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

A day of mixed messages and inaccurate headlines has left locals adrift in a sea of confusion over local beach access following this months wildfires. Santa Monica beaches are open, both sand and ...

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

There is at one slight glimmer of hope, however. According to Moe, testing following the devastating fires in Lahaina, Maui, ...

Water to the north of Santa Monica, specifically, from Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach is off limits to swimmers as fire debris runoff and pollutants in the water may contain ...

A portion of Malibu beach water closure has been lifted due to safe bacterial levels, however other areas remain closed or ...

The stretch of the highway along the Pacific Ocean between Santa Monica and Malibu reopened to regular traffic. Some local ...

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

Los Angeles County health officials have issued an ocean water closure in Malibu after about 1,000 to 10,000 gallons of ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.