Sex offender pleads guilty to assaulting women at Newport Beach residence

The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved a motion to have the city’s new emergency operations center named after Matt Lawson, formerly the chair of the city’s emergency disaster preparedness committee.

Former State Parks Supt. Kevin Pearsall’s arraignment has been rescheduled for Sept. 21, after a court appearance Thursday.

Law-abiding locals turned out to the Bonita Canyon Sports Park Tuesday to learn more about public safety, volunteer opportunities and to take a peek “behind the badge.”

Morgan Pinckney became the first Governor’s Cup champion for Newport Harbor Yacht Club since Michael Menninger won back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008.

Elizabeth Pearson, who played a pivotal role in the construction of the Laguna Beach Community and Susi Q Center, left a $280,000 bequest in her will to Laguna Beach Seniors.

Two lots comprising 4.37 acres at Adams Avenue and Pincecreek Drive are in the “perfect location” for high-density housing, one Coast Community College District official told city planners.

Lawrence Sherwin’s 34-piece photography exhibit, “Car Wash Whimsy and Newport Classics,” is on display in the library’s lobby gallery until Sept. 25.

The coastal culinary celebration will raise a glass to a new chapter at this year’s event, the first under the production of new owner Tricia Cook

Backhausdance and Sherman Library and Gardens partner on a new community arts experience, Garden Flow: Dancing with Nature

The bus hub near Fashion Island has been eyed as the possible new home for Newport Beach’s Fire Station No. 3. A feasibility study on moving the hub is months away from completion.

The motorist safely exited his vechicle before first responders arrived at the scene. It’s thought by police that he accidentally accelerated when he intended to hit his brakes.

The 24-year old Fontana resident had been swimming with a friend at around 7:30 p.m. Monday when he began struggling, an eyewitness told rescuers.