Newport Beach

A plea deal was discussed in court Friday for a multimillionaire who jumped bail while pending trial for allegedly killing his wife in their Newport Beach home.

Fireworks kicked off the holiday celebration in Orange County Dec. 15, 2021. 

Drugs may have played a role, police said. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.

Officers had responded to a medical aid call in the 100 block of Diamond Avenue just after 8 a.m. Monday and found three people dead.

Newport Beach actress and model Tawny Kitaen, best known for her roles in 1980s music videos and ex-wife of Whitesnake singer David Coverdale and former Angels pitcher Chuck Finley, died of heart disease, the Orange County Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Orange County prosecutors have concluded that a Newport Beach homeowner acted in self-defense when he fatally shot an intruder in August, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

What was first considered an oil slick in Orange County now has the potential to become, in the words of one official, an ecological disaster. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on October 2, 2021.

Officials say that at least 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the waters off of Orange County. The U.S. Coast Guard commander says it’s unclear how long it will take to clean up the spill. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 9 p.m. on October 3, 2021.

Crews are working to clean up 126,000 gallons of oil that leaked from an offshore oil rig into the ocean near Huntington Beach. The last day of the Pacific Airshow was canceled, as dead birds and fish washed up on shore. Ted Chen reports for NBC4 on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021.

What started off the coast of Newport Beach as an oil slick is now classified as a major oil spill.

An oil slick off the coast of Newport Beach was caused by a spill from an offshore rig, and has dumped 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. City officials cancelled the last day of the Pacific Airshow for cleanup efforts.

Police are still on the scene working on getting search warrants and doing a lengthy investigation before they release any more information about the man who was killed during a home invasion in Newport Beach.

It happened in a Newport Beach home. /Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.

Genetic genealogy, new forensics techniques and hairs recovered at the crime scene helped investigators link the 1980 cold case murder of a 42-year-old Irvine woman to a man who died more than 20 years ago.

A massive project to take weeds out of the ocean is underway in Newport Beach to protect the marine life. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News at 8 p.m. on July 7, 2021.

Former football coach Terry Donahue, the winningest coach in UCLA history, has died at age 77 after a two-year battle with cancer Sunday night at his Newport Beach home.

The gate outside Bohemia on the Balboa Peninsula is locked tight. Customers must be buzzed in and they will only be allowed to peruse the designer eyewear and imported clothing if they can prove they’ve been vaccinated.

Newport Beach Bohemia Boutique says if you do not have proof that you’ve been vaccinated, you won’t be let in. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, June 21, 2021.

Prosecutors from the state Attorney General’s Office told an Orange County Superior Court judge Friday they don’t believe they can prove most of the rape charges against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend and want to amend the complaint against the pair to include just one sexual assault case involving one of the seven charged victims.