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A local woman was killed Wednesday after a speeding vehicle driving in the wrong direction on the 73 toll road struck her vehicle in a head-on collision, authorities reported. A silver Mercedes was reportedly driving south in the northbound lanes of the highway at speeds of up to...

On Wednesday, at 8:43 a.m., the Newport Beach Fire Department responded to a heavy rescue traffic collision at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and West Coast Highway. Upon arrival, firefighters found one car on top of another with possible trapped patients, NBPD Spokesman...

Four people were injured Monday in a single-vehicle traffic collision on University Drive, near MacArthur Boulevard, according to authorities.   Newport Beach fire and police were dispatched to the collision near University of California, Irvine, at 6:39 a.m., officials explained...

A man died Thursday after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a heavy equipment grader on southbound 73 toll road between Bison Avenue and Bonita Canyon Drive, authorities reported. A 30-year-old man was driving a Ford F-250 southbound on state route 73 when, for...

A motorcyclist died over the weekend after a two-vehicle collision in Newport Beach, according to authorities. Todd Anthony Davis Jr., 26, of Costa Mesa, was identified as the motorcyclist, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Department coroner’s office. At 10:11 am Saturday,...

By Christopher Trela and Sara Hall At least three people died as the result of a helicopter crashing into a Newport Beach home Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. Joseph Anthony Tena, 60, of Newport Beach, Kimberly Lynne Watzman, 45, of Santa Monica, and Brian R. Reichelt,...

Authorities recently reminded residents to stay safe while celebrating the holidays and partaking in festivities.   The Newport Beach Police Department is partnering with state and national authorities for a special year-end “Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign....

News from around Newport Beach   Community Activist Loses Defamation Suit Against Councilwoman, City Community activist Mike Glenn lost his defamation suit against the city of Newport Beach this week, with the court ruling the statement in question as protected speech. Filed...

A woman was critically injured after she lost control of her vehicle and hit a light pole on Jamboree Road this week, authorities reported. The Newport Beach Police Department received a call at 12:38 a.m. on Dec. 1, about a a traffic collision near the intersection of Jamboree...

A woman died Tuesday evening after the vehicle she was driving hit a light pole near San Miguel and Pacific View drives, according to authorities. At 8:49 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department was notified of a single-vehicle traffic collision near the intersection, NBPD...

A Buena Park man was arrested this week after hitting a pedestrian while driving on West Coast Highway in West Newport. The Newport Beach Police Department was notified of a “major injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian” on PCH near 61st Street at 4:48 p.m....

Local authorities worked together this week to teach an important lesson to Newport Beach students. For the 14th year in a row, Newport Beach fire and police departments participated in “Every 15 Minutes,” a two-day program that focuses on high school juniors and...

The Newport Beach Police Department will be conducting focused Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Monday. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas that are frequented by bicyclists and pedestrians, and where recent traffic collisions have occurred, in...

An elderly man was transported to the hospital this week after being hit by a vehicle on the Balboa Peninsula, according to authorities. Newport Beach Police Department dispatch center was notified of a traffic collision at the intersection of W. Balboa Boulevard and 7th Street...

News from the community.   Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Crash on PCH A motorcyclist suffered major injuries after colliding with a vehicle on West Coast Highway over the weekend, Newport Beach Police Department reported in a community message released on Tuesday. Police...

A woman had to be cut out of her minivan after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of San Joaquin Hills and Spyglass Hill roads on Tuesday afternoon, officials reported. Newport Beach Police Department received a call at 1:59 p.m. reporting the accident, NBPD spokeswoman...

An 8-year-old boy died Wednesday after being struck by a trash truck on a Newport Beach street, authorities reported. Newport Beach Police Department’s dispatch center received a call around 1:26 p.m. about a collision near the corner of 15th Street and Michael Place, just west...

Disaster struck about 300 yards  off the shore of Corona del Mar State Beach on Wednesday. A distress call came in that two boats collided and both were taking on water. The Aggressor, the 65-foot vessel from Newport Landing, radioed in that they had collided with a fishing boat....

Lake Forest Man Arrested After Vehicle Chase A Lake Forest man was arrested Wednesday after leading authorities on a chase through multiple Orange County cities, including Newport Beach. Michael-Claude Jordan Salas, 23, was charged with two felony counts of evading a police...

Fatal Hit & Run Traffic Collision At approximately 1:10 a.m. on Saturday, the Newport Beach Police Department’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a hit-and-run traffic collision at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 30th Street.   The collision...