The mother of 25-year-old Victor Silcock spoke out Wednesday, saying her son is now awake and talking after he was brutally beaten allegedly by a group of teens near a Huntington Beach park.

Preliminary testing released Wednesday by regional air quality officials found that smoke from the beach bonfires that dot the Southern California coastline pollutes the air in nearby neighborhoods and on the beaches themselves.

That bonfire you look forward to at the beach? It could be a thing of the past under new regulations being considered by Southern California air quality regulators.

The mother of a 25-year-old Huntington Beach man who suffered severe head injuries during a fight with skateboarders that started at a park and continued in a laundromat Tuesday called for justice for her hospitalized son.

Participants in Rocket Launch aim for their homemade devices to reach great heights and stay aloft as long as possible.

A man in Huntington Beach, California is in critical condition today after being mercilessly beaten by a group of teens.

So you managed to take your mother somewhere halfway nice for Mother's Day this past Sunday.

Matt Costa's never been an easy one to pin down. Born in England and raised in Huntington Beach, Calif., Costa's approach to songwriting is both ambitious and nostalgia imbued.

A: Huntington Beach at M.L. King; B: Simi Valley at El Modena; C: Riverside North at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; D: Servite at Thousand Oaks; E: Westlake at Valencia; F: Mission Virjo at Santa Margarita; G: Alemany at Canyon Springs; H: Brea Olinda at Long Beach Wilson.

America's unwanted teen boys are generally exiled to "skate parks," and it was at Huntington Beach's Murdy Park where four kids beat the hell out of an innocent adult Friday night ... or bravely fought off a madman trying to stab them all with a screwdriver.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a former abortion doctor in Philadelphia, was found guilty of three out of four counts of first-degree murder today, and could face the death penalty.

A 25-year-old man continues to fight for his life today, while four teenagers accused of attacking him in a laundry business in Huntington Beach remain in Juvenile Hall and a search continues for three other boys, police said.

Southern California authorities say four youngsters could be charged with attempted murder after they beat and critically injured a man with their skateboards.

Jackie Cisneros and her daughter Samantha, 7, created origami flowers for Mother's Day at the Japanese Garden in Van Nuys on Sunday.

New witness accounts contradict the story that had a Good Samaritan critically injured when he tried to break up a fight between two groups of skateboarders.

Bucky Lasek makes a defiant comeback as the winner of the 2013 Vans Pool Party unseating defending champion Pedro Barros for his third Pro title since 2010.

Authorities say a Good Samaritan who tried to intervene in a fight between two groups of teens in Huntington Beach Saturday evening, was nearly beaten to death by the same teens who attacked him with skateboards.

Mike O'Toole is making his 28th journey to Venice, Italy, on Monday to compete in its annual gondola race.

The Huntington Beach Fourth of July Executive Board has named long-time resident Ralph Bauer to serve as community grand marshal for the 109th annual Fourth of July Parade and Celebration.

While Jeff Hanneman 's sudden death at 49 from liver failure last week brought tons of attention to the possible lingering effects of venomous spider bites, his mates from Slayer say that is not what ultimately killed their founding guitarist.