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There's never a shortage of important stories in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, so choosing 10 is just skimming the top. These 10 most compelling stories are given in order of chronology. There are sad stories that end well and horrible stories...

Remember the days when the surfing contests were all about the surfing and not about the sponsors? Well, those days are back. OK, not really. But, for the moment anyway, Huntington Beach's U.S. Open of Surfing — the largest surf contest in the...

Thursday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Nike US Open Retail Store open * Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Nike US Open Retail Store open 9-11 a.m.: Converse Open Skate (Under-10), Public Skate Bowl 9-11 a.m.: Nike Skateboarding Open Skate (Under-10), Public Street Course...

It has been billed as the place to be, worldwide, for action sports enthusiasts. Year in and year out, it hasn't failed to live up to that claim. The Nike U.S. Open of Surfing launches nine days of continuous action Saturday at the Huntington Beach Pier....

Right now, there's a good chance Laguna Beach's James Pribram is on a standup paddleboard, off the Southern California coast probably in North San Diego County. Whether or not he's having fun is debatable, but there is no doubt Pribram is doing something...

Thursday 7:30-9:30 a.m.: Women's Surf (Round 4, Heats 1-4), Surf Stadium 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Nike U.S. Open Retail Store, Merchandise Kiosks Open Retail Store 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Nike U.S. Open Score Card Festival Village 9-11 a.m.: Converse Open Skate...

Brett Simpson was happy to move on through. Dane Reynolds was relieved to survive difficult conditions. Two of the world's top surfers were among several athletes Tuesday to win their heats and advance at the 2012 Nike U.S. Open of Surfing Men's Prime...

Orange County has never seen anything quite like the new Fixtures Living, a one-stop, wonderfully interactive showroom for premium kitchen, bath and outdoor living products at South Coast Collection in Costa Mesa. It's an emporium of state-of-the-art...

Going with the flow. That's the way Brett Simpson is approaching this year's U.S. Open of Surfing. Simpson has been at the top of his game at his home break the last two years, winning the coveted Men's title consecutively. The 26-year-old Huntington...

It's said that all good things must come to an end. Late Wednesday morning at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, Brett Simpson's two-year reign did just that. The Huntington Beach athlete was among the Men's Prime Draw, Round 1 heat...

Davaxha Trollinger is used to weekly trips to the hospital to treat the tumors all over her body. But on Friday, the 13-year-old was back at Chris Evert Children's Hospital in Fort Lauderdale for a different reason -- to get ready for her first prom....

Sun-bronzed women in teeny bikinis, leather miniskirts and skin-tight tube tops have become as much a fixture at Leesburg's annual Bikefest as the motorcycles that jam Main Street. Leesburg native Thom Weekly likes to stroll down Main Street, where...