The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a water advisory Saturday, urging residents to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in ocean waters at some Los Angeles County beaches. The ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

Decorations including a proclamation from California State Representative Dawn Addis and a Barbie-themed nameplate for new Grover Beach Mayor Kassi Dee sit on a shelf at Nan’s Books and Crystals on ...

While the rain is a welcome sight, the runoff that will carry toxic ash into the ocean poses a new threat, particularly in the Los Angeles Basin.

Footage shows a slurry of ash and debris in the ocean near the Palisades fire amidst indefinite beach closures in Malibu and beyond.

A day of mixed messages and inaccurate headlines has left locals adrift in a sea of confusion over local beach access following this months wildfires. Santa Monica beaches are open, both sand and ...

The ocean water along roughly eight miles of prime Los Angeles coastline remained off-limits indefinitely due to the recent ...

Scientists are racing to restore Clear Lake, California's largest freshwater lake, which has been struggling with algal ...

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The Crab Cooker in Newport Beach is like the Ferrari of seafood shacks—if Ferraris were bright red, smelled of garlic butter, ...

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emerged amid general criticism about water management in California sparked by the fierce Los Angeles fires. A burned fire hydrant drips water in front of charred trees in Malibu, Calif., Jan. 14, ...