13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (750+ words) When Janice “Jan” Debay moved to Newport Beach in 1979, lured from L.A. County by the town’s breathtaking views and quiet beach culture, she had no designs to enter the realm of public service. Yet, somehow, it found her. A…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1786+ words) The Balboa Peninsula has a long and sometimes infamous history as a party beach. A generation ago, drunken summers of house parties and spontaneous gatherings earned it the nickname “Zooport” and “the war zone.” It was here where NBA star…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (430+ words) With spring break revelry right around the corner, Newport Beach is looking to pair down the number of arrests and citations issued during March and April with beefed up enforcement measures. In considering expanding Safety Enhancement Zone holidays, the city…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (558+ words) Two more office buildings near John Wayne Airport may tumble to make way for housing after the Newport Beach Planning Commission recommended a townhome project for City Council approval. The Lincoln Property Co. seeks to replace the office buildings on…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (433+ words) After weeks investigating the death of a Newport Beach woman whose body was found along a steep embankment in a San Bernardino County mountain town, officials have arrested her estranged husband. Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 66, of Rolling Hills, was arrested Friday…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) “Our team has been working tirelessly on this for a long time and for good reason,” said Gary Sherwin, president and chief executive officer of Visit Newport Beach. “This is our 120th anniversary year as a city. When the McFadden brothers…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1869+ words) Newport Harbor’s Natalie McCarty added to a decorated prep career, the senior standout finishing atop the podium as the winner of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 girls’ high jump title. McCarty cleared the bar at 5 feet, 6 inches, claiming her third…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (639+ words) With its bed space not hitting capacity all year, Newport Beach is winding down its future commitments to a bridge shelter in Costa Mesa. The coastal city originally paid $1.6 million to help construct the shelter, which opened in 2021 with 72 beds…...

3+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (658+ words) A lawsuit filed against Newport Beach and the City Council hopes to slam the door shut on a controversial plan to turn golf course land into a surf park. Attorneys representing Steve Vickers, a Newport Beach resident named in a…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1057+ words) An 8-foot great white shark was spotted circling a surfer in Newport Beach on Thursday afternoon, triggering an immediate shutdown of the nearby shoreline, authorities said. With unseasonably warm weather and the start of an El Niño cycle, Cal State…...