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 ...

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 ...

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Bundle up, Newport Beach. The National Weather Service issued a flood, high surf and wind advisory in anticipation of a powerful winter storm predicted to hit the region starting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Look out, Newport Beach: high surf is forecasted for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. According to the NWS, Orange County residents can expect large breaking waves of four to ...

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 ...