Department distributed a community message Wednesday that...

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Newport Beach last week. Newport Beach police pulled Rodman over around 11 p.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of West Coast Highway. He reportedly failed a field sobriety test and subsequently...

The Newport Beach Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a café and a poolside cocktail lounge with specific residents-only Alcoholic Beverage Control license at the Villas Fashion Island. Commissioners voted 4-1 with Bill Dunlap dissenting and Peter Zak...

Corona del Mar High School officials have cancelled the upcoming homecoming dance, pep rally and related activities after a number of students were reportedly intoxicated during the Battle of the Bay football game on Sept. 16. CdMHS Principal Kathy Scott made the announcement in...

By Elizabeth Greenberg | NB Indy Lines of computers sat beneath walls of darkly colored paintings. A sign threatening a lunch detention for eating or drinking in the computer lab hung on the wall. How bad could this problem be? Was it like this at every high school in America?...

Newport Harbor High School PTA are teaming up with the Newport Beach Police Department to host a Night of Knowledge at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the school’s library. The event will include an informative presentation with a panel of experts sharing valuable information regarding...

It’s a story that sounds like a movie script. One of the most macho and popular movie stars in the world passes away, and leaves behind a secret stash of high quality bourbon. The cache is stored in a locked facility, undisturbed and unknown until decades after his death. The...

Council OK’s Later Alcohol Service Hours for Port Theater After about 45 minutes of discussion Tuesday, City Council approved extended hours for a local theater to serve alcohol. Council voted 6-1, with Councilwoman Nancy Gardner dissenting, to allow Port Theater in Corona del...

Any entrepreneur that names his business after his grandfather has me curious. Any young man that leaves a high paying corporate job to sell fermented apple juice, or hard cider, and gets them distributed to nearly 50 outlets in less than a year, has my attention. Newport native...

The Newport Beach Police Department is nearing the conclusion of a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations in an effort to lower deaths and injuries. These operations began in August and continue through the end of September. Extra officers are on duty patrolling...

– A 51-year-old man was in critical condition after a taxi cab struck him while he was walking in Corona del Mar on Monday. The man was walking in the transition lane toward the sidewalk at E. Coast Highway and MacArthur Boulevard when he was hit. Officers and paramedics...

Most of us tend to resist change and loss. We want things to stay the same, thinking this is what is best for us. This is most pronounced when someone we love is dying.  But loss happens in many forms; it could be a change of a job, a child going off to school or college, moving...

The official month of the fruitcake is here, and fruitcake aficionados must be dancing a jig right now. I realize there are many fans of this ubiquitous holiday confectionary and I certainly do not want to rain on their parade, but let’s get real. The weighty bricks that are...

Balboa Island is one of those cute, quaint communities that is often overlooked when discussing delicious dining destinations in and around Newport Beach. I’m as guilty of that oversight as most mainlanders. Island dwellers covet their enclave and the hidden gastronomic gems that...

Looking up at the rows and rows of supplements available at my local market is a mind-bending experience. Vitamin, herb, mineral, fatty-acid, antioxidant, enzyme and electrolyte names all tumble out from their labels and make me wonder how in the world does our body do it? I...

Mark David Allen, the Newport Beach man who had been arrested over 500 times for public intoxication, died early Wednesday morning, according to officials. David J. Sperling, a Newport Beach Police Department custody officer and the filmmaker that documented Allen’s life and his...