High tide and powerful waves pound Southern California beach communities
The powerful waves from Hurricane Marie continued to push water and sand into Southern California's beach communities.
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The powerful waves from Hurricane Marie continued to push water and sand into Southern California's beach communities.
Strong surf has already claimed three lives in Laguna Beach since June. The popular tourist destination has been pounded by surf this summer, as have other spots along the Orange County coast.
The city held a ceremony to remember the 82 victims and those affected 40 years later.
An e-bike ban at Newport Beach schools has unintentionally sparked disputes between students and neighbors.
An Orange County father is facing child endangerment charges for a crash that left his 12-year-old son with significant injuries last year while he was illegally riding an e-motorcycle.
A San Clemente man is paralyzed after he jumped into the ocean to rescue two kids caught in a rip current.
Teresa Tran met her best friends at Aliso Beach for a walk on the sand when the high surf knocked them down and swept the San Diego woman into the ocean.
The husband and father of four said it was his first time ever on a personal watercraft. "I was starting to get weak and all that. I was praying for sunlight to come out...," Paul Carbullido Jr. said.
Since Newport-Mesa Unified School District trustees voted to ban younger students from riding e-bikes on campus, the first day of the 2026-27 school year saw more bicycles, skateboards, and students walking with friends.
Orange County passed its anti-camping ordinance last November, and the City of Santa Ana continues to address homelessness to "improve quality of life."
More than 3,100 people have been stung at Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beach so far this year, which is at least double last year's total.
Santa Ana police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into a man on an e-bike late Monday night, leaving him hospitalized.
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has a new policy this school year that bans kindergarten through 8th-grade students from riding e-bikes on school property and along the perimeter.
Orange County Health Care Agency officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile virus case of 2026, amid what some medical experts believe could be one of the worst mosquito seasons on record.
Drones used high-definition video to detect illegal aerial discharges, helping to pinpoint 13 properties and issue 8 citations totaling $240,000 under the city's new Social Host ordinance.