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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
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.
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The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for coastal Orange County through Tuesday, July 28, with the peak heat risk expected Friday and Saturday as overnight lows in the upper 60s to mid-70s provide little relief from daytime highs in the mid-80s to lower 90s.
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Tropical Storm Elida and Hurricane Fausto are sending dangerous swells into Newport Beach through the weekend of July 25-26, after lifeguards pulled about 100 swimmers from the water on Monday, July 20, and the National Weather Service extended its hazard warning beyond the original Tuesday expiration.
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The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage after the national supply fell 25% in June, with hospital distributions running 3,500 units per week above expected levels. Newport Beach residents who donate by Thursday, July 31, receive a free Fandango movie ticket.
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West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes have been confirmed in Newport Beach as Orange County's positive sample count more than doubled in one week, reaching 38 across 13 cities, prompting the vector control district to urge residents to eliminate standing water and use repellent.
Public Safety
Federal forecasters now put an 81% chance on a historically strong El Niño developing by fall, and combined with a massive Pacific marine heat wave, Newport Beach faces elevated risks of juvenile great white shark activity nearshore, coastal flooding in low-lying neighborhoods, and a punishing season for its 224 lifeguards already logging heavy rescue numbers.
Public Safety
Mayor Lauren Kleiman issued her first formal written response to the July 4 Balboa Peninsula unrest, detailing 402 arrests by NBPD and 17 partner agencies, 102 fire department emergency calls, and outlining next steps including outreach to the California Coastal Commission.
Public Safety
West Nile virus-positive mosquito samples in Orange County more than doubled in one week to 38, with Newport Beach among 13 cities now confirmed, prompting OC Vector Control to urge residents to eliminate standing water and use DEET-based repellents.
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New Newport Beach police data shows 145 of the 353 people cited or arrested during the July 4 Balboa Peninsula melee were from Arizona and only 10 were Newport Beach residents, reframing the TikTok-fueled incident as an out-of-state problem.
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The Newport Beach Police Department promoted Josh Vincelet and Shawn Randell to deputy chief under Chief David Miner, with Vincelet commanding Patrol and Traffic and Randell leading the Detective Division, as announced by Mayor Lauren Kleiman on Monday, July 6.
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Newport Beach City Manager Seimone Jurjis said Monday, July 6, that a large majority of the 402 people arrested on the Balboa Peninsula over the Fourth of July weekend appear to have come from Arizona, drawn by social media influencers, and that the city plans to contact Arizona's governor and review its response at an upcoming City Council meeting.
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Newport Beach's fully staffed lifeguard force of 224 faces a demanding summer at the Wedge, where early-June swells hit 20 feet and rescues can top 300 in a single day.