Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

If you’re looking forward to a chilly beach day this weekend — stay on the sand. An Ocean Water Quality Rain Advisory is in ...

Will Rogers State Beach parking lot will serve as a temporary removal site for toxic and hazardous materials from the recent ...

A modest but motivated crowd gathered by Topanga Beach on Friday afternoon to protest the decision to place a sorting site ...

From wafting tar pits and smells of the beach to native plants and a chocolate factory, our readers smelled Los Angeles and ...

Due to recent rainfall and the increase in fire debris along these ocean waters, an Ocean Water Closure has been declared for ...

• $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, about 6½ furlongs on turf ...

When fire swept through Los Angeles last month, the home of the world’s most famous surfer was destroyed but she saved the ...

The second in a pair of back-to-back storm systems moved into the Southland Thursday, with rain expected to fall over the region into Friday, keeping public works crews and first responders on alert ...

The first of two storm system expected to douse the Southland brought rain across most of the area, raising fears Thursday of possible mud and debris flows, but forecasters said the storm was weaker ...

The nightmare of a destructive wildfire does not end when the flames are fully contained and finally extinguished. Blazes ...