Two beachgoers die after they’re swept to sea off the Northern California coast

Two women died after they were “caught off guard” and swept to sea during their visit to a Northern California beach, officials said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. They were swept away about 5 p.m. Wednesday near Yellow Bank Beach just north of Santa … Read more

Body of 5-year-old girl who was swept out to sea at California’s Laguna Beach is found

The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean at California’s Laguna Beach this week has been recovered, officials said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Police made a sighting 250 to 300 yards offshore of Christmas Cove during an early-morning aerial … Read more

Search suspended for missing 5-year-old girl swept out to sea in Laguna Beach

The search for a missing girl who was swept out to sea in Laguna Beach, California, has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A statement from the USCG said the search for the 5-year-old girl was suspended Wednesday … Read more

Search expands for a teenage girl swept into the ocean in Southern California

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — The search for a teenage girl swept away by a big wave while walking on a Southern California beach expanded Wednesday as high surf kept battering the coast. The girl, her mom and brother were walking along the sand at Treasure Island Beach in the city of Laguna Beach Tuesday evening … Read more

Girl swept away and still missing off the Southern California coast

A mother and two children got caught in powerful ocean swells off the Southern California coast before witnesses jumped into the water to save two of the swimmers on Tuesday night — with one child still missing, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Witnesses … Read more

This congressman’s family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today’s raids

WASHINGTON — The congressman returned home last Fourth of July to startling stories in Southern California as immigration patrols swept through communities and one constituent told him about starting to carry a passport as proof of the right to be in the country. Rep. Mark Takano, whose American-born parents were both incarcerated as young children … Read more

American woman missing after husband says she fell off boat and was swept out to sea in Bahamas

Police say they’re searching for an American woman who disappeared Saturday in the Bahamas. The woman’s husband told authorities that his wife went missing after falling from their boat and being swept out to sea. The man reported that he and his wife, who are both U.S. nationals, left Hope Town for Elbow Cay on … Read more