Rancho Palos Verdes will host its 4th of July Celebration at Ken Dyda Civic Center, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., from 3 to 9 p.m.

A quick, three-hour flight was all it took to trade in North America’s unpredictable spring for the steady warmth of Nicaragua’s dry season. It was April, and though the rains were still weeks away, ...

The beach's 3 ½ miles of gorgeous sands is a haven for professional surfers and volleyball players, and draws locals and tourists eager to learn how to surf and stroll the 1,850-foot-long pier.

Beaches might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Florida or California but likely not when contemplating Iowa, Nebraska, or the Dakotas. Yet every state has stellar beaches.

California is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S. when it comes to beaches, but this "Little Slice of Paradise" is a cut above the rest.

Silky sharks are the second most commonly caught oceanic shark species worldwide, surpassed only by blue sharks. Silky sharks are found in tropical waters and frequently are caught as bycatch each ...

Sometimes a text message can hit like a dodgeball to the face. My most recent one came while I was shopping for a Sea-Doo. I ...

The influential underground artist on his new album, channeling depression into art, and getting out of his own head ...

The city of Los Angeles, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, is made up of more than 100 neighborhoods. Citizens from about 140 different countries – who speak more than 224 different ...

Just 35 miles north of San Francisco, this coastal haven feels like it exists in another dimension – one where time moves at ...

California boasts some of the world’s most famous beaches, from the celebrity-studded shores of Malibu to the surf-obsessed stretches of Huntington. But tucked away in Marin County, just 35 miles ...

Community members have until July 4 to double the impact of their donations as the Pacific Beach Town Council tries to raise ...