Summertime means hitting the beach and enjoying the open ocean. For taxpayers in Los Angeles County, these activities incur a substantial financial cost. Recent reporting from Open the Books, a ...

Watching animals become sick and die over and over again because of the toxic algae bloom has taken a toll on rescue workers and Los Angeles County lifeguards. "It's been more than I've seen in my ...

Over 100 Los Angeles County lifeguards saw a total compensation of $70.8 million last year, with the top earner netting $523,351, a government watchdog group reported on Tuesday. The lifeguards’ ...

VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New video reveals that the Los Angeles County lifeguard attacked at Venice Pier last week had poured a bucket of water on a man and woman from his tower. The lifeguard ...

LOS ANGELES — Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard. Since he started in 2002, only twice had he seen them come ashore before ...

A young common dolphin was found stranded on Torrance Beach on Tuesday, July 22, but had to be euthanized in spite of the efforts of Los Angeles County lifeguards and San Pedro’s Marine Mammal Care ...