Michael Gates, who served as Huntington Beach's city attorney for more than a decade and briefly in the U.S. Dept. of Justice, announced his candidacy at an event Wednesday morning.

Annie Messenger has been caring for her former neighbor Kent Tachibana, who has Stage 4 liver cancer, for the last several months. Once depressed, his disposition has improved.

Council members voted Tuesday to bypass Chad Williams as the new mayor pro tem in favor of Butch Twining, despite opposition from a pro-Williams crowd and the city's own protocol.

Friday's Huntington Beach City Council meeting will be in closed session, though the public is allowed to make comments before that.

The Sailors used a strong second half and lockdown defense for a 10-3 win Saturday night at Mt. San Antonio College, earning their CIF-best 16th championship as a program.

Sophomore quarterback Addi Stern ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in Saturday's 26-14 win over Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 title game.

An Orange County Superior Court judge signed off on the order last week, but Huntington Beach may appeal.

Two people were pulled from the helicopter, and three people were injured on the street, police said. PCH was closed between Beach Boulevard and Huntington Street.

Kolby Aipa, who died at the age of 20 in August following an e-bike accident, is the grandson of renowned Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa. A paddle-out ceremony is planned for Saturday morning.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Lindsay Martinez ruled Friday morning that Huntington Beach cannot prohibit minors from accessing books at the city's public library.

The Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday night to allow alcohol sales at the sports complex, despite dozens of residents who came to voice their opposition.

The City Council approved the agreement, which doesn't require the air show operator to pay permitting costs and other fees, by a 6-1 vote on Tuesday night.

The drones, which will launch from remote docks in three locations citywide, can arrive at the scene in less than two minutes.

The Southern California natives, Levi Slawson from Encinitas and Sawyer Lindblad from San Clemente, took home the trophies Sunday on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.

District officials said Chris Kluwe was fired as Edison High freshman football coach in February after a social media post he made on Bluesky that was considered incendiary.

Huntington Beach's Kanoa Igarashi, in contention for a world championship, will be back entertaining the home fans next week at the U.S. Open of Surfing.

The state Fair Political Practices Commission has declined to proceed with charges levied prior to the city's special library election in June.