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A food truck driver died after being ejected in a collision in Santa Ana last night

Richardson Ayala, a hard working 67-year-old food truck driver from Anaheim was trying to make a left turn last night in Santa Ana at 10:45 p.m. when a Chevrolet Trailblazer that was going in the opposite direction slammed into the food truck, according to the SAPD. On October 7, 2025, Read More

Reel Discoveries: Hidden Gems and Must-Sees at the Newport Beach Film Festival

With over 300 films (many of them short subjects) in the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival, it’s impossible to watch them all over the eight days of the Festival which runs October 16-23. Here are a few that stand out. “Theater is Dead” is billed as a darkly comic suspense Read More

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. Ross, a public television stalwart in the 1980s and ’90s, “dedicated his life to making art accessible to Read More

Newport Beach Film Festival Take 26: October 16 – 23

How do you top the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival, which featured a slew of movie premieres, A-list talent, independent filmmakers, and memorable after-parties as part of the Festival’s 25th anniversary? Easy: Welcome to the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs October 16 through 23. During those eight days, Read More

‘Godspeed, my sissy’: Dolly Parton’s sister asks for prayers amid icon’s health scare

Freida Parton, the sister of legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, took to social media on Tuesday to ask the public for prayers as the country music icon deals with an undisclosed health battle. “I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling Read More

The Westminster Police are searching for an obese man who tried to kidnap a child

The Westminster Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating potential witnesses to a possible kidnapping attempt that occurred on October 2, 2025. At approximately 3:40 PM, a young girl was walking home from school near the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Bishop Place when she encountered a Read More

Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez should apologize to the police union

Last week Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez, who does not allow dissenters to tag him in social media posts, accused the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) of wrongdoing and ran to the media with baseless accusations of short changing the city. The recent audit of SAPOA’s healthcare Read More

Turning Tragedy into Triumph in ‘Stronger Than You Think’ at Newport Beach Film Festival

By Camden Tucker | Special to the NB Indy Janice Molinari and Melissa Forman’s documentary directorial debut, “Stronger Than You Think,” which screens October 19 and 22 at the Newport Beach Film Festival, tells the story of lifelong swimmer Alie Truwit, who lost her foot and later, part of her Read More