A 51-foot power vessel caught fire off Catalina over the weekend, and firefighters could not save it. The fire started at around 7 a.m. Sunday on the “backside” of Catalina Island, said U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Richard Uranga. The vessel caught fire early Sunday off Catalina Island. Los Angeles County lifeguards at Baywatch Avalon and Baywatch Isthmus and L.A. County …
Coast Guard officials on Saturday continued to investigate the cause of an oil sheen off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County. The U.S. Coast Guard is still investigating what caused the oil sheen off Huntington Beach in Orange County this week, as clean-up crews on Saturday morning fanned out across the coast. Coast Guard spokesperson Richard Uranga said …
On Monday, on the heels of a record-breaking heat wave that cooked Southern California for more than a week, The Times published a story by transportation and mobility reporter Rachel Uranga about how the overwhelming majority of the 12,200 bus stops served by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority lack shade or rain protection. That today’s Latinx Files comes …
Good morning, fellow Escapists. It turns you into a kid again.” If you’re looking for adventure … Kayak the L.A. River Nathan Lin, left, and Kyle Lin enjoy a calmer section of the L.A. River on a tour with L.A. River Kayak Safari on July 2. But when you do, you’ll often “leave with at least one new friend — …