After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each ...

For preschools and daycares, sandboxes have become a focal point for concerns about the hazards and costs of returning to ...

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

The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

Several miles of Los Angeles County coastline will remain closed indefinitely due to recent rainfall pushing possibly toxic ...

From white-sand beaches to lakefront views and even a riverwalk filled with shopping and dining, these five Southern ...

This is a tranquil, eco-friendly base to explore the beauty, landscapes, and wildlife of the biggest sand island in the world ...

What the closure covers: The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect ...

Sand from a $1.86 million dredging and beach replenishment ... and commercial activity,” according to Schapiro. H&L Contracting of Hauppauge, New York, the contractor for the job, placed the ...

Fresh footage has emerged of a two-metre crocodile that has sparked a search near Rainbow Beach, north of Brisbane. A ranger ...

One visit to the Venice Beach boardwalk and it's easy to understand the appeal of the Los Angeles coastline. The Pacific Ocean sparkles in the sunshine along stretches of white sand before dazzling ...

L.A. County advises against beach water use due to toxic runoff from a recent fire affecting areas from Las Flores to Santa ...