Category: Top Stories

Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career. The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Read More

Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland are going on tour

At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a tour no one saw coming. This summer, the trio — along with legendary producer Timbaland — will hit the road for Elliott’s first headlining arena tour, appropriately titled “Out of Read More

Country singer Morgan Wallen arrested in Nashville after chair thrown from bar rooftop: docs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Country music star Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges after he was accused of throwing a chair from the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. According to arrest documents, officers were standing in front of Chiefs Bar around 10:53 p.m. on Sunday when Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Newport Notified, Back Bay Landslide

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Beginning next week, the Newport Beach Police Department will broadcast emergency messages exclusively through our new public notification system, Newport Notified. If you have not yet signed up for Newport Notified, I encourage you to register today. As of Friday, April Read More

Newport Beach Composer Joseph Mulroy’s Musical about OC Surfers Gets Full Staging at Irvine Valley College through April 14

(L to R): Ruby DeKeyser (Bunny), Stephen Goeres-Hill (Surfer), James Farol (Tom Bannick/Surfer), Autumn Havlik (Bunny), Charlie Alvarez (Surfer), Jose Herrera Pena (Surfer), Ryland Henderson (Bunny) in “Surfin Days” at Irvine Valley College. Orange County has long been a hotbed of surfing culture. Huntington Beach has the moniker Surf City. Read More

Pacifica rallies with six-run seventh inning for non-league victory over Fullerton

Pacifica players from left catcher Jayson Juarez, Aiden Marquez, Junior Zendejas and Ayden Valdez contributed to Saturday’s win. (Photo: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). The Pacifica High School baseball team rallied for six runs in the seventh inning and registered a 6-2 come-from-behind victory over Fullerton in a non-league Read More

On the Agenda: April 9 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73675/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m.: Discussion on the Balboa Read More