More than 23 years ago, body surfers at The Wedge in Newport Beach won a small victory they commemorate every year today. In a 1985 resolution passed by the City Council, all flotation devices ...

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Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...

A dangerous day at Orange County beaches turned deadly Friday afternoon. Lifeguards have made dozens of rescues in the surf that’s pounding south-facing beaches. The waves have been more than 20 feet ...

Surfers with boards who showed up to charge the wild Wedge in Newport Beach on Friday morning were greeted with the blackball flag flapping in the wind on the lifeguard tower – a sign they couldn’t ...