Festival board chair Dean Kato accidentally knocked the covered poster down before the big moment. Kato’s father, Dr. Tsujio Kato, founded the festival in 1984.

Strawberries, surfing, sunshine and the sea, all Ventura County staples, take center stage in the poster for this year's 39th California Strawberry Festival next month.

Fans flocked to Huntington Beach on Friday to watch top canine athletes compete in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge surf contest. Dogs ranging from 2 to 13 years old — Corgis, Dalmatians, ...

A costume contest was also held at the Surf-A-thon, with this year’s theme being “rock stars and music legends.” The first-place winners were the duo of Doodle and Nacho.

A one-day surfing contest that takes place only in extreme conditions was held for the first time in five years Tuesday, thanks to the massive waves pounding Oahu's famed North Shore.

LA28 planners came down to the area to check out the event, which will have similarities, but also differences, from a ...

More than a surf contest, the Eddie is a cultural event to honor and celebrate Eddie Aikau, a surfer from Hawaii and the first lifeguard on the North Shore of Oahu. Image ...

After finances and a gender equity battle killed the event, a 24-year-old woman who doesn't surf wants to bring it back. And not everyone is happy about that.

W aimea Bay is sacred ground in big wave surfing. It is the site of the world’s most prestigious surf contest, the annual ...

A poster attached to the photo includes some words from Duffy: “I guess, as humans, we all crave connections. And surfing is one of those sports that really binds people together.” If you go ...

The surfing community across the state is small, and many of the contestants, like Ansley West, 13, and Kendall Dimmick, 12, are friends. Ansley took first place in the “Leilani Shortboard 14 ...