Ocean lifeguards swim, paddle and row through the night as part of annual competition
Los Angeles County ocean lifeguards participate in annual competition.
A legendary protector of California’s beaches is now branded a traitor over access fight
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…
11 kids removed after rural New Mexico compound searched
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…
Scene from the sand: Snapshots from the final US Open of Surfing weekend
An improvised jam session breaks out in a sponsor booth on the beach at the Vans US Open of Surfing on Saturday, August 4, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Contributing Photographer) Surf fans and beachgoers mix together on the south side of the pier at the Vans US Open of Surfing on Saturday, August 4,…
Rams help community as they prep for the season
Rams fan, Alex Luna, 8, watches the Rams training camp for the second time on Saturday, August 4, 2018 in Irvine. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer) Ram fans, Ciara Blackwell, 7, and her brother, Prince, 3 right, of Long Beach play around the houses Rams-branded playhouses that were built by Rams staffers and Habitat…
Rams help community as they prep for the season
Rams fan, Alex Luna, 8, watches the Rams training camp for the second time on Saturday, August 4, 2018 in Irvine. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer) Ram fans, Ciara Blackwell, 7, and her brother, Prince, 3 right, of Long Beach play around the houses Rams-branded playhouses that were built by Rams staffers and Habitat…
Threatened snowy plover chicks successfully nested, fledged in Huntington Beach
Two pairs of threatened Western snowy plovers have nested and successfully fledged four chicks in the 12.4-acre protected area at Huntington State Beach, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. State park biologists found a pair of adult plovers with two chicks in May during routine monitoring…
Did these fitness enthusiasts break the world record for most people holding abdominal planks?
To mark the 10th anniversary of Livestrong.com on Saturday, the field of Pasadena’s Rose Bowl was filled with positive thinking, healthy bodies and myriad colors of yoga garb. The healthy-living website wanted to do something special for its birthday and in true wellness form, set its sights on a fitness-related world record. Celebrity trainer Jillian…
Public tours Greenpeace ship, hears crew’s tales as Arctic Sunrise drops anchor off Long Beach
The Arctic Sunrise – the Greenpeace ship that has sailed against whalers and polluters, onto newspaper pages and newscasts and into some of the environmental activists’ highest-profile, most embattled protests – was swarmed on Saturday. Not by pirates. By curious tourists. Guests learn about the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship, docked at Rainbow Harbor, in Long…
Photos: Surfers – with and without boards – took to the waves Saturday at International Surf Festival
That, folks, is what Cowabunga is all about. The International Surf Festival, which continued Saturday in Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach, is an annual celebration of the coastal folks who love their adjacent deep blue South Bay sea, as well as those who glide on top on top of it. The fest draws…