
California rescuers free humpback snagged by fishing anchors
CRESCENT CITY (AP) ― Rescuers off California freed a badly tangled humpback whale caught by fishing anchors that were dragging it to the ocean floor. A rescue team that included

CRESCENT CITY (AP) ― Rescuers off California freed a badly tangled humpback whale caught by fishing anchors that were dragging it to the ocean floor. A rescue team that included

Southern California’s notorious June Gloom regularly brings low-lying cloud cover to the Los Angeles basin and San Diego metro. The same coastal fog appears to be responsible for one shipwreck

STATEWIDE — The entirety of California’s coast fits neatly between metro San Diego’s southern reach and Smith River’s upper extremes. Smith River, like San Diego, is a coastal town operating

NEWPORT BEACH ― The 51st annual Governor’s Cup comes to Newport Beach, July 17-22, with Balboa Yacht Club serving as this year’s host. The Governor’s Cup is considered “the oldest

Imagine San Diego maintaining the name originally bestowed on her by the explorer who sailed through these parts in 1542. Today we’d be calling the nation’s southwestern-most city as San

AUSTRALIA ― Beer can regattas are common up and down the coast of California, but an annual beer can regatta at Mindil Beach in Australia is quite innovative and rather

STATEWIDE — A Republican member of Congress who once represented a sizable portion of Los Angeles County told this writer he wished he could have been a Democrat. His heart

SACRAMENTO — A legislative effort to mandate desalination has hit a brick wall as Assembly Bill 554 (AB 554) failed to come up for a vote in California’s lower house.