A storm battered the San Luis Obispo County coast over the holiday weekend — even ripping a few pilings from the Cayucos Pier. Several pilings appeared detached from the deck and other supports, while the far edge of the pier seemed to dangle over the ocean without any support at all. Because of the damage, […]
Police are investigating after a person was found shot to death at the Redondo Beach Pier parking structure Friday. Police responded to the structure located at 100 West Torrance Boulevard at around 6:10 a.m. A public works employee had spotted the unconscious victim lying on a stairwell inside the parking lot. Arriving officers found the […]
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Surfside Beach Town Council met Tuesday night and gave an update on the new Surfside Beach pier. A representative with Collins Engineering, who has been working on the pier, said the pier is progressing well. Council did not confirm a completion date for the pier, but council did say a […]
The Carnival Magic encountered rough sailing on Tuesday morning, forcing the Florida-based cruise ship to briefly leave one port in Jamaica while many passengers were still onshore. But the ship then went to a nearby port and picked up the people, the company told the Miami Herald on Tuesday night. The incident happened while the […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A week since someone drove a car off of the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier and many people still gathered at the community-made memorial along the boardwalk. One of those people was Virginia Beach resident Abbie Gregg. “I’ve personally felt lonely and depressed in my life, and I just felt the […]
Pismo Beach has closed the pier for the weekend as a powerful atmospheric river bears down on the Central Coast. “The Pismo Beach Pier will be closed for part of the weekend in anticipation of light to heavy rains and wind starting Saturday night into Sunday morning,” the Police Department said in a post on […]
An attempt to recover the car at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier is under way Friday morning after strong currents delayed the operation this week. Police and the medical examiner arrived as the sun came up Friday. A crane barge is positioned in the water at the end of the pier and about a dozen […]
Bad weather has forced authorities to postpone the recovery of a car that drove off the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier Saturday. According to a Virginia Beach police spokesperson, adverse water conditions and concerns for diver safety made the recovery impossible Sunday. Crews were out on the water Sunday afternoon, shortly before abandoning the attempt. “The […]
SAN DIEGO — The Ocean Beach Pier is damaged after getting hit hard this weekend during the high surf warning in San Diego County. The pier closed in October as a safety precaution and will remain closed through early 2024 because of previous damage. Large waves eight to 12 feet, with sets up to 18 […]
CLEVELAND (WJW) — A body was found in the water near a downtown Cleveland pier Sunday afternoon, the Cleveland Division of Fire confirmed to FOX 8. Emergency responders were first called out to the North Coast Harbor area just before 4 p.m. for reports a person was possibly spotted in Lake Erie. A body was located […]
When Worth Avenue was in its infancy in the 1920s — after all, its first significant structure, the Everglades Club, wasn’t built until 1919 — you could stroll to what’s now its easternmost point at the beach and then continue walking east over the Atlantic Ocean for 900-plus feet. Do that and you weren’t likely […]
CANANDAIGUA — The name was officially changed to Skenoh Island in 2021. Two years later, a new sign erected last month at the end of the City Pier details a short history of the tiny island and state wildlife management area on Canandaigua Lake that once was known as Squaw Island. The Skenoh Island name […]