Authorities responded to a Newport Beach home early Tuesday following a report of a shooting during a possible home invasion. The break-in was reported at about 4:45 a.m. at a residence on Newport Coast Drive between Ocean Ridge and Ridge Park. The caller reported that a resident shot one of the intruders, police said. The injured intruder and another person left the house. Officers searching nearby the home later found an armed man with gunshot wounds. He was hospitalized, but details about his condition were not immediately available. “The crime appears to be a targeted incident involving a ..read more

A landslide on Thursday prompted Newport Beach officials to yellow-tag three homes, but there did not appear to be any damage to the residences. The landslide occurred in the same neighborhood as one in March of last year that led to the demolishing of a home, city spokesman John Pope said. “Fortunately, today’s slide, that doesn’t appear to be the case,” Pope said. “Most of the backyard (of one home) appears to have slid down the bluff toward the back bay.” About 4 a.m. Thursday, inspectors were called to 1466 Galaxy Drive, between Irvine Avenue and the Ecological Preserve of Upper ..read more

A man was hospitalized Wednesday after a shooter opened fire on someone in a Tesla in Newport Beach. Officers responded at about 12:30 a.m. to a Shell gas station in the 1600 block of Jamboree Road where they found a shooting victim. The victim drove to the station after the shooting in the 2100 block of West Oceanfront, near the Newport Beach Pier. Evidence markers could be seen on the ground in a parking lot near the pier The victim was treated at a hospital and released, police said. No arrests were reported early Wednesday. A motive and detailed decription of the shooter were not immediate ..read more

What to Know 115th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Through Dec. 17, 2023 Free to see from various vantage points; boarding a nearby boat or enjoying a restaurant seat will have a fee Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights: Californians do love their vibrant, super-dressy, bulb-laden vessels, as several shore-close processions reveal. But this spectacular, which sails over five festive evenings, is the twinkly titan of the form. Watching from the shore is a popular and free choice, while other fans book spots on nearby boats or inside view-blessed restaurants. Can’t make ..read more

What to Know Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina Friday, Nov. 24 from 4 to 9 p.m. The Fire & Ice festival also begins; enjoy ice skating, fire pits, and other holiday activities on select November and December nights While there are forests to be found beneath the ocean’s surface, where dramatic clusters of kelp create thick and slick clusters of greenery, finding a tree standing just above the Big Blue is not going to happen outside of a fantasy film. True, trees can and do pop up on boat decks if the sailor is feeling especially festive, but coming acro ..read more

Thousands of volunteers are expected to join the annual Susan G. Komen walk on Sunday to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer patients as the nonprofit continues to build participation following the pandemic. The annual walk at Fashion Island in Newport Beach was drawing 10,000 participants before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the fundraiser for two years, said Megan Klink, vice president of Komen West Region. Last year, the first year back, the event attracted 4,000 people and this year about 5,000 are expected, Klink said. “The community has shown up in a major way,” Klink told Ci ..read more

A group in Newport Beach was treated to an aquatic festival of lights as they witnessed dolphins swimming through glowing blue waves.  Photographer Mark Girardeau captured the spectacle on the evening of Sept. 10. This light show is put on when phytoplankton called dinoflagellates are populous along the coast and create the natural phenomenon known as bioluminescence. The plankton make their magic when they receive ample sunlight and are residing in warm waters with high nitrate and phosphate levels, according to Jessica Roame, education and communications manager for Newport Landing and ..read more

Dolphins were caught on camera whirling through waves of glowing blue bioluminescence off the coast of Newport Beach on Monday night. The footage captured by Newport Coastal Adventure photographer Mark Girardeau seems almost too magical to believe. But this is no spell. Seaward adventurers were already awestruck by the bioluminescence billowing around their motor boat when dolphins joined in on the fun, causing their jaws to drop even further. Boater bask in the glow of bioluminescence. (Mark Girardeau) At least three dolphins were caught on camera swirling through the electric blue water. The ..read more

A group of tourists was surprised last Friday by a humpback whale that came very close to a boat off the coast of Newport Beach in Southern California. “We had an extremely friendly humpback whale that was ‘mugging’ our whale watching boat off Newport Beach,” said Mark Girardeau, from Newport Coastal Adventure.  “This is a very rare behavior and our engines were shut off. The whale circled our boat for about 30 minutes,” he added.  Humpback whales inhabit the oceans of much of the earth. They usually travel great distances each year and are the species with “one of the longest migrat ..read more

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported Sunday that the water around the Aloha Drive Bridge in Newport Beach is off limits to water sports enthusiasts following a sewage spill. The closure is the result of a 140-gallon spill caused by a break in a main sewer line, health officials said. “The affected ocean water area will remain closed to ocean water-contact sports for a minimum of three days and until the results of follow-up water quality monitoring meet acceptable standards,” health officials said. The bridge is between Bayside Drive and Linda Isle. Information about Orange County oce ..read more