A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for much of coastal Southern California amid a busy Independence Day weekend where hundreds of people were rescued in one community alone on Friday. That ...

The expansion of the proposed Snug Harbor Surf Park has been halted after city officials rescinded a key land-use amendment, though developers still have a path forward for a scaled-down version of ...

Newport Beach, California delivered on August 29, 2025, the Friday of Labor Day weekend. The waves, the energy, the vibe – everything lined up for one of those sessions that reminds me why I chase ...

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 8. I’m Carol Cormaci, bringing you this week’s TimesOC newsletter with a look at some of the latest local news and events from around the county. Regular readers of ...

The surf culture in the area is deep in history, from Duke Kahanamoku surfing at Coronadel Mar State Beach in the 1920s, before the jetties were built, to Hobie Alter starting his famoussurfboard ...

Responding to community pressure, the Newport Beach City Council decided to rescind its previous agreement to turn a large part of the Newport Beach Golf Course into a 60,000-square-foot surf park.