At Scripps Pier in San Diego, the surface water reached the highest temperature in 102 years of records, 78.8 degrees. Palm Springs had its warmest July on record, with an average of 97.4 degrees. Death Valley experienced its hottest month on record, with the average temperature hitting 108.1….
By Louis Casiano, contributing reporter Brian Denny and his two sons couldn’t contain their shock Sunday. The trio had just been announced as the group winner of the of the International Surf Festival’s sand castle design contest for their creation of a giant 10-tentacled octopus. Along with 200 competitors, teams and individuals gathered near the…
By David Rice, contributing reporter MANHATTAN BEACH >> The seaside waters teeming with early-morning competitors, the 56th Annual Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim drew its biggest field ever Sunday More than 1,300 racers swam the 2.2 miles of open ocean from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier, one of the marquee events of…
SANTA ANA – A pilot and four passengers were killed Sunday afternoon when a twin-engine aircraft, which had declared an emergency, crashed into a busy parking lot across from South Coast Plaza, striking a car whose driver was apparently inside shopping. The Cessna 414 was on approach to John Wayne Airport, said Orange County Fire Authority…
Like many shop owners around Idyllwild, Bryan Tallent and John Stonitsch closed their unusual store that features dozens of varieties of jerky, jam and hot sauce while the Cranston fire raged recently near the artsy, rustic hamlet in the San Jacinto Mountains. After reopening a few days later, foot traffic at Coyote Red’s remained uncharacteristically…
Josie Borges sat facing a wall as she nervously ran through scales to warm up her voice ahead of performing in the Mariachi Nationals competition. The 14-year-old from Las Vegas had just wrapped up a week of workshops at South El Monte High School, studying under one of the genre’s best. José Hernández…
The lawman said he was taken to a local tattoo parlor as a reward for his integrity. Other officers watched as his left ankle was etched with a symbol of a skull wearing a cowboy hat. The group drank and celebrated the inking of a fresh recruit. He was now part of the club. Los…
Los Angeles County ocean lifeguards participate in annual competition.
If and when California builds a Hall of Fame for the state’s heroes of coastal protection and beach access, Mark Massara will be one of the first inductees. Massara — surfer, attorney, fighter — is a blond, sun-dipped California original with a voice like sandpaper on a surfboard. His list of crusades…
TAOS, N.M. — A northern New Mexico sheriff says 11 children ranging in age from 1 to 15 were removed from a rural compound after being found in filthy conditions during an unsuccessful search for a missing 3-year-old boy. Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe said Saturday that two men were arrested Friday during a search…
