Determined to make positive change

By Britney Barnes

Scott Beaver knows the difficulty first-hand of being an openly gay teen, but the deaths of three friends is what spurred him to action.

Hubbard faces sentencing Thursday

By Lauren Williams

LOS ANGELES — Former Newport-Mesa Unified schools chief Jeffrey Hubbard is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday following his two felony...

The Newport Beach Police Department received a grant for more than $240,000 to implement a year-long, drunk-driving prevention program,...

By Joseph Serna

Just months prior to the state primary, and with no established political platform or built-in fundraising base, West Newport activist Bob...

Sit 'n Sleep and the California Department of Veterans Affairs have teamed up to provide veterans with jobs at Southern California stores,...

The case of Newport Beach resident who fell to her death in Irvine has been ruled a suicide, the county coroner's office said Wednesday.

Lawsuit filed against school district, Estancia By Britney Barnes An Estancia High School student is seeking $10,000 to $25,000 for injuries he said he sustained while lifting weights, according to a...	Young hikers discover Irvine Ranch By Sarah Peters Under gathering storm clouds, five young hikers and their parents set out on a moderate trail in Round Canyon earlier this week to observe...
Teaching through art By Britney Barnes His career started in education teaching at a high school and Juvenile Hall. Then at Orange County Jail, he worked with minors being tried...	British adventurer heading to Newport Beach The 2010 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year is heading to Newport Beach to share her tales of rowing across the Pacific, Atlantic...
CSI: Costa Mesa is on the case By Alicia Lopez, Special to the Daily Pilot The Frog Prince gave up his life for the educational benefit of seventh-grade honor students at Costa Mesa Middle School.	CSULB hosting meeting on proposed transfer changes By Britney Barnes Cal State Long Beach — a common transfer school for the area's community college students — is considering tightening up its...

Permits could ease parking near Balboa Village By Mike Reicher In only a few parts of Newport Beach can someone have trouble finding free parking. Balboa Village, the commercial district near the...	Council could avoid sending Sacramento money By Joseph Serna If the City Council approves a disbanded city agency's list of debt Tuesday, the act could secure millions for Costa Mesa before state...
O.C. Republicans withhold Campbell endorsement By Joseph Serna Rep. John Campbell (R-Irvine) failed to get the endorsement of the Orange County GOP this week when a tea party faction refused to vote...	FPPC probe targets Newport council members By Mike Reicher Three Newport Beach City Council members are among the dozens of Orange County officials accused of violating a state ethics law that bars...
West Newport activist gets into Assembly race By Mike Reicher A West Newport Beach community activist known for needling city officials over the proliferation of drug rehabilitation homes has entered...	Mailbag: Front page photos were too flattering to Obama during presidential visit

Republican, Democrat named to Fair Board	Police Files
City names Munoz public services director	Police Files
Professor remembered as a legal ally	Woman struck by vehicle in Costa Mesa

Fresh & Easy's grand opening is Wednesday Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is expected to open a second Costa Mesa location Wednesday morning with giveaways and promotional...	Costa Mesa florist reports high sales for Valentine's Day Red rose sales are on the rise this Valentine's Day, with florists Kathy and Jim Lyon of Artistic Florists working around the clock to...
Keeping it hip at 97 years old By Sarah Peters With a glitzy purple and silver crown elegantly tipped back over white curls, Ethel Travis was the queen beet Monday night.	Sale of Balboa Fun Zone carousel falls through By Sarah Peters
Irvine Co. opens village-like communities By Sarah Peters The design behind the Village of Cypress, the latest in the Irvine Co. village-concept communities in Irvine, is something between a...	Building ties to customers By Sarah Peters As beautiful as homes are in Newport Beach, it can be incredibly daunting to find replacement parts for that turn-of-the-century plumbing.

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