The 56th annual Corona del Mar Sandcastle Contest drew sand artists to Corona del Mar State Beach on Sunday to build to the theme of “Pirates of the Pacific.” Spectators could check out the ...

NEWPORT BEACH – As the clock wound down, Chris Crosson scrambled to finish details around his 12-foot-tall pirate ship ... Sandcastle Contest at Corona del Mar State Beach since 1993.

Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship recently baptized 4,500 people at Pirate's Cove Beach in Corona Del Mar, California — the site of the "Jesus Movement" baptisms in the 1960s.