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Broadcasting Newport Beach, harbor to hills.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Newport Beach lifeguards completed 414 ocean rescues in July 2026, including a multi-victim rip current save on July 4 and a 100-rescue day during a High Surf Advisory, as tropical swells and record beach crowds tested the city's 96-guard force.
Public Safety
Newport Beach lifeguards completed 414 ocean rescues in July 2026, including a multi-victim rip current save on July 4 and a 100-rescue day during a High Surf Advisory, as tropical swells and record beach crowds tested the city's 96-guard force.
Public Safety
Kevin Pearsall, 59, the former California State Parks superintendent who oversaw the Orange Coast District including Corona del Mar and Crystal Cove, appeared in Westminster court Aug. 6 on 31 criminal counts for allegedly planting hidden cameras that recorded lifeguards in a Bolsa Chica locker room; his arraignment was postponed to Sept. 21.
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OCTA hosts two public meetings Aug. 10-11 on a 30-year plan to protect 7 miles of coastal rail from erosion, with Supervisor Katrina Foley pushing sand nourishment solutions relevant to Newport Beach's coastline.
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Newport Beach lifeguards joined a multi-agency search at Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach on Monday, Aug. 3 after a 24-year-old Fontana man went missing in the water; he was located 45 minutes later and pronounced dead at Mission Hospital.
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Orange County prosecutors are investigating 26 parents for potential criminal charges related to their children's illegal e-bike and e-motorcycle use, raising the stakes for Newport Beach families as NMUSD's new e-bike policy requiring CHP training and permit stickers takes effect before the Aug. 17 first day of school.
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Orange County expanded its OC Links crisis diversion program so behavioral health 911 calls through the Sheriff's dispatch go to licensed clinicians instead of deputies; Newport Beach residents can reach the same clinicians directly at (855) 625-4657 without calling 911.
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The Newport Beach Police Department hosts National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bonita Canyon Sports Park, featuring SWAT, K-9, CSI and mounted unit displays, kids' activities and crime prevention resources, about a month after the July 4 TikTok takeover that prompted 439 arrests.
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A Newport Beach couple says Hoag Hospital discharged Michelle Cisneros twice during active labor on July 25, leading to an emergency delivery of daughter Valentina Isla Campbell in a Jack in the Box parking lot with firefighter assistance.
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Newport Beach Councilmember Erik Weigand is urging the city to support a federal House resolution that would recognize open-water lifeguards as first responders, citing a summer of record rescues and the broad emergency role lifeguards play beyond ocean safety.
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Priscilla Martin, 33, pleaded not guilty on July 23 to 15 criminal counts including three felonies after Newport Beach police found 18 dogs locked in a hot car on July 4; she was released without bail but ordered to stay away from all animals pending trial.
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Former Newport Beach Mayor Mike Henn argues the city's "Not in Newport" social media campaign may have been co-opted by influencers as a rallying cry for the July 4 TikTok takeover, and calls for outside public safety experts to supplement the city's internal review.
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Newport Beach lifeguards rescued 171 people from rip currents over the weekend ending Sunday, July 26, and made more than 2,600 preventative interventions, a significant increase from the prior weekend's roughly 100 rescues.
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A juvenile great white shark was caught on video breaching near a boogie boarder at Lifeguard Tower 40 in Newport Beach early Saturday morning, July 26; a Cal State Long Beach shark expert says the behavior was likely non-threatening.