A popular San Diego beach has long been the domain of sea lions, which for years tolerated their human onlookers — some more respectful than others. But tensions escalated this summer, when two large males charged ashore, sending a crowd of beachgoers scrambling for their clothes and stumbling over rocks to escape. A lifeguard urged…
Five teenagers were airlifted to a hospital and 16 others were also injured when part of an elevated walkway collapsed on Thursday at a park in Surfside Beach, Texas, city officials said. None of the teenagers sustained life-threatening injuries, the city said. The teenagers, ages 14 to 18, were visiting from Cypress and Tomball, outside…
At least nine people were wounded when gunfire erupted on Monday between two groups near a beach in Hollywood, Fla., in a shooting that sent dozens of panicked beachgoers fleeing or ducking for cover on Monday evening, officials said. Deanna Bettineschi, a spokeswoman for the Hollywood Police Department, said at a news conference on Monday…
A storm that passed over Virginia Beach on Sunday evening brought one confirmed tornado and damaged an estimated 50 to 100 homes, the authorities said. Patrick Duhaney, the city manager, declared a state of emergency on Sunday night as the coastal municipality sought to provide refuge to people whose homes were damaged and prepared to…
A severe storm system that spawned tornadoes tore through an area near Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping cars, according to officials and witness accounts. James Ippolito, the deputy fire chief in Palm Beach Gardens, which is about a dozen miles north of West Palm Beach, said the area had been…
MIAMI BEACH — After two fatal shootings on Ocean Drive over a March weekend, Miami Beach leaders followed their recent playbook for dealing with raucous spring break crowds: a state of emergency, a midnight curfew and limited liquor sales. Then, in a new and drastic step, the city commissioners announced a curfew for 2024, a…
The couple blames California officials for what they believe is a below-value sale. But they are also disheartened by the family’s decision to sell. “Your fight is bigger than you,” Ms. Johnson said. Kavon Ward, who founded Justice for Bruce’s Beach in 2020 to spearhead the return of the land, said that she, too, had…
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Biden fell off his bike on Saturday while trying to dismount in front of a small crowd of reporters and onlookers. The president said his foot had gotten caught in a toe clip, which caused him to tip over after coming to a stop. He quickly collected himself and stood…