Newport Beach voters may have the chance to wipe out a surf park project if a petition submitted to City Hall this week qualifies for the November 2026 ballot. Steve Vickers, a referendum proponent, ...

Jason Murchison wants his office to be the beach, the ocean waves his classroom. The longtime surf instructor filed a lawsuit in January against Newport Beach, arguing the town’s permitting system ...

Surf schools in Southern California do good business, especially in the summer months, and now Jason Murchison, owner of Learn to Surf, is fighting for his slice of the pie. This week Murchison filed ...

Surfers wait for waves as the sun goes down the day before the beach is scheduled to close during the coronavirus outbreak, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Newport Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill ...

The surf culture in the area is deep in history, from Duke Kahanamoku surfing at Coronadel Mar State Beach in the 1920s, before the jetties were built, to Hobie Alter starting his famoussurfboard ...

In Newport Beach, surfing instructor Jason Murchison is being treated like “this Jesse-James-style criminal,” as he puts it. The city has been in a legal dispute with Jason — a 41-year-old former Navy ...

It's no secret that Newport Beach has a stunning coastline, reliable waves, and lively surf scene make it a popular destination for surfers globally. Apart from these popular locations, Newport Beach ...

A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for much of coastal Southern California amid a busy Independence Day weekend where hundreds of people were rescued in one community alone on Friday. That ...

It took producers Scott Hays and Terry Corwin about 18 months to make their new documentary “The Surf-Skate Business Evolution: The OC Effect.” The Laguna Beach residents ended up reaching a ...