Despite this week’s record-breaking heat wave, public health officials are urging residents to avoid swimming, surfing, and ...

Learn how some of the beaches in Los Angles could soon become the next national park and what species this protected area ...

Sampling on L.A. area beaches found no lead or other metals at concentrations that could hurt humans or animals.

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Beachgoers across Los Angeles County are being urged to stay out of the ocean at several popular coastal sites after health ...

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Now, the county plans to spend $5.1 million in an attempt to slow the disappearance of popular coastlines at three beaches through “living shoreline” projects. The projects will “use native plants to ...

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As Southern California faces a massive heat wave, some L.A. County beaches have been hit with warnings about unsafe bacteria ...